explorer.exe freezes on startup

[Flux]

Just in the last couple of weeks when I startup my machine, explorer
sometimes freezes up and I have to end the explorer.exe process via
task manager and restart explorer for normal opperation.

When it happens(50% of the time), the desktop and it's icons appear,
then the taskbar starts to load and seems to hang, the start button is
grey and no icons appear in the notification area(systray) - hourglass
appears on hover over the taskbar. Tasks manager looks pretty normal,
no high CPU usage and all background applications seem to have
started, just no icons in the systray.

I have scoured google and this forum, but was unable to find a
solution.

Any help would be appreciatecd.

I posted this 6hrs ago, and it never showed up, so I am trying again,
sorry if it's a duplicate. Waited another 4, trying again...

 

[Rock]

Just in the last couple of weeks when I startup my machine, explorer
sometimes freezes up and I have to end the explorer.exe process via
task manager and restart explorer for normal opperation.

When it happens(50% of the time), the desktop and it's icons appear,
then the taskbar starts to load and seems to hang, the start button is
grey and no icons appear in the notification area(systray) - hourglass
appears on hover over the taskbar. Tasks manager looks pretty normal,
no high CPU usage and all background applications seem to have
started, just no icons in the systray.

I have scoured google and this forum, but was unable to find a
solution.

Any help would be appreciatecd.

I posted this 6hrs ago, and it never showed up, so I am trying again,
sorry if it's a duplicate. Waited another 4, trying again...

Try some clean boot troubleshooting:
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

 

[Rock]

I have the SAME problem, but i run Win2000.
Do you know what can i do?

thx..

Post to a win2k group. Here is a list of all MS newsgroups:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm. Give a complete and concise description of
the problem, the system configuration and any troubleshooting steps
you've taken.