explorer.exe is not in the whole REGISTRY

[David G. G.]

then where is ?
This happen after update the security patch
Update (823980).
In fact I have 2 servers, but only one is missing the
desktop after logging to my domain of Windows 2000 server.

All my applications and programs are working fine, but I
don't have desktop.
I think is because I don't have the explorer.exe in my
registry and of course is not in the task manager.

Please help.
Thank you very much to all of you.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Check that explorer.exe is the default shell to start. Look at the Reg_Sz
string value of;
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"
found at
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Else these may help you.


No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

 

[Mark V]

Dave Patrick wrote in

It won't hurt a thing to try something. AFAIK the OS always only puts
"explorer.exe" for the string. No idea why the comma would be there.

There's a nasty out there that does something like that
c:\winnt\explorer.exe, another_param
Perhaps it got "cleaned" and the comma remains....

W2K here
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"

 

[Dave Patrick]

Good thought Mark. Actually I just ran into one like that.
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=100560

 

[Dave Patrick]

You didn't tell us if you tried these.

No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Good morning, I am still without my Desktop in W2k.
I ran the removal tool of :FxDumaru (just in case), but it
says that is clean.

Thanks for your patience on this issue.
Regards to all.
David

-----Original Message-----
Good thought Mark. Actually I just ran into one like that.
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=100560

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

There's a nasty out there that does something like that
c:\winnt\explorer.exe, another_param
Perhaps it got "cleaned" and the comma remains....

W2K here
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"

.

 

[David G. G.]

We reinstalled, SP4, later we're going to restart, when
the users finished their job. I'll let you know.

Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
You didn't tell us if you tried these.

No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75 ..ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;Q306952

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Good morning, I am still without my Desktop in W2k.
I ran the removal tool of :FxDumaru (just in case), but it
says that is clean.

Thanks for your patience on this issue.
Regards to all.
David

-----Original Message-----
Good thought Mark. Actually I just ran into one like that.
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=100560

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

:
There's a nasty out there that does something like that
c:\winnt\explorer.exe, another_param
Perhaps it got "cleaned" and the comma remains....

W2K here
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"



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