Explorer.exe not launching on startup

[Guest]

Windows XP Professional.

when a user goes to login, the screen just sits there no background, no
icons, anything. If you go into Task manager and do a new task and type in
explorer.exe. Everything comes right up.

Any ideas?

 

[Lawrence J. Gardner]

Check the following registry keys:

1. Open registry using regedit
2. Open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Verify the following:

Shell REG_SIZ Explorer.exe
UIHost REG_SZ logonui.exe
Userinit REG_SZ C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,

 

[Guest]

I think it's better to test this:
1. Put your Windows XP CD in your CD/DVD Drive.
2. In "Run" type this: "SFC /Scannow"

System File Checker will start and fix your problem I think.

 

[R. McCarty]

System File Checker works automatically, as part of Windows File
Protection. Unless the user has opted to allow use of a non-expected
version or the module can't be loaded ( DllCache ServicePackFiles)
it (SFC) should take care of itself.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Taskbar Is Missing When You Log On to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318027

Start Menu and Windows Task Bar Are Missing After You Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818150

In Windows, why do my Start button and Taskbar seem to be missing?
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/abhv.html?cust=838017.91984.30

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Check the following registry keys:

1. Open registry using regedit
2. Open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Verify the following:

Shell REG_SIZ Explorer.exe
UIHost REG_SZ logonui.exe
Userinit REG_SZ C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,

Well I looked at the last line there, and there was IBM AS 400 stuff in
there so I too the USERINIT.EXE and moved it to the front of the command
statement. now the user can't login ;-). Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

Able to resolve by doing a repair from CD just stinks that it takes that long
to do