Explorer not starting from command line or shortcut

[pt]

I can't start Explorer using a shortcut
(Target="C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e") which, until a week or so ago,
worked fine. Trying to start explorer.exe from the command line also
doesn't work. I *CAN* right-click "my computer" and select "explore".
Event log doesn't show anything unusual. I'm in the administrators
group, and that group has full rights to the shortcut, to
"c:\windows\explorer.exe" and to "c:\windows\explorer.scf" (which
doesn't display it's extension in Explorer, but does in DOS. Command
line rules). BTW, here's "explorer.scf":

----- cut here -----
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,1

[Taskbar]
Command=Explorer
----- cut here -----

 

[Pennywise]

|>I can't start Explorer using a shortcut
|>(Target="C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e") which, until a week or so ago,
|>worked fine. Trying to start explorer.exe from the command line also
|>doesn't work. I *CAN* right-click "my computer" and select "explore".
|>Event log doesn't show anything unusual. I'm in the administrators
|>group, and that group has full rights to the shortcut, to
|>"c:\windows\explorer.exe" and to "c:\windows\explorer.scf" (which
|>doesn't display it's extension in Explorer, but does in DOS. Command
|>line rules). BTW, here's "explorer.scf":
|>
|>----- cut here -----
|>[Shell]
|>Command=2
|>IconFile=explorer.exe,1
|>
|>[Taskbar]
|>Command=Explorer
|>----- cut here -----

What's a scf file?
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=scf&Search=Search

In your dos window type in SET
see if your pathext even shows it.

 

[Pennywise]

(e-mail address removed) wrote:

|>
|>|>I can't start Explorer using a shortcut
|>|>(Target="C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e") which, until a week or so ago,
|>|>worked fine. Trying to start explorer.exe from the command line also
|>|>doesn't work. I *CAN* right-click "my computer" and select "explore".
|>|>Event log doesn't show anything unusual. I'm in the administrators
|>|>group, and that group has full rights to the shortcut, to
|>|>"c:\windows\explorer.exe" and to "c:\windows\explorer.scf" (which
|>|>doesn't display it's extension in Explorer, but does in DOS. Command
|>|>line rules). BTW, here's "explorer.scf":
|>|>
|>|>----- cut here -----
|>|>[Shell]
|>|>Command=2
|>|>IconFile=explorer.exe,1
|>|>
|>|>[Taskbar]
|>|>Command=Explorer
|>|>----- cut here -----
|>
|>What's a scf file?
|>http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=scf&Search=Search
|>
|>In your dos window type in SET
|>see if your pathext even shows it.

Never mind, had to edit the file to see the extension:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,1

[Taskbar]
Command=Explorer


Doesn't seem to do anything, but I've been wrong before
I rename'd it and nothing missed it.

You could download and run FileMon and see what's really going on when
you run explorer.
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Filemon.html

 

[pt]

You could download and run FileMon and see what's really going on when
you run explorer.

Actually, I rebooted and, lo and behold, things were working again. My
mistake, I should remember that it's only Windows. I get confused
sometimes thinking it's an operating system.