Explorer Will Not Start

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I am using XP Pro and cannot start IE, windows explorer OR control panel. When I try either of these the hour glass appears for a few moments then simply disappears followed by a brief screen flicker. I tried to restore then reinstall XP with no success. Outlook and other programs appear to work fine. One other thing, I get a bubble above the task bar on the bottom when XP starts telling me that I have files waiting to be written to the CD. I cannot access that bubble either, possibly because it invokes explorer.exe. No Viruses

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated
 
/SteveM/ said:
I am using XP Pro and cannot start IE, windows explorer OR control panel. When I try either of these the hour glass appears for a few moments then simply disappears followed by a brief screen flicker. I tried to restore then reinstall XP with no success. Outlook and other programs appear to work fine. One other thing, I get a bubble above the task bar on the bottom when XP starts telling me that I have files waiting to be written to the CD. I cannot access that bubble either, possibly because it invokes explorer.exe. No Viruses.
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/SteveM/ said:
I am using XP Pro and cannot start IE, windows explorer OR control panel. When I try either of these the hour glass appears for a few moments then simply disappears followed by a brief screen flicker. I tried to restore then reinstall XP with no success. Outlook and other programs appear to work fine. One other thing, I get a bubble above the task bar on the bottom when XP starts telling me that I have files waiting to be written to the CD. I cannot access that bubble either, possibly because it invokes explorer.exe. No Viruses.
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It's possible that the follow, often posted by Bruce Chambers, relates to
your problems...

The type of behavior you describe, which also often applies to
Taskmgr.exe and Regedit.exe, is typical behavior of more than one
virus/worm, the three below being the most common:

W32.Klez
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Yaha
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html


Because many of the newer viruses and worms, such as the
Spybot mentioned above, can disable antivirus applications whose
definitions aren't kept up-to-date, try using one or more of the free
on-line scanners to double-check your system.

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
 
download Ad-aware 6.0 freeware. tip came from TechTV.com
the Screen Savers Patricks freeware picks. Worked for me.
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/SteveM/ said:
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explorer OR control panel. When I try either of these the
hour glass appears for a few moments then simply
disappears followed by a brief screen flicker. I tried to
restore then reinstall XP with no success. Outlook and
other programs appear to work fine. One other thing, I
get a bubble above the task bar on the bottom when XP
starts telling me that I have files waiting to be written
to the CD. I cannot access that bubble either, possibly
because it invokes explorer.exe. No Viruses.
 
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