1) Goto Start>>Run>>Type "regedit"
2) Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and delete
"Explorer %SYSTEM%\Explorer.exe"
3) Reboot your PC as normal.
1) Open My Computer and navigate to C:\Windows\System32. Search in the
System32 directory for "explore.exe" or "explorer.exe" If the file exists
delete it.
2) Goto http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and scan your either system for
virus.
3) Reboot your PC.
NOTE: Do NOT delete "explorer.exe" from your C:\Windows directory!
You may try the following if you don't boot into Safe Mode.
1) Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
2) Goto the Applications Tab
3) Click New Task...
4) Type "C:\Windows\explorer.exe", hit Enter
5) Open My Computer and navigate to C:\Windows\System32. Search in the
System32 directory for "explore.exe" or "explorer.exe" If the file exists
delete it.
NOTE: Do NOT delete "explorer.exe" from your C:\Windows directory!
Also try a virus scan to clean things up.
1) Open Internet Explorer
2) Goto http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and scan your either system for
virus.
3) Reboot your PC and see if you now have a desktop.
Isn't this bizzare? I woke up today with the EXACT same
problem. It MUST be some virus. I tried everything Mr.
Lanier suggested in his article (Thanks!!!) and I finally
had to create a new user on my computer and transfer all
the old settings. If anyone figures out the cause,
please post it.
-----Original Message-----
Greetings
Unfortunately, none of use have any idea way this is happening. Here are a
few suggestions on how you can try and fix it.
There is a very good chance this is being caused by a virus.
1) Goto Start>>Run>>Type "regedit"
2) Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers ion\Run and delete
"Explorer %SYSTEM%\Explorer.exe"
3) Reboot your PC as normal.
System32 directory for "explore.exe" or "explorer.exe" If the file exists
delete it.
2) Goto http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and scan your either system for
virus.
3) Reboot your PC.
NOTE: Do NOT delete "explorer.exe" from your C:\Windows directory!
You may try the following if you don't boot into Safe Mode.
1) Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
2) Goto the Applications Tab
3) Click New Task...
4) Type "C:\Windows\explorer.exe", hit Enter
5) Open My Computer and navigate to
Isn't this bizzare? I woke up today with the EXACT same
problem. It MUST be some virus. I tried everything Mr.
Lanier suggested in his article (Thanks!!!) and I finally
had to create a new user on my computer and transfer all
the old settings. If anyone figures out the cause,
please post it.
There have been several posting ,including my own ,of this happening . I
said in another reply that I had managed to get it fixed but am not sure
how . My reply is shown in another thread of todays date -here is what I
said if you dont want to look >>>
""
Hi Chris ,Thx for your help and the links which I had a look at . I
couldnt see the file explore or explorer.exe mentioned as possibly being
in C:\windows\System 32 but what appears to have solved the problem is
going in to Task Manager and stopping explorer.exe and a few minutes after
all the icons/taskbar and start menu appeared .Hope they stay next time I
reboot. At least I now know how to get connected and get in to mail,ng's
etc even if the route is rather tortuous .
Any idea what might have caused this ??
When searching around I did find something . I noticed that when I
rebooted yesterday a new screen came up which showed my name on the screen
as account holder and I had to click that before it went on to the
desktop. I went in to Control Panel/User Accounts and as well as my own
account and an unused guest account there was another one and I did not
recognise the name used,unless it was the guy who built the pc so I
deleted it anyway.
thx again
Stuart""
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