reinstalling windows explorer?

[Pez D Spencer]

i had windows explorer crash and restart on me for the first time the
other day. no big deal. not sure what caused it, but i know something
out of the ordinary was happening at the time.

my question is this: is it possible to reinstall windows explorer if
it has been slightly corrupted in some way?

would a repair install be the way to go? i'm concerned that i'm going
to lost a lot of data and have problems with software if i do a repair
install.

thx

(i'm asking now because i like to plan ahead.)

 

[Paxo]

i had windows explorer crash and restart on me for the first time the
other day. no big deal. not sure what caused it, but i know something
out of the ordinary was happening at the time.

my question is this: is it possible to reinstall windows explorer if
it has been slightly corrupted in some way?

would a repair install be the way to go? i'm concerned that i'm going
to lost a lot of data and have problems with software if i do a repair
install.

thx

(i'm asking now because i like to plan ahead.)

If you mean Internet Explorer, then just do a repair. It should not cause
loss of data but if you are not routinely backing up your data you will
suffer data loss sometime.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Do you mean Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer?

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[Pez D Spencer]

Hi

Do you mean Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer?

windows explorer.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Go to Start>Search>For Files or Folders... and search for

explorer.exe

You may find a copy in the windows\servicepackfiles\i386 folder. If so,
copy/paste the file to the windows folder.


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[Rock]

i had windows explorer crash and restart on me for the first time the
other day. no big deal. not sure what caused it, but i know something
out of the ordinary was happening at the time.

my question is this: is it possible to reinstall windows explorer if
it has been slightly corrupted in some way?

would a repair install be the way to go? i'm concerned that i'm going
to lost a lot of data and have problems with software if i do a repair
install.

thx

(i'm asking now because i like to plan ahead.)

Data loss is a matter of when, not if. You should always be prepared
for something happening that affects data, so always have a full and
complete backup.