Windows Explorer on Start Menu: Access Denied

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If I try to access windows explorer via my start menu, I get the message:
Access Denied. I am the only user of my Windows XP Pro. The message states:
"C\Documents and Settings\Someone\Start Menu Access Denied."
 
Can't find it there. In Documents and Settings, in "Someone" there is a
folder "Windows" which has one folder "System" which is empty. In
"Administrator" there is a folder, "application data" which has a Microsoft
folder, which has IE. "All Users" doesn't have it either.
 
How do I create a new profile? I'm the only user. The Start Menu under
<USERNAME>has the same menu as the "start" in the lower left corner of the
task bar, but a folder "startup" is empty. Right clicking on it gives me a
menu with Windows Explorer, but again I get the access denied message. I
tried using your folder customizations by getting to the command prompt and
typing in both "attrib +s "C:\windows explorer" and "attriub +s
"C:\desktop.ini" with no luck.
 
someone said:
How do I create a new profile? I'm the only user. The Start Menu under
<USERNAME>has the same menu as the "start" in the lower left corner of the
task bar, but a folder "startup" is empty. Right clicking on it gives me
a menu with Windows Explorer, but again I get the access denied message.
I tried using your folder customizations by getting to the command prompt
and typing in both "attrib +s "C:\windows explorer" and "attriub +s
"C:\desktop.ini" with no luck.
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Done a virus and spyware scan yet? That seems like the sort of shenanigans
that one might see with an infection.
 
someone said:
How do I create a new profile? I'm the only user. The Start Menu under
<USERNAME>has the same menu as the "start" in the lower left corner of the
task bar, but a folder "startup" is empty. Right clicking on it gives me
a menu with Windows Explorer, but again I get the access denied message.
I tried using your folder customizations by getting to the command prompt
and typing in both "attrib +s "C:\windows explorer" and "attriub +s
"C:\desktop.ini" with no luck.
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Done a virus and spyware scan yet? That seems like the sort of shenanigans
that one might see with an infection.
 
I've done virus and spyware scans. Actually, I have "Explorer" and from
what I understand now, Windows Explorer is essential to the OS, and I have
no problems with the OS. I guess that "Explorer" and "Windows Explorer" are
the same thing. Correct me if I'm wrong.
 
someone said:
I've done virus and spyware scans. Actually, I have "Explorer" and from
what I understand now, Windows Explorer is essential to the OS, and I have
no problems with the OS. I guess that "Explorer" and "Windows Explorer"
are the same thing. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Windows Explorer is the term applied to the graphical file system interface.
The process for it is explorer.exe or "Explorer". They are a the same.
 
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