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re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes'
Thursday, December 26, 2002 at 10:39 pm
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33640 messages posted)
You need to extract a new copy of Explorer.exe. You'll need your OS CD handy, unless
you have Cab files on your hard drive, normally in C:\windows\options\cabs.
First, you'll need to edit the 'system.ini' file in DOS to temporarily replace the
Explorer shell with Winfile. Then you can access your start menu, etc.
Boot to the command prompt. At the C:\> prompt (press enter after each line) type:
cd windows
edit system.ini
Now change the shell=explorer.exe to shell=winfile.exe
>>> press Alt+F together to access the File, Save and Exit menu and save the file
and exit.
>> Do a ctrl-alt-del to reboot.
>> Once in Winfile click File - Run, type: SFC then click OK. Choose to extract
one file from disk. File to extract: Explorer.exe (either point to the location
of your CAB install files or your Windows CD, whichever the case). Location to extract
to: C:\windows
Hopefully, you'll get a message saying the file has been successfully extracted.
Before exiting and shutting down, click File > Run again and enter system.ini so
that it opens in Notepad. Edit the line back to shell=explorer.exe Then reboot,
and a new copy of Explorer.exe will be in place.
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Why?
Friday, December 27, 2002 at 12:07 am
Posted by Paul D
(2162 messages posted)
There's nothing in either the poster's question, brief
as it is, or the article she's referencing, to suggest her Explorer is corrupt.In
all versions of Windows Explorer is crash-prone without being corrupt. Sure, extracting
a new copy can't do any harm, but in most cases it's not going to do any good either.
On Thursday, December 26, 2002 at 10:39 pm, Carol wrote:
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>You need to extract a new copy of Explorer.exe. You'll need your OS CD handy, unless
>you have Cab files on your hard drive, normally in C:\windows\options\cabs.
>
>First, you'll need to edit the 'system.ini' file in DOS to temporarily replace the
>Explorer shell with Winfile. Then you can access your start menu, etc.
>
>Boot to the command prompt. At the C:\> prompt (press enter after each line) type:
>
>cd windows
>edit system.ini
>
>Now change the shell=explorer.exe to shell=winfile.exe
>
>>> press Alt+F together to access the File, Save and Exit menu and save the file
>and exit.
>
>> Do a ctrl-alt-del to reboot.
>
>> Once in Winfile click File - Run, type: SFC then click OK. Choose to extract
>one file from disk. File to extract: Explorer.exe (either point to the location
>of your CAB install files or your Windows CD, whichever the case). Location to extract
>to: C:\windows
>
>Hopefully, you'll get a message saying the file has been successfully extracted.
>Before exiting and shutting down, click File > Run again and enter system.ini so
>that it opens in Notepad. Edit the line back to shell=explorer.exe Then reboot,
>and a new copy of Explorer.exe will be in place.
>
>
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re: Why?
Friday, December 27, 2002 at 12:42 am
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33640 messages posted)
The article is referring to 2K and XP. I assume she linked to the article, because
she's experiencing the problem of "no desktop icons or taskbar", which means no desktop.
Therefore, she has no start button or access to any applications or files.
In that case, she needs to extract a new copy of Explorer.exe. I don't know the DOS
command to extract it directly from DOS. This is a round about way to do it, but
it'll work. If this isn't the case, she can post a real message.
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re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes'
Friday, December 27, 2002 at 1:00 am
Posted by JmC
(14166 messages posted)
I think we need more information Wanda! Carol's suggestion is the most popular cure
pertaining to your problem. It certainly won't inhibit any other options you may
have if it doesn't correct the problem.
JmC
On Thursday, December 26, 2002 at 9:19 pm, WANDA BOLES wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes:
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re: Why?
Friday, December 27, 2002 at 1:15 am
Posted by Paul D
(2162 messages posted)
On reflection, JmC's right - we need more information.
You're assuming one perfectly valid scenario, I'm assuming a different one, because
it's the one that happens to me occasionally, and it doesn't involve a corrupt Explorer
- just me pushing my old machine a bit too hard.To be specific, when I crash explorer
in 98, it restarts, but I lose all the icons in the system tray, even though the
apps there are still running. (No, it's not the greeting card syndrome, because it
only affects the tray.)
On Friday, December 27, 2002 at 12:42 am, Carol wrote:
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>The article is referring to 2K and XP. I assume she linked to the article, because
>she's experiencing the problem of "no desktop icons or taskbar", which means no
desktop.
>Therefore, she has no start button or access to any applications or files.
>
>In that case, she needs to extract a new copy of Explorer.exe. I don't know the
DOS
>command to extract it directly from DOS. This is a round about way to do it, but
>it'll work. If this isn't the case, she can post a real message.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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re: Why?
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 9:30 pm
Posted by wuz2blu
(8 messages posted)
I have the same problem that Paul D is describing. Does anyone have any suggestions
for that one? I'm running Win98SE exclusive of Win2K or -XP, just for the record.
On Friday, December 27, 2002 at 1:15 am, Paul D wrote:
>On reflection, JmC's right - we need more information.
>You're assuming one perfectly valid scenario, I'm assuming a different one, because
>it's the one that happens to me occasionally, and it doesn't involve a corrupt Explorer
>- just me pushing my old machine a bit too hard.To be specific, when I crash
explorer
>in 98, it restarts, but I lose all the icons in the system tray, even though the
>apps there are still running. (No, it's not the greeting card syndrome, because
it
>only affects the tray.)
>
>color=#3366FF>Paul D
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re: Why?
Friday, September 9, 2005 at 2:10 am
Posted by James Shannon
(1 messages posted)
For XP and 2K/2K3
Press CTRL ALT DELETE
Go to File --> Run
type in: explorer
Hit enter.
Your icons and taskbar will be back.
For 98 I just used to reboot
J
On Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 9:30 pm, wuz2blu wrote:
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>I have the same problem that Paul D is describing. Does anyone have any suggestions
>for that one? I'm running Win98SE exclusive of Win2K or -XP, just for the record.
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re: Why?
Monday, September 17, 2007 at 2:21 am
Posted by xlioilx
(1 messages posted)
Optionally you can push winkey+E to do the same as above.
Sometimes the above will not work you have to log out and log back in with windows
xp ctrl+alt+delete or ctrl+shift+esc to bring up task manager and click "shut down"
and then select "log off" then log back in and the task bar will be restored.
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