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re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes'
Monday, May 10, 2004 at 9:36 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by js777
(2 messages posted)
Thats cool. I seem to have a bit of a different challenge. I did the above (downloaded
Stinger, Symantec's Tool, and Sohos's tool, in SafeMode, and Restore Disabled x 8)
and it didn't work: because, as stinger indicated, it couldn't fix C:\windows\explorer.exe
which was infected with the virus. It can't repair explorer.exe because its running
the OS (shell). So I was kind of stuck. The programs killed everything else.
My solution: (not simple)
1) I took the HD out, and made it a slave to another OS System, 2) Ran and told stinger
to search D:/ directory (which is the Slave Hard Drive infected. 3) The only way
I could figure out how to "disinfect" explorer.exe was to have it not running, thus
being just a D:/ logical drive to another system. 4) It fixed the explorer file :
). 5) I thought about trying to replace the explorer.exe with a new one, but I have
those annoying manufacturer dumb CD's that don't let you have that control. Anyhow,
thought I'd share just in case your curious. JS.
Hey, its not practical for most users, but that's the only way I could think to disinfect
the main shell executible. Maybe there was an easier way. But the standard utilities
were not effective in this case. thx.
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