I am experiencing the same problem. Upon boot, I get just the wallpaper, nothing else. I have tried running "explorer.exe" from the Task Manager, but I get a message that Windows cannot find it. If I boot in Safe Mode, I likewise get no icons or Start Menu. If I boot in Safe Mode with a Command Prompt I can find "explorer.exe" in both the C:\WINDOWS and C:\WINDOWS\System32\dllcache directories. If I try to run the program from the command prompt, the system cannot find it! I have tried sfc /scannow, but it did not help. I am running a laptop and do not have the XP CD. How can I get a new explorer.exe file? There is nothing in the C:\WINDOWS\options\cabs directory. I tried an XP re-load (Upgrade), but the problem still exists. (I used the winnt32.exe command accidently). I looked the Repair Installation discussion on michaelstevenstech.com, but again, I don't have the XP CD, as that was a laptop pre-load. I don't have any system restore checkpoints to restore a previous working configuration. I don't want to have to wipe out my XP installation, but I guess I can do this if I can find a way to get my important files off of this system. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

Responses to this message: re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Critter: Friday, June 3, 2005 at 8:09 pm) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (odili: Friday, October 14, 2005 at 5:48 am)

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