re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' Friday, October 14, 2005 at 5:48 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by odili (1 messages posted) I can no longer see the task bar at my desk top On Friday, June 3, 2005 at 6:39 pm, Gene wrote: >I have a question about How >do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes: > >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. > > > Written in response to: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Gene: Friday, June 3, 2005 at 6:39 pm) Responses to this message: re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Melissa: Friday, October 14, 2005 at 6:28 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Gene: Fri, Jun 3, 2005, 6:39 pm) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Critter: Fri, Jun 3, 2005, 8:09 pm) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Gene: Tue, Jun 7, 2005, 1:35 pm) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Wilson Chu: Mon, Jun 13, 2005, 5:53 pm) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (David: Fri, May 5, 2006, 3:09 pm) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Chris: Sat, Sep 16, 2006, 11:11 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Timu: Sun, Dec 2, 2007, 4:05 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Andy: Sat, Jan 13, 2007, 3:25 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Tech109: Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 8:56 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Steve: Thu, Oct 2, 2008, 10:09 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Yamil: Mon, Oct 20, 2008, 9:22 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (lupey: Tue, Jan 6, 2009, 6:28 pm) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (odili: Fri, Oct 14, 2005, 5:48 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Melissa: Fri, Oct 14, 2005, 6:28 am) re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (GreatFoolDad: Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 2:42 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum