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Author:  whitty [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:48 am ]
Post subject:  problems with Explorer.exe
Our old computer is having problems with Explorer.exe
After I sign onto a user, explorer.exe doesn't start. I have to manually go into task manager/command prompt to start it. After that, it runs fine.

WTF?


old Windows XP btw.
Author:  Gotcha! [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
Time for a reinstall. :wink:
Author:  whitty [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
Can't find the disk. :wink:
Author:  Hobbesy [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
whitty wrote:
Can't find the disk. :wink:

You're screwed...unless you use an alternative file browser.
Author:  Gotcha! [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
Keep looking. ;)
Author:  whitty [ Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
We are in need of a new computer anyways... We are most likely just going to save what we need to a flash drive and get a new computer.
Author:  Wildstar [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
whitty wrote:
We are in need of a new computer anyways... We are most likely just going to save what we need to a flash drive and get a new computer.


Well how old your computer? And what operating system?
Author:  ppiksmada [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
If you do need to reinstall, if you have your CD Key all you need is a similar disk. If the disk you had came with the computer, it's OEM xp32 software. If you bought it at a store, then a general xp32 disk.

You can seriously keep all the crap you want on a flash drive? I'd need a USB hard drive to back all the crap that I recently deleted due to a freak misconception about serial numbers and the need to reformat the wrong hdd. Damn I'm stupid.
Author:  venn177 [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
If I'm not mistaken there's a way to set something to run on startup.

Could you not just do that with explorer.exe?
Author:  Alenth Eneil [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
MSconfig and add it/reenable it to run on startup?
Author:  whitty [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
Alenth Eneil wrote:
MSconfig and add it/reenable it to run on startup?


Can't seem to find that.

Wildstar wrote:
whitty wrote:
We are in need of a new computer anyways... We are most likely just going to save what we need to a flash drive and get a new computer.


Well how old your computer? And what operating system?


Couple years (3/4?) running Windows XP.
Author:  Wizard James [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
Iv had this happen myself a few months ago.. or a years. A few things can cause it.

What i had to do was take the explorer.exe from another comptuer, put it on my usb drive, and go into safemode on my computer and copy the file into the c:/windows/ folder.

Another thing is go into safemode , and run any antivirus you got.
Author:  WhefXLR [ Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
Honestly, I don't see how this is that big of a deal, unless you're constantly restarting your computer all day. In fact, since I'm running Windows Vista (queen of the memory ladies) when playing intensive games (Crysis).
Author:  Ophanim [ Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
WhefXLR wrote:
Honestly, I don't see how this is that big of a deal, unless you're constantly restarting your computer all day. In fact, since I'm running Windows Vista (queen of the memory ladies) when playing intensive games (Crysis).

explorer.exe is the backbone of Windows. If it's ♥♥♥♥ up, Windows is ♥♥♥♥ up. explorer is tied into absolutely everything. And plus it doesn't matter what the problem breaks, you should fix it anyway, in case it gets worse.
Author:  WhefXLR [ Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: problems with Explorer.exe
Ophanim wrote:
WhefXLR wrote:
Honestly, I don't see how this is that big of a deal, unless you're constantly restarting your computer all day. In fact, since I'm running Windows Vista (queen of the memory ladies) when playing intensive games (Crysis).

explorer.exe is the backbone of Windows. If it's fudge up, Windows is fudge up. explorer is tied into absolutely everything. And plus it doesn't matter what the problem breaks, you should fix it anyway, in case it gets worse.


Backbone of Windows?! You don't even need it to run the ♥♥♥♥ operating system.
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