Bottup / Explorer.exe Problem

Windows Software 5498 This topic was started by acidtwin, 2004-05-23 23:15

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2004-05-24 01:15

Hey guys hoping you can help me here...

When i try to boot up windows, it gets as far as the log in screen, i login but explorer doesnt load up, theres no errors appearing, i give it about 10 minutes.

I can do a ctrl-alt-del and get into the process bar to confirm explorer isnt loading.

I can also confirm explorer.exe is in c:\windows.

This occured when i used a program called The Cleaner to scan and remove some trojens (i think about 7 were found, 2 trojens, the rest adware and "browser" hijacks).

After that my computer went a lil insane

I am tempted to copy over explorer.exe from the windows CD and replace the one in C: just incase something messed up.

If anyone else has any other ideas pleeeeeeeease let me know, i'll be checking this in the morning

Thanks in advance.

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Windows XP Pro SP2
2600+ AMD Athlon
SB Live
Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb
etc.

-Acid

Teac W540E cdrw drive

Zeus doesn't run in Windows 2000

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acidtwin

16 Posts
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#126625

2004-05-24 12:37

Hey thanks - right now i am duel booting.

Yes taskmnger is loading, but i cant open any .exes from file/run so i cannot load the registory editor. Can i do this from my second OS? (XP as well).

Edit

I have also tried replacing the explorer.exe - made no difference, so i am guessing something has "hijacked" the shell from loading up, how could i fix this from my duel booted OS?

I really need to avoid reinstalling XP this time

Thanks

-Acid

peterh

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#126626

2004-05-24 15:06

Try renaming Regedit.exe to Regedit.com and see if it loads now.

acidtwin

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#126627

2004-05-25 13:31

Well thats all kinda void, it never worked, i also did a File / Run "cmd" from the task manager to get into the prompt but again that never worked.

Not sure what else i can do here, i am dueling booting in (got a back up OS), if i could get into the registory for that installation on here that would be good....

Anymore ideas?

-Acid

XDPx2G

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Joined 2004-11-26

#126628

2004-11-27 00:43

Wow.. you guys are SUPERB!!!

-- I followed your directions, and tips and all.. and I fixed this computer thatI was going to reload everything into.
I am so grateful with you, if you ever make it to Portland, OR I shall take you out for a spin in the city!

I had the error that is most common in this page, the one where windows cannot load anything but the girl.. I mean, not even .e.x.e. files..
thats so just so.. gosh.. almost ridiculous.

anyway, but the truth is that it wasnt working and I did what you said..
First made sure this:
My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler\
(Default) REG_SZ
{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}

was the same on the machine that needed the fix
ALas! they were identical keys.

But then the EXE file on the same section I had to 'export' the branch and put it on a microdrive and then I deleted the branch on the broken machine, and replaced it with the one donated from the clean machine.

It worked like a charm!!!!
Specially the trick of using Command to make the regesit run, i could have not thought it myself.
Thank you again.

and as promised or requested, the clean reg info:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile]
@="Application"
"EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00
"TileInfo"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion"
"InfoTip"="prop:FileDescription;Company;FileVersion;Create;Size"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open]
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\CleanSweep]
@="{BA995680-DDEE-11cf-9E05-444553540000}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\PifProps]
@="{86F19A00-42A0-1069-A2E9-08002B30309D}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page]
@="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}"