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explorer won`t open
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Original Message
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Name: bro67
Date: October 9, 2003 at 12:33:19 Pacific
Subject: explorer won`t open
OS: xp pro
CPU/Ram: athlon 256
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Comment: hi all
trying to fix a mates pc,win explorer.internet explorer,my docs and some other shortcuts won`t open.outlook opens ok though,tried a repair but no joy,don`t fancy a reformat or reinstall thanks in advance
billy
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Response Number 1
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Name: gabep
Date: October 9, 2003 at 13:57:22 Pacific
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Reply: Start-run-type sfc /scannow. space between c and /. you will need your XP CD. It will repair the file system. Rgds.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Dr. Nick
Date: October 9, 2003 at 14:24:48 Pacific
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Reply: Just two suggestions based on all the trouble you're having: 1) Reinstall Windows (sorry, sh*t happens) 2) Learn to write legibly
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Response Number 3
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Name: P.T.
Date: October 11, 2003 at 01:40:58 Pacific
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Reply: I have the same problem on one client's PC. Office apps will open but that is pretty much it. All other application or just windows explorer windows won't open. In fact, just the application windows cannot be seen. In task manager I can see the running processes of those apps I launched.
I searched for viruses, spyware and everything I could thing of, also did sfc /scannow as was mentioned in the thread and reinstalled Windows but nothing really helped. I tried to run System Restore but the window of course won't appear either.
Any ideas?
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Response Number 4
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Name: bro67
Date: October 11, 2003 at 06:10:25 Pacific
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Reply: an update to my original post.
i have now discovered that if i create a guest account,explorer works ok,if i create an administrator account i encounter the same problems,
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Response Number 5
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Name: P.T.
Date: October 11, 2003 at 06:36:20 Pacific
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Reply: According to your last post I tried to login as other user with admin rights that already existed on that computer and everything works.
Before I didnt even realized there were more users available, cause that computer is using the standard login window.
I will try to delete the former user account that failed and post back.
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