so far, the answer to every question I've asked about this problem has ended up at "Re-Install Windows ". I am trying really hard to find a...
Thanks for reply. "Full" install -vs- "clean" install? and yes, I did install sp2.....
Windows GUI is dead. Explorer and Iexplore are corrupt. I am doing everything in dos mode from the cmd prompt..... or launching applications...
If you look in a thread named "windows xp interface dead" I've described, in some detail, my utter stupidity in complying with a series of...
How do you do a repair install? I have a set of disks that came with my Dell. One of them is labeled Operating System. I poked around a...
This is what evokes the error message that says windows can not find explorer.exe. History is actually spelled out pretty well in a seperate...
Can't "Click on Start->Run and type: Explorer and click ok. " My windows GUI is not running. No desktop, no task bar, no start button, no sys...
Thanks (all) for the replies.... Can't do what any of you have suggested because my windows interface (GUI) is dead. I am limping along...
Windows GUI is not loading. I did not get any on-screen status for chkdsk. Not sure it ran. I will check the event logs if I can access them....
Tried safe mode and reboot to normal mode - no change. Went to cmd and ran chkdsk /r and scheduled to run on next boot. Shut down and...
I can see the windows explorer file (explorer.exe) in my windows folder but it will not run. When I try to launch it I get an error that says...
where, in the directory tree, can I find the "recycle bin "? Can files be restored from a cmd window?
I have a Dell with windows xp home edition which came pre-installed. I am running McAffee anti-virus and Black Ice firewall provided by the...
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