explorer.exe problem

HELP!

I had a BSOD and now explorer.exe (windows explorer) no longer shows the left side and only the right side.

The left side is "greyed" and has an "x" at the upper right side.

When I click on a folder on the right side, a new window opens!

How do I fix this to get it to be the original way???

Please, I need this fixed asap!!!

TIA!!!

 

Have you tried a shutdown restart. Just to see if this will fix itsself.

A couple of fixes that I have found envolve registry edits. It may be easier just to do a dos restart and at the dos prompt do a scanreg /restore and restore an earlier backup of the registry.

If that doesn't do it we can take it from there.

NOTE* Make sure the registry date picked does not predate any updates or software installs you may have made.

 

Done that as well as sacnreg /fix, used sfc.exe to restore both exeporers in windows/

Problem still there...

Problem also is present from safe mode as well...

 

As an experienced WIn98 user I suppose ypo already ran SFC to check for file corruption and tried an IE repair?

Here's a maybe:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192315

 

Tried all of that too and still did not fix the problem

 

How about giving this a shot:
See the last three threads and make note of the specialIE5.5 instructs if this is your version. Read carefully.

http://forums.techguy.org/t59067/s134d561f73f1c942943335e63096f615.html

 

How about giving this a shot:
See the last three threads and make note of the specialIE5.5 instructs if this is your version. Read carefully.

http://forums.techguy.org/t59067/s1...e63096f615.html


IT WORKED!!!!

Thanks!

You are WONDERFULL!

 

Yahoo...
I'm so glad this worked. I was running out of rabbits. Glad all is well.

Thanks for the update.



Disreguard the nfo below. I just want to get the text for the fix in here, in case the links provided die out.....

======This was the fix===========
The problem of the Grayed out Explorer Folders Pane has been traced to a single registry key.

This one:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}\InProcServer32

The Default value for this key points to the file which builds the Explorer Band. That file is either Shdocvw.dll or Browseui.dll. The file varies according to which version of Internet Explorer is installed. If this entry is not correct, the Pane will not be built.

Internet Explorer 5.5 uses Browseui.dll
All other Internet Explorer Versions use Shdocvw.dll

Using a registry file and merging that file into the registry can repair the problem on all versions except IE 5.5.
For All Internet Explorer versions EXCEPT IE 5.5

Go to Start>run and type Regedit. Press Enter

Navigate to this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}\InProcServer32

Highlight InProcServer32 in the left pane. In the right pane, double click on Default. Modify the value data in the box which will come up, by typing in the correct path to shdocvw.dll. Click Ok. Close the Registry.
================
For those of you using Internet Explorer 5.5

Repair Internet Explorer. See if that corrects the situation. If not then doublecheck your installed version of Browseui.dll to be sure it is the correct version for IE 5.5.

To cover all bases, (note: The registry usually doesn't solve the problem for IE 5.5)
Go to this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}\InProcServer32

Click on InProcServer32

Make sure the Default in the right pane is the correct path to Browseui.dll.

====Regpatch for win9x/winme=========
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}]
@= "Explorer Band "

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}\InProcServer32]
@= "C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\SHDOCVW.DLL "
"ThreadingModel "= "Apartment "

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}\Implemented Categories]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EFA24E64-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}\Implemented Categories\{00021493-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]

=======regpatch for winxp/2000=======
http://forums.techguy.org/attachment.php?postid=686876

[sorry I'm on winme at the moment and xp uses regedit version 5. The regpatch is garbled in win9x/me version 4. This will have to wait until I can get home to XP]

 

goddez1 (Ann)
would you like to be able to export as an regedir 5
or view as either and save as either ?

Lonny