40 replies to this topic

[iGuest]

Yes I agree but am puzzled I run vista my pals pc doesnt show desktop but can only find one explorer.exe in windows you said there was a bigger one where?? please is it the one I found in windows and is only to.83mbs please help


please help me ((Trap FeedBacker))

-mike

[iGuest]

I don't know why but after adding a laptop to the domain at work, the machine will get his problem 1/15 times it boots (average). I believe the cause is that the computer is unable to connect to the domain for some reason, but I do have a quick fix (per boot).

Pres Ctrl+alt+del and choose Task Manager.
Click File/New Task(Run)
Type the following in the windows that appears: explorer.Exe and hit ok.

Your desktop should come up.

-Tony Vida; TK 3204; Austin, Tx

[iGuest]

Thank you so much
Desktop Doesn't Load

Replying to Trap FeedBacker

I don't know if you will read this, but you are my personal hero. I was so scared when this happened, because I am on someone elses computer. I was close to tears, thank you so much.

-reply by Thomas

[lailai]

VULC4N, on Mar 5 2006, 10:15 AM, said:

THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED IF YOU DONT WANT TO READ THE EXPLANATION

Background to come to the problem: I was recently coding a virus in Visual Basic, when I stupidly ran one, when i was just trying to see the source code. I was in luck, as I knew the basic activities it would do, so I terminated everything before it did too much damage.
When I reloaded my computer my desktop wasnt there, like all the other cases.

Solution:I checked the source code, and noticed a few things

Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRun", "1"
Shl.RegWrite "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\NoDesktop", "1", "REG_DWORD"
Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFind", 1, "REG_DWORD"
Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr", "1"
Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools", "1", "REG_DWORD"
Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRun", 1, "REG_BINARY"
Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoClose", 1, "REG_BINARY" 
Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoLogOff", 1, "REG_BINARY"
Shl.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDrives", "67108863", "REG_DWORD"

To those of you who cant understand this, it is code in Visual Basic that adds new entries to your registry, screwing it up in certain situations.

Because i knew what to do, i was able to manually remove all of these, i am also supplying you guys w/ these programs that can fix them. I included one program per problem.

Downloading the wrong one, that you do not have a problem with, will not negatively affect your computer, it will just display a message stating that there is no need for it.

Problem: Windows Don't Close When I Tell Them To
Problem: The Search Button on the Start Menu is Missing
Problem: Desktop Won't Load, Taskbar Still Does Though
Problem: The Run Button on the Start Menu is Missing
Problem: I Can't Log Off
Problem: I Can't Access "regedit.exe" or there is problems with the Registry
Problem: TaskManager is Disabled (excellent for accounts without adminstrative attributes to be able to access it)

So, overall, dont download anything that might have a virus, this is probably where you got it. If you find all of these problems together, you got it from a P2P filesharing program, or someone sent it to you over AIM. I will have a website at http://VULC4N.t35.com within a day or two, so check there for more vaccines or maybe even viruses, idk.

thank you for reading this, btw Vulcan is the Roman God that is the Blacksmith of the Underworld

If you need to contact me my AIM s/n is VULC4NofHAX and my email is vulc4n.hax@gmail.com

Thanks for that, guest. But I think he don't have a virus because taskmanager is NOT disabled. Which virus won't disable that?

My suggestions:
Try reinstall the os. If it dosen't work, it's probly about your handware.

[adrianator]

It's easy fix.

If you can open CTRL+ALT+DEL. Do so.

Click Task Manager button.

File > New Task (run...)

Type: msconfig

In msconfig look at your .ini files on the tabs presented. I think on the win.ini...
You'll see a line that says
shell=
Well if something else besides explorer.exe is there, that's what happened to your desktop. Either delete the line entirely or put
shell=explorer.exe

That's one possibility though,,,

[iGuest]

Replying to lailai

Hey your links don't work!

-reply by MediaSource

[iGuest]

My desktop wont load either, when I run it in safemode it runs just fine but when I reboot to run it regularly nothing works just the desktop shows, and I cant get task manager running

[iGuest]

Thanks
Desktop Doesn't Load

Replying to fusionx Thanks this helped me also, I was having same prob. And to the one who said how you typing. Well I hit alt, control, delete, went to task manager, then loaded my internet explorer. And thanks to Fusionx I know have my desk top back :) Thanks Fusionx

-reply by Chayne

[iGuest]

Had this problem with no desktop coming up. Ctrl+alt+delete and new task explorer worked fine though...

So I assumed it was a corrupt explorer.Exe or a bad registry entry
HOWEVER
After alot of research (no websites have a decent answer)
In my case it was userinit.Exe

When I checked system32 there was no userinit.Exe, but my pc wouldnt let me download userinit.Exe (it just plain refused)
So I saved the file as userinit.Exee and it worked.. Thats when I realised it was something more malicious. Especially since I then couldnt rename userinit.Exee to .Exe hmmmm

Went into safemode, and userinit had re-appeared in system32, but it had a blank description and was the wrong size!
In safemode I could rename userinit.Exee to userinit.Exe and copied it over the FAKE one in C:windowssystem32

It would appear on startup this fake one would run, copy itself, delete itself (so you cant find it), and stop you from downloading a new one!

So basically:
Download http://www.F-prot.Co...de/userinit.Exe
(call it something else if it wont let you save it)
Goto safemode
Rename downloaded file to userinit.Exe
Copy it to C:windowssystem32
Reboot

This fixed:
No Desktop (explorer.Exe not working)
Login then instantly Log off
Seen these problems on sooo many websites with no answers

Really hopes this helps somebody
(posted it here as its high on google search)

[iGuest]

I Have that problem rite now, I just alt + cntrl + del and then click file and run the internet to get on Lol... I also typed explorer.Exe in and my toolbar and desktop popped up. I got mine from a virus that I still have and don't no how to get rid of. I ran Ad-aware scan and then that got some and then I ran microsoft one and it was gone for like 5 minutes and so I reset computer and now its back... =L