Re: OT: Blank desktop in Windows XP - Fixed!

I have search thru the register and cleaned up stuff with regedit and

Voila(a string instrument) I had to reload XP the register was
destroyed.

Be careful with regedit...

Further:

I have no use for a person who can only spell a word one way!

Just because Webster is published does not mean his spelling is any
better then(hehe) mine.

Things were better before he published the dictionary; Webster did it to
be like the French. Spelling was more phonetic(foenetik) witch maid it
more readable.

LOL


Kent Wallace - Business Intelligence Developer
Healthcare Management Administrators Inc
Phone - 425-289-5267


-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:HP3000-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Connie Sellitto
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 1:30 PM
To: HP3000-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Blank desktop in Windows XP - Fixed!

Yes! the Internet is wonderful! I found this problem detailed with
a suggested fix: Ran regedit using the New Task option - found the
first key, but not the second. Deleted it - rebooted, and Voila!
Have the icons back, Start menu - everything appears to be working
fine. In case this ever happens to you- I suggest trying this:
Bad keys in registry - delete these keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
File Execution Options\explorer.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
File Execution Options\iexplorer.exe

Once these keys are deleted the desktop and internet explorer should
come back to life. Thank you whoever found this information and I
hope this will be a benefit to someone else out there.


==== My original post ====
Hello List,
One of our PC's woke up this morning, with a blank desktop. It's
running Windows XP Professional - all the files are there, I can
access programs from the DOS window, but no start bar, no icons, (not
even in Safe mode). Right-click does not work. And of course, no
repair CD or rescue disk.

A Google search reveals that others have had this problem. I
attempted to run Explorer.exe but I get a message that it cannot be
found. However, a DIR does show the program.

Any ideas?

Connie Sellitto
Programmer/Analyst
Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.
732-528-9797 ext 18
Email: cds@xxxxxxx


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