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Urgent Problem

  • 02-06-2004 12:41pm
    #1
    Kazu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭


    I started up my pc this morning to find out that i have no explorer and no start task bar all i see is my wallpaper and thats it i can bring up the windows task manager and run explorer but can get into system restore thinking this could fix the problem is there any way that i can fix this porblem without reinstalling windows and the only hope of data recovery is transfer files overs to a laptop and burn cds


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  • #2
    JackKelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,225 ✭✭✭JackKelly


    dont quite understand what you are saying but you have tried to go the run option in the windows explorer and run say "c:/",yes?


  • #3
    g00ndp00l
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭g00ndp00l


    Sounds to me like explorer is corrupt i've seen similar probs a few times, if its xp try making your pc boot from the cd via the bios and slap your xp cd in!! you can run a restore from there and if that wont work i'm afraid it's gonna be a re-install,
    Sorry :rolleyes:


  • #4
    jabberwock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 928 ✭✭✭jabberwock


    what os? XP i'm guessing

    any new programmes/hardware installed lately.

    but it sounds like it could be something to do with the registry.


  • #5
    Mac daddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    what can you see in safe mode?
    Virus scans done??
    What OS


  • #6
    Kazu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭Kazu


    its windowsxp how do run a restore from the windowsxp cd i see no option doses anyone know the command for sytem restore so you can type it into run
    dont quite understand what you are saying but you have tried to go the run option in the windows explorer and run say "c:/",yes?


    when i start up the pc no explorer or start taskbar just wallpaper so i go ctrl alt delete to bring up the task mamnager then and then go file run type in explorer.exe so i can look at the c drive and desktop what i want to do is run the system restore program


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  • #7
    Kazu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭Kazu


    This what i wanted to know and did the trick thanks anyway


    Start the System Restore tool at a command prompt
    Restart your computer, and then press F8 during the initial startup to start your computer in Safe Mode with a command prompt.

    For additional information about the Safe mode with a command prompt, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    315222 A description of the Safe mode boot options in Windows XP

    Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.
    Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
    %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

    Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to an earlier state.


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