Explorer.exe does not run on logon

A[L]C · 13 Aug 2011 at 13:59

Hi all,

Have a laptop which had a virus. I have managed to remove it, but when logging on, explorer.exe does not load. I have to ctrl alt del then run explorer.exe from task manager.

Any ideas?

Is there a good free registry checker which could fix it perhaps?

Thanks

Broken Hope · 13 Aug 2011 at 14:09

Make the following into a registry file by saving with a .reg extension then import it and reboot, should fix the problem.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"Shell"="explorer.exe"

A[L]C · 13 Aug 2011 at 14:28

Windows XP btw. is that still ok?

A[L]C · 13 Aug 2011 at 14:38

Didnt work

bledd · 13 Aug 2011 at 15:27

Try creating a new user profile, might fix it

Quite often after a heavy virus, it's a good idea to just create a new fresh profile

A[L]C · 13 Aug 2011 at 15:28

Tried that too fella, same issue

Emphacy · 13 Aug 2011 at 15:32

I had this problem some time ago, when I had XP. I'm sure 'Broken Hope's' method worked when I did it though.

EDIT:

If you navigate to the registry key in the first reply by using regedit, you may find the shell key is actually "explorer.exe csrcs.exe"... It should only be "explorer.exe". You should change it.
Remember having to do this when I had the problem.