ok quick info on this see if anyone can help....friend got the thinkpoint virus...ive sorted it by removing it from registry...on removal from registry i must have deleted the explorer.exe...so now when i start windows its just the blank screen......same in safe mode.....in safe mode i can ctrl alt del and then run explorer from the run command in task manager....anyone know how i can get it to work in normal log on or import it into registry again....system restore had been disabled for some reason so cant restore...thanks