explorer.exe is not in the whole REGISTRY

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David G. G.

then where is ?
This happen after update the security patch
Update (823980).
In fact I have 2 servers, but only one is missing the
desktop after logging to my domain of Windows 2000 server.

All my applications and programs are working fine, but I
don't have desktop.
I think is because I don't have the explorer.exe in my
registry and of course is not in the task manager.

Please help.
Thank you very much to all of you.
 
Check that explorer.exe is the default shell to start. Look at the Reg_Sz
string value of;
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"
found at
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Else these may help you.


No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952
 
Dave Patrick wrote in
It won't hurt a thing to try something. AFAIK the OS always only puts
"explorer.exe" for the string. No idea why the comma would be there.
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There's a nasty out there that does something like that
c:\winnt\explorer.exe, another_param
Perhaps it got "cleaned" and the comma remains....

W2K here
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"
 
You didn't tell us if you tried these.

No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

David G. G. said:
Good morning, I am still without my Desktop in W2k.
I ran the removal tool of :FxDumaru (just in case), but it
says that is clean.

Thanks for your patience on this issue.
Regards to all.
David
-----Original Message-----
Good thought Mark. Actually I just ran into one like that.
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=100560

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Mark V said:
There's a nasty out there that does something like that
c:\winnt\explorer.exe, another_param
Perhaps it got "cleaned" and the comma remains....

W2K here
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"
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We reinstalled, SP4, later we're going to restart, when
the users finished their job. I'll let you know.

Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
You didn't tell us if you tried these.

No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75 ..ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;Q306952

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

David G. G. said:
Good morning, I am still without my Desktop in W2k.
I ran the removal tool of :FxDumaru (just in case), but it
says that is clean.

Thanks for your patience on this issue.
Regards to all.
David
-----Original Message-----
Good thought Mark. Actually I just ran into one like that.
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=100560

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

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There's a nasty out there that does something like that
c:\winnt\explorer.exe, another_param
Perhaps it got "cleaned" and the comma remains....

W2K here
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"



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