| But I checked the
| Properties of the 'Explorer.exe' file and it specified version
| 6.00.2800.1106
| .. 94,208 bytes, last changed 8/11/03.

IEXPLORE.EXE
Desc: Internet Explorer
Loc: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer
Size: 91,136 bytes
Mod: Thursday, August 29, 2002
Ver: 6.00.2800.1106

I still get a variance from his figures, but I suppose some is possible
with that one. I think tgregg99 should really stick with you, Glee,
BUT...

This appears to recover IE/Explorer piecemeal, if the over-install will
never work...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...11&Product=w98
Invalid Page Fault in Module Explorer.exe
(296211) - After you upgrade your Juno software, or download and install
Juno Web, you receive an error message similar to the following:
Explorer.exe caused an invalid page fault in explorer.exe at 0157F:
00401F31


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"glee" wrote in message
...
| The OP is apparently using the wrong file name in his post, as the
properties he
| lists are correct for iexplore.exe, and he cites the location of the
file as
| "c:\progra~1\intern~2". So, I don't think he is referring to
explorer.exe, but
| rather iexplore.exe
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| ~ In memory of our friend, MVP Alex Nichol ~
| http://aumha.org/alex.htm
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| Your EXPLORER.EXE is suspicious. Following are the Properties of it
in
| Win98SE...
|
| EXPLORER.EXE
| Desc: Windows Explorer
| Loc: C:\WINDOWS
| Size: 180,224 bytes
| Mod: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM
| Ver: 4.72.3110.1
|
| That file has NEVER changed, despite I took every critical at
Windows
| Update. Better replace it from your .cab's. Here is how to do it in
| DOS...
|
| (a) DIR /s /a C:\EXPLORER.EXE
| Will say whether you have it, & where it is. Should be in
| "C:\Windows", thus...
|
| C:\DIR /s /a C:\EXPLORER.EXE
| Directory of C:\WINDOWS
| EXPLORER EXE 180,224 04-23-99 10:22p EXPLORER.EXE
| 1 file(s) 180,224 bytes
|
| If yours is elsewhere, especially in "C:\", it could be a virus or
| corrupt. Also, it's size is very suspicious. RENAME any that does
not
| look like mine (but I am Win98SE)...
|
| REN C:\Explorer.exe Explorer.exeX
| ...If it is in "C:\", for instance.
|
| (b)
| "EXTRACT /a /L C:\Windows LOC\Base4.cab EXPLORER.EXE"
|
| That is all one line between the quotes with 5 spaces, but do not
enter
| the quotes. It will offer to overwite, if one is already there.
|
| LOC is the location of "Base4.cab". This may be discovered as
| follows...
|
| C:\DIR /s /a C:\base4.cab
| Directory of C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
| BASE4 CAB 168,960 04-23-99 10:22p BASE4.CAB
| 1 file(s) 168,960 bytes
|
| If you have the .cabs on a CD, you will use your CD-ROM drive
letter,
| instead of "C:\" in that DIR command.
|
| So, in my case, the command is...
|
| "EXTRACT /a /L C:\Windows C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\Base4.cab
| EXPLORER.EXE"
|
| All one line: no quotes: there are 5 spaces in the line, including
one
| after "Base4.cab".
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "tgregg99" wrote in message
| ...
| | Gary/Glen ... here's what I've done since last communication:
| |
| | 1. I booted up, went to Command Prompt Only and entered 'edit
| | c:\windows\system.ini' then changed 'Shell=Progman.exe' to
| | 'Shell=Winfile.exe' as you suggested, then I saved and exited and
| re-booted.
| |
| | 2. This time the File Manager window was displayed with directory
of
| | folders and files. I then tried the IE6 repair command by
entering
| the
| | command you sent me for IE6 in the Run prompt. A pop up was
displayed
| asking
| | me to Repair IE or Add a Component. I tried both. When i
selected
| Repair
| | IE, nothing happened. When I selected Add a Component, I got an
error
| | message saying I needed to go to a Windows menu I did not see. So
I
| rebooted
| | again.
| |
| | 3. I replaced the 'Shell=Winfile.exe' back to
'Shell='Progman.exe'
| and
| | rebooted. This time I noticed I did not get the subject error
message
| and
| | the 'Program Manager - Accessories' window was displayed (which
did
| not
| | display the first time i changed the shell to 'Progman.exe'
earlier
| and
| | rebooted). So I went to c:\progra~1\intern~2\explorer.exe and
tried
| to
| | launch the explorer.exe program -- i was able to double click on
it,
| and when
| | i did, the hourglass was displayed for a short time appearing to
be
| | processing something, but nothing happened, and i tried to launch
it
| from the
| | Run command promt on same window -- but again, nothing happened.
| when i
| | clicked the setup file, nothing happened at all. But I checked
the
| | Properties of the 'Explorer.exe' file and it specified version
| 6.00.2800.1106
| | .. 94,208 bytes, last changed 8/11/03. I turned off the pc.
| |
| | So while it "appears" I have all my standard Windows programs in
the
| c:
| | directory on the Program Manager - Accessories window, I still
have no
| | desktop icons and no programs are launching.
| |
| | Thoughts?
| |
| | p.s. I realize you may not be able to call me, but in the event
that
| you
| | can, my number is 404-329-0959. I'll be leaving the library
within
| the hour
| | to go home. I'll check my email up until that time. And I'll
check
| back to
| | this thread tomorrow morning if I don't hear from you beforehand.
| |
| | Thanks for your continued support!!!!
| |
| |
| | "glee" wrote:
| |
| | Thanks Gary....I am at work (on lunch right now), and can't get
back
| to this thread
| | for a few hours.
| | --
| | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| | ~ In memory of our friend, MVP Alex Nichol ~
| | http://aumha.org/alex.htm
| | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| |
| | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
| | ...
| | Again, be very careful not to do anything more than run IE
Repair
| using
| | Winfile.exe for a Shell. Long filenames can easily be messed
up.
| Also,
| | if IE Repair doesn't fix the problem (after re-editing
System.ini
| back
| | to using Explorer.exe for a Shell) then the next step is to
| | force-reinstall IE. You do this by again switching to
| Shell=Winfile.exe
| | and then finding Setup.exe in the Internet Explorer folder
| (usually
| | C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer) and running it. Choose
"Add
| | Components" (or "Minimal or Custom Installation" if that's the
| option
| | that offers itself.) Then put a check mark for every item that
is
| bolded
| | (already installed) and continue. If you haven't previously
| deleted the
| | setup files (usually in C:\Windows Updates Setup Files") then
this
| will
| | probably be a smooth operation. If you don't have the
installation
| files
| | on hand, it will be necessary to connect to the internet to
| download
| | them, and that can be problematic, depending on your system.
| |
| | --
| | Gary S. Terhune
| | MS MVP Shell/User
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
| |
| | "tgregg99" wrote in
message
| | news | | Gary,
| |
| | I'm at the library and about to leave for home, where I'll
| follow your
| | recommendation. I won't give up. I'm very methodical, and
I
| take
| | great care
| | in following the procedures (i'm a project manager and
technical
| | writer :-)
| | .. anyways, I'll follow up with you later this afternoon
with my
| | results.
| |
| | Thanks!!!
| | Terry
| |
| |
| | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
| |
| | Try Shell=Winfile.exe, as suggested.
| |
| | And don't give up. We're giving you answers step-by-step,
and
| when
| | one
| | thing doesn't work, that tends to provide hints as to what
to
| do
| | next.
| | IOW, just because some suggestion doesn't bear immediate
| fruit,
| | doesn't
| | mean it didn't need to be done.
| |
| | --
| | Gary S. Terhune
| | MS MVP Shell/User
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
| |
| | "tgregg99" wrote in
| message
| | ...
| | Gary,
| |
| | I did change 'Shell=Explorer.exe' to 'Shell=Progman.exe'
but
| upon
| | re-booting, the following error was displayed:
| |
| | 'Error loading Program.exe. You must reinstall
Windows.'
| |
| | so, what can i do now?
| |
| | Thanks!!!
| | Terry
| |
| |
| | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
| |
| | As explained in the references Glen gave you earlier,
you
| use
| | the
| | Command Prompt Only boot to edit System.ini and change
the
| | "Shell=Explorer.exe" line to:
| |
| | Shell=Progman.exe
| |
| | Then restart and you will possibly be able to boot to
| Windows
| | without
| | having to load Explorer.exe. From there, you run the
IE
| Repair
| | or
| | reinstall IE as needed. If Shell=progman.exe doesn't
work,
| try
| | Shell=Winfile.exe. But be very careful when using
these
| modes,
| | and
| | only
| | use them to perform these limited tasks, as they can
mess
| up the
| | file
| | system if you do certain things, particularly
| Copy/Paste/Move
| | operations. When the IE Repair or reinstallation are
| completed,
| | re-edit
| | System.ini to restore normal Shell to Explorer.exe.
| |
| | --
| | Gary S. Terhune
| | MS MVP Shell/User
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
| | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
| |
| | "tgregg99" wrote
in
| message
| |
...
| | Glen,
| |
| | Thanks. I had no luck by trying to restore the most
| recent
| | registry
| | backups
| | -- i tried every one listed, which went back a coupe
| days
| | before
| | my
| | problem
| | -- still, this didn't work.
| |
| | I'm confused about ...
| |
| | Following that, use the info mentioned in the link
I
| gave
| | you to
| | reinstall IE, but
| | instead of progman.exe, use winfile.exe.
| |
| | .. the IE repair tool instructions assumed i could
| click
| | Start ..
| | Run
| | ....
| | but I can't. so I can only get to a command prompt
and
| use
| | DOS
| | .... so
| | how do
| | i reinstall IE from the DOS command prompt?
| |
| | Thanks .. looking forward to your
answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
| | Terry
| |
| | "glee" wrote:
| |
| | Each time you use a different .cab file backup in
| scanreg
| | /restore,
| | you are
| | replacing the Registry with the one using that
dat,
| and
| | "going
| | back"
| | to that date as
| | far as the Registry is concerned. So, if none of
the
| | restores
| | helped the problem,
| | you should go back and restore the most recent
backup
| prior
| | to
| | when
| | you began the
| | restoring experiment (Of course, if you onlty went
| back a
| | couple
| | of
| | days, there
| | should not be much difference other than the
entries
| for the
| | updates
| | you did).
| |
| | Following that, use the info mentioned in the link
I
| gave
| | you to
| | reinstall IE, but
| | instead of progman.exe, use winfile.exe.
| |
| | Post back with your results.
| | --
| | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| | ~ In memory of our friend, MVP Alex Nichol ~
| |
| | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| |
| |
| | "tgregg99"
wrote
| in
| | message
| |
| ...
| | Glee ...
| |
| | I tried using DOS command 'scanreg /restore' and
| selecting
| | the
| | backup
| | (rb###.cab files) -- i tried each one, rebooting
| each
| | time,
| | but
| | that didn't
| | work. I also used the DOS command to 'edit the
| | c:\windows\system.ini' file
| | and replaced 'explorer.exe' with 'progman.exe'
where
| you
| | told
| | me,
| | then saved
| | and rebooted, then got an error that
'progman.exe
| could
| | not be
| | found, must
| | reinstall windows' or something to that effect.
| |
| | One other thing i forgot to mention. I
downloaded
| Windows
| | updates
| | to my pc,
| | the night before my Windows crashed. One or two
of
| the
| | updates
| | were for IE6.
| |
| | Any other suggestions? Thank you for helping me
| with
| | this!!!!
| |
| | Terry
| |
| | "glee" wrote:
| |
| | Before trying the procedure mentioned in my
first
| reply,
| | you
| | may
| | want to try
| | this
| | first:
| | Boot to DOS Mode by accessing the boot menu at
| startup
| | and
| | selecting Command
| | Prompt
| | Only (you get to the boot menu the same way
you
| get to
| | it
| | when
| | you selected Safe
| | Mode).
| | At the DOS Prompt, type:
| | scanreg /restore
| | and press Enter.
| | Select one of the backups (rb###.cab files)
dated
| JUST
| | prior
| | to
| | when the problem
| | occurred.
| | --
| | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| |
| |
| | "glee" wrote in
message
| |
...
| | Follow the procedures he
| | Recovering From a Failed Internet Explorer
| Upgrade in
| | Windows
| | 98:
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
http://www.cs.bsu.edu/~gjjones/admin...nd ows98.html
| | or
| | http://tinyurl.com/r5ba
| |
| | Especially this section at the end:
| |
| | "If you still have boot problems after you
| reboot, you
| | should
| | use the command
| | prompt
| | to edit the c:\windows\system.ini file. On
the
| command
| | line
| | type edit
| | c:\windows\system.ini.
| |
| | "Once it is open, change the line
| shell=explorer.exe
| | to
| | shell=progman.exe.
| | What
| | you
| | are doing here is changing the default shell
| (that is
| | having
| | problems) from
| | the
| | Windows Explorer to the old Windows Program
| Manager
| | shell.
| |
| | "Reboot Windows. It should now successfully
boot
| with
| | no
| | errors into an empty
| | Program Manager shell. Use the File | Run |
| Browse
| | drop
| | down
| | menu selection to
| | browse to c:\program files\internet explorer
and
| | launch
| | ie5setup.exe or
| | ie6setup.exe
| | (depending on what is there). Do a custom
| install and
| | check
| | all the Bold faced
| | options. When the setup program alerts you
that
| these
| | files
| | are already
| | installed,
| | tell it to reinstall all of the files.
| |
| | "When the Internet Explorer Setup program is
| done and
| | reboots,
| | hit the F8 key
| | to
| | bring up a Boot Menu. Choose Command Prompt
and
| boot
| | to
| | the
| | command prompt.
| | Once
| | there, type edit c:\windows\system.ini and,
once
| it is
| | open,
| | change the line
| | shell=progman.exe back to
shell=explorer.exe.
| Save and
| | exit
| | the file. You have
| | now
| | set the shell back to the original value."
| | --
| | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| |
| |
| | "tgregg99"

| wrote
| | in
| | message
| |
| | news | | Can someone please help me resolve my
problem?
| Upon
| | starting MS Windows 98,
| | I see the MS Windows screen then it
appears to
| start
| | loading
| | programs as
| | usual, then i get the above ERROR message.
I
| then
| | restarted
| | via SAFE mode,
| | but there were no desktop icons. Upon
| checking
| | Program
| | Manager, I only see
| | 'Runapp' and no other programs listed. I
| checked my
| | memory
| | via DOS prompt,
| | and everything looks normal (but I really
am
| not a
| | DOS
| | user,
| | so I'm limited
| | in my ability to use DOS commands). I
| restarted
| | again
| | and
| | tried step by
| | step
| | confirmation, but again, I only get the
above
| ERROR
| | message.
| |
| | I don't have the CD - or - the diskettes
for
| loading
| | MS
| | Windows 98. Is
| | there a way to restore my MS Windows 98
| otherwise?
| |
| | I appreciate your time and help very much
...
| thank
| | you!!!
| |
| | Terry
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|