THOSE were MY directions, & there's NOTHING wrong with them, except they
may not work for every possible ill. Try some of the other stuff people
have been posting to you! The article I posted lower in this thread
seems apropos, as it too deals with a failed install, (Juno instead of
Spybot, though). Also, it deals with IE files.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
"rbryan" wrote in message
news
| glee,
| Here's the thing about it. I've followed those directions probably
about 10
| times to make sure that I'm doing it properly, and every time it's the
same
| result. Is there something wrong with the directions?
| And yes, I have tried it in the safe mode. No dice. Any other ideas?
|
|
| "glee" wrote:
|
| If the computer is still starting the same way instead of starting
with the
| alternate shell, then either you are not making the edit correctly,
or you are not
| saving the changes when you close the system.ini file after making
the changes.
|
| Before you reinstall IE using the procedure you explained, have you
tried restarting
| in Safe Mode? Do you get the same error in Safe Mode, or can you do
a successful
| Safe Mode start?
| -Start the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98
Startup menu
| (boot menu) appears.
| -Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.
|
| If you can start in Safe Mode, run SpyBot again and restore the
backups it made when
| you removed the items you mentioned.
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| "rbryan" wrote in message
| ...
| I have a crippling problem for which I seem to have found a
possible
| solution, but the problem is that I can’t get my computer to
carry out the
| solution. Let me preface this by saying that if you can offer me
help, please
| assume nothing when it comes to my computer knowledge. Even with
this
| potential fix I’ve found, I’m like a 5-year-old trying to
follow a recipe.
|
| Here’s the problem, here’s the potential solution I’ve
found, and here’s the
| problem I’m having carrying out the solution:
|
| THE PROBLEM
|
| Whenever i try to start my win98se the windows makes it to the
opening
| backdrop with the message "explorer, this program has performed an
illegal
| operation and will be shut down". the details say " explorer
caused an
| invalid page fault in module explorer.exe at 0167:00401f31. I have
no choice
| but to close it and then have nothing at my disposal -- just
wallpaper and a
| useless mouse.
| The problem occurred after I ran the spybot program –
something I’ve read
| has happened to other people as well.
|
| THE SOLUTION
|
| Here’s something I found that someone suggested to someone
else for this
| very problem:
|
| (1) Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, & click Shut Down.
|
| (2) After the computer has been shut down, turn on the computer.
Hold CTRL
| as you boot for the Startup Menu, or begin pressing the F8 key in
one-second
| intervals. If you complete this step successfully, the Microsoft
Windows
| Startup Menu is displayed. If no menu is displayed and Windows
starts up
| normally, repeat this step.
|
| (3) At the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu, use the ARROW keys to
select
| "Command Prompt Only", and then press the ENTER key.
|
| (4) At the command prompt, type: EDIT C:\Windows\System.ini
| Press ENTER.
|
| (3) In the C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI file, locate the line of text
under the
| [boot] section that lists "Shell=Explorer.exe". This is typically
the third
| line in the file.
|
| (4) Edit the "Shell=Explorer.exe" line by deleting the
"Explorer.exe" text
| and replacing it with "Winfile.exe". The line should list the
following:
| Shell=Winfile.exe
|
| (5) To save the changes, press the ALT+F keys.
|
| (6) A menu displays in the upper left corner of the screen. Press
the X key
| to exit.
|
| (7) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command
prompt. (TAB
| would move you to the next button.)
|
| (8) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
| CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys. Once Windows has restarted, it starts into
the Windows
| File Manager (Winfile.exe).
|
| (9) In the File Manager window, double-click "progra~1" in the
left hand
| window to open the Program Files folder.
|
| (10) Double-click "intern~1" in the left hand window to open the
| Internet Explorer folder.
|
| (11) Double-click "setup" in the left hand window to open the
Setup
| folder.
|
| (12) In the File Manager window, double-click "Setup.exe" in the
right hand
| window to launch Internet Explorer setup.
|
| NOTE: If the setup folder is not available, Internet Explorer has
not
| been updated and a previous version of Internet Explorer cannot be
| restored. You cannot use this method. Close "Winfile", shut down,
& post
| back, or try the URL at the very bottom of this post, which is an
| over-install of IE.
|
| (13) In the Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools Setup window,
click OK.
|
| (14) In the Setup Message dialog box, click Yes to restore the
previous
| version of Internet Explorer.
|
| (15) Internet Explorer setup removes components.
|
| (16) In the Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Tools - Restart
Windows dialog
| box, click Restart Windows.
|
| When the computer is restarting, hold CTRL for the Startup Menu,
or begin
| pressing the F8 key in one-second intervals. If you complete this
| step successfully, the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu is
displayed. If no
| menu is displayed and Windows starts up normally, repeat this
step.
|
| (17) At the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu, use the ARROW keys to
select
| Command prompt only, and then press ENTER.
|
| (18) At the command prompt, type: EDIT C:\Windows\System.ini
| Press ENTER.
|
| (19) In the C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI file, locate the line of text
under the
| [boot] section that lists "Shell=Winfile.exe". This is typically
the third
| line in the file.
|
| (20) Edit the "Shell=Winfile.exe" line by deleting the
"Winfile.exe"
| text and replacing it with "Explorer.exe". The line should list
the
| following: Shell=Explorer.exe
|
| (21) To save the changes, press the ALT+F keys.
|
| (22) A menu displays in the upper left corner of the screen. Press
the X key
| to exit.
|
| (23) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command
prompt. (TAB
| would move you to the next button.)
|
| (24) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
| CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys
|
| (25) Windows starts to a blue screen, but will still be
| accessing the hard drive for a period of time. When
| finished, Windows is on the desktop with icons, but an
| older version of Internet Explorer is installed. You
| should update your antivirus software, and then perform
| Windows Update to install a new version of Internet
| Explorer again.
|
|
| MY PROBLEM WITH THE SOLUTION
|
| Try as I might to follow the formula, I can’t get past step
#8. I
| successfully get to the point where I change shell=explorer.exe to
| shell=winfile.exe (or in another potential fix,
shell=progman.exe). But then
| when I shut down the computer, the promise of the windows file
manager coming
| up never materializes. Instead, the computer starts the same way
it did
| before I made the changes, leaving me with nothing to do but shake
my head
| and threaten to throw my computer out the nearest window.
|
| Can anyone help get me past this step so I can at least try
this fix? If
| not, can anyone suggest another fix? I have the recovery disk that
came with
| the computer but have no knowledge about how to use it and have
been told
| that even if I did use it, I’d lose al the programs I had loaded
onto my
| computer.
|
| Any help, as specific and dumbed-down as possible, would be
greatly
| appreciated. My computer has been useless for a week now, and I
fear I’ll
| never again see the pictures of my newborn that I recently
downloaded into
| the digital camera software on my computer. Thank you in advance
for any
| assistance.
|
|
|