Hey PCR,
I wasn't accusing you of offering questionable directions. In fact, I
thank you for them; they seem to speak exactly to my problem.
I know you said they won't work for everything, but I can't even find out
if they'll work because I can't get the windows files manager (whatever that
is) to come up on restart. Your directions are very detailed so I'm convinced
I'm following them properly. So why when I change shell=Explorer.exe to
shell=Winfile.exe does nothing seem to change on restart? If I could just get
past that, as I've tried to a dozen times now, I can at least give the rest
of the directions a shot.


"PCR" wrote:

Why have you left your earlier thread? There are responses in it you
haven't responded to yet. Here is something that seems to have very
nearly your precise error message...

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

"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.
|