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Windows has quit
Windows 98 SE. 450Mb Pentium 2. 168 Mb Ram. 4 Gb Hard
drive. 750 Mb free space. My wife messed up my computer. She set about opening up every zip file on my C drive looking for pics (the pics ar eof our Daughter and Grandchildren, not porno!) Unfortuanately she got into some zip files that were not pics - self extract, downloaded programs waited to be CORRECTLY installed and tried, and my back up registry. In the space of a coupe of hours she'd opened about 1000 pics and then the PC froze. Now when it is rebooted it stops after log on and gives an error message Explorer This program has performed an illegal operation and will shut down. Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 0167:00401f31 etc. If I press close, it just leaves the background color, no desktop and does nothing. If I press my reset button, it ends up going through scandisk and goes to safe mode, but stops at the same error message. My computer does not have in internet connection, and hasn't had for 5 weeks. My anti virus found nothing. I have used Spybot Search and Destroy since the last time I connected to the internet. My son home schools on this computer, and his work for last few weeks has no back up, so I am concerned about reformatting. Need to get important files 1.5 Mb plus from C drive at least before formatting. I tried reloading Windows from the CD. I even deleted Explorer.exe and then reloaded Windows. I am unable to find some of the zip files she was opening because they are in "Temporary Internet Folder" and DOS soesn't see it. Please help. Thank you for your time. Neil Hall Is there any way to get around this through DOS? |
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Windows has quit
Pull that HD out. Get another,larger, HD and install
windows on the new one. Once the machine is up an running with the new HD plug the old one in as slave. Then you can retrieve the data you want. 4gig HD is kind of small. It may be time to get a bigger one anyway. You may be able to pick up another,used, 4gig from a repair shop cheaply. I buy them for $5 all the time. -----Original Message----- Windows 98 SE. 450Mb Pentium 2. 168 Mb Ram. 4 Gb Hard drive. 750 Mb free space. My wife messed up my computer. She set about opening up every zip file on my C drive looking for pics (the pics ar eof our Daughter and Grandchildren, not porno!) Unfortuanately she got into some zip files that were not pics - self extract, downloaded programs waited to be CORRECTLY installed and tried, and my back up registry. In the space of a coupe of hours she'd opened about 1000 pics and then the PC froze. Now when it is rebooted it stops after log on and gives an error message Explorer This program has performed an illegal operation and will shut down. Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 0167:00401f31 etc. If I press close, it just leaves the background color, no desktop and does nothing. If I press my reset button, it ends up going through scandisk and goes to safe mode, but stops at the same error message. My computer does not have in internet connection, and hasn't had for 5 weeks. My anti virus found nothing. I have used Spybot Search and Destroy since the last time I connected to the internet. My son home schools on this computer, and his work for last few weeks has no back up, so I am concerned about reformatting. Need to get important files 1.5 Mb plus from C drive at least before formatting. I tried reloading Windows from the CD. I even deleted Explorer.exe and then reloaded Windows. I am unable to find some of the zip files she was opening because they are in "Temporary Internet Folder" and DOS soesn't see it. Please help. Thank you for your time. Neil Hall Is there any way to get around this through DOS? . |
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Windows has quit
Error at same offset address. Check it out.
Problems After Installing Monster Fusion Driver Software Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module explorer.exe at 015f:00401f31 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=219269 (i. e. 5. W95/98 11/3/2003) -- Henri Leboeuf Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm === "Neil" wrote in message ... Windows 98 SE. 450Mb Pentium 2. 168 Mb Ram. 4 Gb Hard drive. 750 Mb free space. My wife messed up my computer. She set about opening up every zip file on my C drive looking for pics (the pics ar eof our Daughter and Grandchildren, not porno!) Unfortuanately she got into some zip files that were not pics - self extract, downloaded programs waited to be CORRECTLY installed and tried, and my back up registry. In the space of a coupe of hours she'd opened about 1000 pics and then the PC froze. Now when it is rebooted it stops after log on and gives an error message Explorer This program has performed an illegal operation and will shut down. Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at 0167:00401f31 etc. If I press close, it just leaves the background color, no desktop and does nothing. If I press my reset button, it ends up going through scandisk and goes to safe mode, but stops at the same error message. My computer does not have in internet connection, and hasn't had for 5 weeks. My anti virus found nothing. I have used Spybot Search and Destroy since the last time I connected to the internet. My son home schools on this computer, and his work for last few weeks has no back up, so I am concerned about reformatting. Need to get important files 1.5 Mb plus from C drive at least before formatting. I tried reloading Windows from the CD. I even deleted Explorer.exe and then reloaded Windows. I am unable to find some of the zip files she was opening because they are in "Temporary Internet Folder" and DOS soesn't see it. Please help. Thank you for your time. Neil Hall Is there any way to get around this through DOS? |
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Windows has quit
I think you fit the profile for this one...
Explorer & IE are basically one & the same. Therefore, may as well try this write-up, originally from a Gateway WEB site, which is a temporary reversion to an earlier version of IE... ONE THING: Do nothing more than stated here using Winfile, because, if you move a file with it, you will lose that file's LFN (Long File Name) in the destination. Desktop Icons and Taskbar Are Missing Affected Products: Software, System CDs Affected Operating Systems: Windows® 98 , Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me ISSUE: After starting Microsoft® Windows® 98 or Windows Me, the taskbar is missing and there are no icons. When starting Windows, the taskbar may flash on for a brief second and then disappear. The only display visible is the background wallpaper and the mouse cursor. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE brings up the Close Program dialog box, but selecting End Task on the items on the list may not have an effect. When the computer is started into Safe mode, the issue still occurs. Running Scanreg /Restore does not resolve the issue. There have been several reports that the issue occurred when restarting the computer after receiving a dialog box that displays "Virus/spyware found. Do you wish to remove?" or "Do you want to install Spyware Monitor?" The dialog box only has Yes or No selections, and selecting either can cause the issue. There is no X to close the dialog box, however pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE to bring up the Close Program dialog box lists a "Remove found spyware?" entry, which can be end tasked. (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. ....snip http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];249191 Blank Desktop or Illegal Operations Error Message After You Install Internet Explorer. This is a temporary reversion to an earlier IE, IF that option is present. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293174 Over-Install IE in Progman. This is an over-install of IE. I have a detailed write-up for it, if you want. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Neil" wrote in message ... | Windows 98 SE. 450Mb Pentium 2. 168 Mb Ram. 4 Gb Hard | drive. 750 Mb free space. | | My wife messed up my computer. She set about opening up | every zip file on my C drive looking for pics (the pics ar | eof our Daughter and Grandchildren, not porno!) | Unfortuanately she got into some zip files that were not | pics - self extract, downloaded programs waited to be | CORRECTLY installed and tried, and my back up registry. In | the space of a coupe of hours she'd opened about 1000 pics | and then the PC froze. Now when it is rebooted it stops | after log on and gives an error message | Explorer | This program has performed an illegal operation and will | shut down. | | Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module | EXPLORER.EXE at 0167:00401f31 etc. | | If I press close, it just leaves the background color, no | desktop and does nothing. If I press my reset button, it | ends up going through scandisk and goes to safe mode, but | stops at the same error message. | | My computer does not have in internet connection, and | hasn't had for 5 weeks. My anti virus found nothing. I | have used Spybot Search and Destroy since the last time I | connected to the internet. | | My son home schools on this computer, and his work for | last few weeks has no back up, so I am concerned about | reformatting. Need to get important files 1.5 Mb plus from | C drive at least before formatting. | | I tried reloading Windows from the CD. I even deleted | Explorer.exe and then reloaded Windows. I am unable to | find some of the zip files she was opening because they | are in "Temporary Internet Folder" and DOS soesn't see it. | | Please help. | | Thank you for your time. | | Neil Hall | | Is there any way to get around this through DOS? |
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Windows has quit
See if these help:
Error Message: Explorer Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module = Browseui.dll http://support.microsoft.com/default...74&Product=3D= w98 SYMPTOMS You may receive the following error message after you log on to a = Windows 98-based computer:=20 This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. = If the problem persists, contact the program vendor. If you click = Details, you receive the following error message:=20 - EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module EXPLORER.EXE at = 167:00401f31 - EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module BROWSEUI.DLL at = 167:00401f31 If you click Close, the computer starts, and the desktop is = blank. When you attempt to start the computer in Safe mode, the same = problem occurs; however, the memory address that is listed in the error = message may vary. Blank Desktop or Illegal Operations Error Message After You Install = Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/default...91&Product=3D= w98 Some have had trouble when it comes to Article #129605 at step #3. What = you need to do is reinstall your version of IE to work out the missing = files issue. Look for the IE#setup.exe files in: C:\Progra~1\Intern~1 or C:\Windows\Window~1 To overinstall IE6: First, close all via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Explorer (includes your AV = program, Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going offline). = StartRunIE6Setup.exe. Select Minimal - Custom, select all the parts you use (but not any you = didn't originally download) and overinstall. Should take about 2 = minutes. Reboot...the computer. http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#preinstall --=20 Brian A. Jack of all trades, Master of none. One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn. "Neil" wrote in message = ... Windows 98 SE. 450Mb Pentium 2. 168 Mb Ram. 4 Gb Hard=20 drive. 750 Mb free space. =20 My wife messed up my computer. She set about opening up =20 every zip file on my C drive looking for pics (the pics ar=20 eof our Daughter and Grandchildren, not porno!)=20 Unfortuanately she got into some zip files that were not=20 pics - self extract, downloaded programs waited to be=20 CORRECTLY installed and tried, and my back up registry. In=20 the space of a coupe of hours she'd opened about 1000 pics=20 and then the PC froze. Now when it is rebooted it stops=20 after log on and gives an error message Explorer This program has performed an illegal operation and will=20 shut down. =20 Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module=20 EXPLORER.EXE at 0167:00401f31 etc. =20 If I press close, it just leaves the background color, no=20 desktop and does nothing. If I press my reset button, it=20 ends up going through scandisk and goes to safe mode, but=20 stops at the same error message. =20 My computer does not have in internet connection, and=20 hasn't had for 5 weeks. My anti virus found nothing. I=20 have used Spybot Search and Destroy since the last time I=20 connected to the internet. =20 My son home schools on this computer, and his work for=20 last few weeks has no back up, so I am concerned about=20 reformatting. Need to get important files 1.5 Mb plus from=20 C drive at least before formatting. =20 I tried reloading Windows from the CD. I even deleted=20 Explorer.exe and then reloaded Windows. I am unable to=20 find some of the zip files she was opening because they=20 are in "Temporary Internet Folder" and DOS soesn't see it. =20 Please help.=20 =20 Thank you for your time. =20 Neil Hall =20 Is there any way to get around this through DOS? |
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