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Illegal Operation w/ Explorer on Startup
When Windows loads i get an error message
saying, "Explorer has preformed an illegal operation and must close." After the message popsup i no longer have access to any desktop icons or my startup menu. Right now i'm at a loss to how i can fix this problem. I tried to reinstall software with my startup disk and that failed. I really don't want to format my hardrive because i would lose a lot of software that way. Any ideas? Thanks for any advice you can give me |
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Illegal Operation w/ Explorer on Startup
Boot to Safe Mode and check your startup items;
1. Re-start the computer 2. Press F8 when it says "Starting Windows" 3. Select "Safe Mode" To check your startup items; 1. Go to "Start" and select "Run" 2. Type: msconfig 3. Select the "Startup" tab Additionally, run a DOS based antivirus scanner such as F-Prot www.f-prot.com -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Dan Sterling" wrote in message ... When Windows loads i get an error message saying, "Explorer has preformed an illegal operation and must close." After the message popsup i no longer have access to any desktop icons or my startup menu. Right now i'm at a loss to how i can fix this problem. I tried to reinstall software with my startup disk and that failed. I really don't want to format my hardrive because i would lose a lot of software that way. Any ideas? Thanks for any advice you can give me |
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