Explorer caused an invalid page fault ..

Occasionally I will get the above message ""that an invalid page fault in
module Explorer.Exe at ......"" and windows 98se will close.

As my system is getting sluggish, in msconfig, I have it 'selective
start-up' , uncheck Load start up group items and all the items in start-up
tag UNcheck.

Reboot the pc and now there are no icons on the desktop and the above
Explorer message still appears. Have I done the unthinkable and in order to
get my system I need to reformat? Please advice, thank you.

First - try booting to Safe Mode, and using MSCONFIG to go back to Normal
Startup - then....

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"siahkaren" wrote in message
...
Occasionally I will get the above message ""that an invalid page fault in
module Explorer.Exe at ......"" and windows 98se will close.

As my system is getting sluggish, in msconfig, I have it 'selective
start-up' , uncheck Load start up group items and all the items in
start-up
tag UNcheck.

Reboot the pc and now there are no icons on the desktop and the above
Explorer message still appears. Have I done the unthinkable and in order
to
get my system I need to reformat? Please advice, thank you.

Having problem in getting to safe mode. Kept tapping individual key when on
power, F1, F2 and F10 all goes to Normal. F8 goes to boot menu while 'delete'
goes to setup gain. F12 kind of' network' before the window logo appears.
The mobo is PC-cillin. Any idea how can I get to safe mode? Thank you

"Noel Paton" wrote:

First - try booting to Safe Mode, and using MSCONFIG to go back to Normal
Startup - then....

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"siahkaren" wrote in message
...
Occasionally I will get the above message ""that an invalid page fault in
module Explorer.Exe at ......"" and windows 98se will close.

As my system is getting sluggish, in msconfig, I have it 'selective
start-up' , uncheck Load start up group items and all the items in
start-up
tag UNcheck.

Reboot the pc and now there are no icons on the desktop and the above
Explorer message still appears. Have I done the unthinkable and in order
to
get my system I need to reformat? Please advice, thank you.

F8. Safe mode's listed in the boot menu.


"siahkaren" wrote in message ...
Having problem in getting to safe mode. Kept tapping individual key when on
power, F1, F2 and F10 all goes to Normal. F8 goes to boot menu while 'delete'
goes to setup gain. F12 kind of' network' before the window logo appears.
The mobo is PC-cillin. Any idea how can I get to safe mode? Thank you

"Noel Paton" wrote:

First - try booting to Safe Mode, and using MSCONFIG to go back to Normal
Startup - then....

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"siahkaren" wrote in message
...
Occasionally I will get the above message ""that an invalid page fault in
module Explorer.Exe at ......"" and windows 98se will close.

As my system is getting sluggish, in msconfig, I have it 'selective
start-up' , uncheck Load start up group items and all the items in
start-up
tag UNcheck.

Reboot the pc and now there are no icons on the desktop and the above
Explorer message still appears. Have I done the unthinkable and in order
to
get my system I need to reformat? Please advice, thank you.

"f8 goes to boot menu"

one of the options in the boot menu is safe mode

--
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Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
_
"Bill Blanton" wrote in message
...
F8. Safe mode's listed in the boot menu.


"siahkaren" wrote in message
...
Having problem in getting to safe mode. Kept tapping individual key
when on
power, F1, F2 and F10 all goes to Normal. F8 goes to boot menu while
'delete'
goes to setup gain. F12 kind of' network' before the window logo
appears.
The mobo is PC-cillin. Any idea how can I get to safe mode? Thank you

"Noel Paton" wrote:

First - try booting to Safe Mode, and using MSCONFIG to go back to
Normal
Startup - then....

You may have a virus/spyware hijack

download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that
A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
CoolWebSearch hijacker.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html

Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties
from
your system.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's
"siahkaren" wrote in message
...
Occasionally I will get the above message ""that an invalid page
fault in
module Explorer.Exe at ......"" and windows 98se will close.

As my system is getting sluggish, in msconfig, I have it 'selective
start-up' , uncheck Load start up group items and all the items in
start-up
tag UNcheck.

Reboot the pc and now there are no icons on the desktop and the above
Explorer message still appears. Have I done the unthinkable and in
order
to
get my system I need to reformat? Please advice, thank you.

It's agreed then..


"AlmostBob" wrote in message ...
"f8 goes to boot menu"

one of the options in the boot menu is safe mode


"Bill Blanton" wrote in message
...
F8. Safe mode's listed in the boot menu.


"siahkaren" wrote in message
...

F8 goes to boot menu while
'delete'

He certainly must AlmostAgree with you!


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

"Bill Blanton" wrote in message ...
| It's agreed then..
|
|
| "AlmostBob" wrote in message ...
| "f8 goes to boot menu"
|
| one of the options in the boot menu is safe mode
|
|
| "Bill Blanton" wrote in message
| ...
| F8. Safe mode's listed in the boot menu.
|
|
| "siahkaren" wrote in message
| ...
|
| F8 goes to boot menu while
| 'delete'
|
|

At last, I managed to get to safe mode. It will goes to desktop but still
show the Explorer message and no other icons can be seen, (just a blank
desktop and not even the 'start' icon). (No mistake, in safe mode as 'safe
mode' in all 4 corners of the screen). When I right click on the desktop, no
dialog box appears also..........

"PCR" wrote:

He certainly must AlmostAgree with you!


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

"Bill Blanton" wrote in message ...
| It's agreed then..
|
|
| "AlmostBob" wrote in message ...
| "f8 goes to boot menu"
|
| one of the options in the boot menu is safe mode
|
|
| "Bill Blanton" wrote in message
| ...
| F8. Safe mode's listed in the boot menu.
|
|
| "siahkaren" wrote in message
| ...
|
| F8 goes to boot menu while
| 'delete'
|
|

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.

(5) 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.

(6) 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

(7) To save the changes...
(a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
A "Save File" requestor appears.
(b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
(TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)

(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...
(a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
A "Save File" requestor appears.
(b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
(TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)

(22) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys

(23) 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.


http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=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

"siahkaren" wrote in message news | At last, I managed to get to safe mode. It will goes to desktop but still
| show the Explorer message and no other icons can be seen, (just a blank
| desktop and not even the 'start' icon). (No mistake, in safe mode as 'safe
| mode' in all 4 corners of the screen). When I right click on the desktop, no
| dialog box appears also..........
|
| "PCR" wrote:
|
| He certainly must AlmostAgree with you!
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ...
| | It's agreed then..
| |
| |
| | "AlmostBob" wrote in message ...
| | "f8 goes to boot menu"
| |
| | one of the options in the boot menu is safe mode
| |
| |
| | "Bill Blanton" wrote in message
| | ...
| | F8. Safe mode's listed in the boot menu.
| |
| |
| | "siahkaren" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | F8 goes to boot menu while
| | 'delete'
| |
| |
|

Just cannot get (2). Even when I hold the "Control" key before I power on,
the pc will boot up normally. Is there an alternative way then.

"PCR" wrote:

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.

(5) 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.

(6) 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

(7) To save the changes...
(a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
A "Save File" requestor appears.
(b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
(TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)

(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...
(a) Press the ALT+F+X keys separately.
A "Save File" requestor appears.
(b) Press ENTER to save the changes and return to the command prompt.
(TAB navigates the buttons of the requestor.)

(22) At the command prompt, restart the computer by pressing the
CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys

(23) 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.


http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=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

"siahkaren" wrote in message news | At last, I managed to get to safe mode. It will goes to desktop but still
| show the Explorer message and no other icons can be seen, (just a blank
| desktop and not even the 'start' icon). (No mistake, in safe mode as 'safe
| mode' in all 4 corners of the screen). When I right click on the desktop, no
| dialog box appears also..........
|
| "PCR" wrote:
|
| He certainly must AlmostAgree with you!
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Bill Blanton" wrote in message ...
| | It's agreed then..
| |
| |
| | "AlmostBob" wrote in message ...
| | "f8 goes to boot menu"
| |
| | one of the options in the boot menu is safe mode
| |
| |
| | "Bill Blanton" wrote in message
| | ...
| | F8. Safe mode's listed in the boot menu.
| |
| |
| | "siahkaren" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | F8 goes to boot menu while
| | 'delete'
| |
| |
|