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explorer error WINDOWS does not start
The last thing I remember doing was loading a cumulative
patch for IE 6, SP 1. When the download/install was nearly complete, I checked IE 6 and saw that I already had this patch. I figured I'd let it complete and just overwrite what I had. When I rebooted, Windows wouldn't load. I saw the splash screen and ScanDisk and the virus checker doing its thing, but when the initial desktop image appeared, I saw this error message: Error loading explorer.exe. You must reinstall Windows. Then - Error starting program C:\windows\system\SHLWAPI.DLL not found The same error message appears when I try to get into Safe Mode. Using the Step-by-Step Confirmation procedure, when I get to wscan.vxd and enter Y, I soon see the same error message. Inserting the Windows 98 CD before re-booting does nothing. Needless to say, I haven't backed anything up. I really don't want to format the disk. I have a lot of very important information on my C drive. Is there anything I can do? |
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