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December 13th, 2004, 01:51 PM
#1
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Explorer! error box while opening my computer
Hey Gang,
Anyone ever see this and know what causes it?? I have a Windows XP OS on an Emachine that is generating a small error box that simply has the word "Explorer" in it with the only option being "ok". It seems to pop up anytime I open system icons like My Computer or Control Panel.
Any ideas????
Thanks in advance!!
WildTech
Unless your the lead dog, the view never changes!
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December 13th, 2004, 02:42 PM
#2
Registered User
Originally Posted by WildTech
Hey Gang,
Anyone ever see this and know what causes it?? I have a Windows XP OS on an Emachine that is generating a small error box that simply has the word "Explorer" in it with the only option being "ok". It seems to pop up anytime I open system icons like My Computer or Control Panel.
Any ideas????
Thanks in advance!!
Sounds quite like a virus to me. I would run an online virus scan at:
http://housecall.antivirus.com
to find out what you are dealing with. There are a number of virus files that affect executable system files of that type, designed to keep you from helping yourself.
If only you knew what's inside of me now,
You wouldn't want to know me, somehow.
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December 13th, 2004, 02:48 PM
#3
Registered User
thanks for the reply!
Norton and Trend Micro say that I'm clean as a whistle!!
any other ideas??
WildTech
Unless your the lead dog, the view never changes!
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December 13th, 2004, 03:07 PM
#4
Registered User
Originally Posted by WildTech
thanks for the reply!
Norton and Trend Micro say that I'm clean as a whistle!!
any other ideas??
First off, a Windows machine can LIE. If you ran the scan internally, then it is unreliable for this particular instance. Did you do the online scan?
If so, then the System File Checker is your next step, I guess.
sfc /scannow
If only you knew what's inside of me now,
You wouldn't want to know me, somehow.
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December 13th, 2004, 03:09 PM
#5
Registered User
Have you tried repairing IE (using the ADD/Remove Programs) or updating it?
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December 13th, 2004, 03:10 PM
#6
Registered User
I ran the scans online. I just concluded an AVS scan also saying that it is clean. SFC is a good idea....................thanks
WildTech
Unless your the lead dog, the view never changes!
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December 13th, 2004, 04:22 PM
#7
Registered User
SFC found nothing and the problem persist. I was not able to run the IE Repair because it is not listed in the ADD/REMOVE area.
Any other ideas??
WildTech
Unless your the lead dog, the view never changes!
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December 14th, 2004, 02:29 PM
#8
Registered User
Thanks for all the help guys!!
Ultimately, upgrading the XP Service Pack 2 caused these little bug to go away. I still don't know for sure what caused it to begin with.
The important thing: ITS GONE!!
Thanks again for the imput!
WildTech
Unless your the lead dog, the view never changes!
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