Icons disappear - can't open anything
From: Brian (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/16/03
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:05:23 -0700
It sounds like the explorer.exe process, which basically
displays all icons, the taskbar/startmenu, and the
toolbars. You can try performing a system restore to an
earlier point, find a way to replace the explorer.exe
files and support DLLs, or you can backup, format, and
reload windows.
>-----Original Message-----
>Help,
>I have a P-4 system, Win2K & DSL. I also have Norton 2003
>Pro & Norton FireWall 2003 (all current). I booted up
>Saturday morning to find Internet Explorer not working,
>and worst of all, ALL icons and folders on my desktop
>disappear along with the task bar when any icon or folder
>is clicked. They do not open (including NO access to
>MyComputer & HDD) but reappear about 5 seconds later. If
I
>right-click & click open, everything disappears and
>reappears. I can open programs (Word, NAV, SBC browser,
>etc.), but am not able to "search" or "find" anything.
Any
>of these actions cause everything to disappear and
>reappear. I have run repeated Live Updates, full system
>scans, and defrag with no viruses found and no
>improvements.
>Any suggestions are MUCH appreciated.
>.
>
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