Blank XP

[ComputerUser]

While I was surfing, suddenly all programs closed off immediately and I could only see the desktop with nothing. I can now only open programs with Taskmanager, but can't open Explorer.exe. Also there is no explorer.exe in the active processes and if I try to open explorer, the icons and all come back for a moment then again go off then again and again until at last nothing comes. What's the problem? I think virus attack but avast doesn't find one.

[Sparsh007]

try runnin this
press alt-ctrl-del then new task then type desktop
it may wrk

[aryayush]

'desktop' is not a task on Windows. For some reason, Explorer is quitting again and again on his computer.

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[sachin_kothari]

may be a virus attack stopping applications(process) to run.
scan ur system with some good antivirus.
if that does'nt help reinstall the system.

[ravi_9793]

U are infected from virus.Turn off system restore point........login in safe mode..and do full system scan using one good updated antivirus and two good updated antispyware.

[The Unknown]

U are infected from virus.Turn off system restore point........login in safe mode..and do full system scan using one good updated antivirus and two good updated antispyware.
This the actual reason.

[Sparsh007]

'desktop' is not a task on Windows. For some reason, Explorer is quitting again and again on his computer.

u can try it works for me weneva explorer.exe shutsdown

[NIGHTMARE]

i have xp-2 cd but i don't its serial no. there any way to find out

[anzaan]

check for "iertutil.dll" file in ur windows\system32 folder. if its nt present download it from www.dll-files.com..

[NIGHTMARE]

@anzaan i install from another xp-2 cd

[Vishal Gupta]

i have xp-2 cd but i don't its serial no. there any way to find out
U can use following software to find the serial key:

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36786

And if u want to find it manually, then open the "I386" folder and look for a file named "winnt.sif" or "unattend.txt". These files should contain the serial key.

[vineetrocks2005]

I am also facing same problem..i scanned my computer with Spybot & Avast but nothing happened..at last i copied explorer.exe from my friend's computer & renamed it to something like exp.exe & done some registry editing in the Winlogon changed the Shell & System key to exp.exe & now it is working fine :)

[anzaan]

@anzaan i install from another xp-2 cd

didnt get u buddy. wat u want to say..