explorer does not start on boot

[Guest Enrique]

I have a user that logs on to a Windows XP box but Explorer.exe does not

start so I have to manually start it. If I log on with a different profile

(admin and non-admin account), Explorer.exe will start. What could be

causing this within that profile?

 

Thanks,

Enrique

[Guest BurrWalnut]

RE: explorer does not start on boot

 

Note: This problem can be caused by ‘malware’.

 

However, try clicking Start > Run, type regedit and press Enter. In the left

pane navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.

 

In the right pane, make sure there is a REG_SZ named Shell and it has a

value of "explorer.exe" (no quotation marks). If it’s not there, create it by

clicking Edit > New > String Value then right-click it and key in

explorer.exe then restart the computer.

 

"Enrique" wrote:

> I have a user that logs on to a Windows XP box but Explorer.exe does not

> start so I have to manually start it. If I log on with a different profile

> (admin and non-admin account), Explorer.exe will start. What could be

> causing this within that profile?

>

> Thanks,

> Enrique

>

>