Guest Diane Walker Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this problem? Thanks. Diane
Guest John John Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in their own separate partitions? John Diane Walker wrote: > We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP > Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the > screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only > thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this > problem? > > Thanks. > > Diane > >
Guest Diane Walker Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop Thanks for your prompt response and information. How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. When PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 Professional. I was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. I do not know what has changed. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or questions. Thank you. Diane "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? > > How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in > their own separate partitions? > > John > > Diane Walker wrote: > >> We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >> Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >> screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only >> thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this >> problem? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Diane
Guest John John Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter explorer.exe in the box. John Diane Walker wrote: > Thanks for your prompt response and information. > > How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? > > I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. When PC > boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 Professional. I was > able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. I do not know what has > changed. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or questions. > Thank you. > > Diane > > "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >> >>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in >>their own separate partitions? >> >>John >> >>Diane Walker wrote: >> >> >>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only >>>thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this >>>problem? >>> >>>Thanks. >>> >>>Diane > > >
Guest Diane Walker Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop I will try it tonight and let you know the status. Thanks very much for your help. "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter > explorer.exe in the box. > > John > > Diane Walker wrote: > >> Thanks for your prompt response and information. >> >> How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >> >> I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. When >> PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 Professional. I >> was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. I do not know what >> has changed. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or >> questions. Thank you. >> >> Diane >> >> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >> news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>> >>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in >>>their own separate partitions? >>> >>>John >>> >>>Diane Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only >>>>thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this >>>>problem? >>>> >>>>Thanks. >>>> >>>>Diane >> >> >> >
Guest Diane Walker Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop It works!!! I had to point to c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386\explorer.exe. The icon for My Computer was changed to the flag icon. But, it does not bother me. I can see all my drives. When I open Outlook Express, it gave me the error message "Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be located." Other than those two problems, everything works normally. Is there a way to fix Outlook Express? Do you have any ideas what happened? Thanks very much. Diane "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter > explorer.exe in the box. > > John > > Diane Walker wrote: > >> Thanks for your prompt response and information. >> >> How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >> >> I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. When >> PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 Professional. I >> was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. I do not know what >> has changed. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or >> questions. Thank you. >> >> Diane >> >> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >> news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>> >>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in >>>their own separate partitions? >>> >>>John >>> >>>Diane Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only >>>>thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this >>>>problem? >>>> >>>>Thanks. >>>> >>>>Diane >> >> >> >
Guest Diane Walker Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop I rebooted the computer and still got the blank desktop with a mouse cursor. Then, I opened Task Manager and started Explorer.exe. The icons were displayed on the desktop. But, the icon for My Computer was changed. I still got the same error message when I opened Outlook Express. Thanks. Diane "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter > explorer.exe in the box. > > John > > Diane Walker wrote: > >> Thanks for your prompt response and information. >> >> How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >> >> I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. When >> PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 Professional. I >> was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. I do not know what >> has changed. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or >> questions. Thank you. >> >> Diane >> >> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >> news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>> >>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in >>>their own separate partitions? >>> >>>John >>> >>>Diane Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only >>>>thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this >>>>problem? >>>> >>>>Thanks. >>>> >>>>Diane >> >> >> >
Guest John John Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop Explorer.exe should be in the installation's WINNT folder, try starting that one, not the one in the servicepackfiles folder. Explorer should have launched from Task Manager without needing to navigate to the containing folder. Look in the registry at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Entry: Shell Data Type: REG_SZ Does the shell value have Explorer.exe as the default shell? John Diane Walker wrote: > I rebooted the computer and still got the blank desktop with a mouse cursor. > Then, I opened Task Manager and started Explorer.exe. The icons were > displayed on the desktop. But, the icon for My Computer was changed. I > still got the same error message when I opened Outlook Express. > > Thanks. > > Diane > "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >>In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter >>explorer.exe in the box. >> >>John >> >>Diane Walker wrote: >> >> >>>Thanks for your prompt response and information. >>> >>>How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>> >>>I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. When >>>PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 Professional. I >>>was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. I do not know what >>>has changed. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or >>>questions. Thank you. >>> >>>Diane >>> >>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>> >>>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in >>>>their own separate partitions? >>>> >>>>John >>>> >>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >>>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The only >>>>>thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix this >>>>>problem? >>>>> >>>>>Thanks. >>>>> >>>>>Diane >>> >>> >>> > >
Guest Diane Walker Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop Thanks for your prompt response and information. I will look at the registry and get back to you. When I typed Explorer.exe, it said it could not find the file. I searched Explorer.exe on drive C and it only found it Explorer.exe under c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386. Is it OK to copy Explorer.exe to C:\winnt? Then, reboot the computer. Thanks. Diane "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:%23$EM16IkIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Explorer.exe should be in the installation's WINNT folder, try starting > that one, not the one in the servicepackfiles folder. Explorer should > have launched from Task Manager without needing to navigate to the > containing folder. > > Look in the registry at: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > > Entry: Shell > Data Type: REG_SZ > > Does the shell value have Explorer.exe as the default shell? > > John > > Diane Walker wrote: > >> I rebooted the computer and still got the blank desktop with a mouse >> cursor. Then, I opened Task Manager and started Explorer.exe. The icons >> were displayed on the desktop. But, the icon for My Computer was >> changed. I still got the same error message when I opened Outlook >> Express. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Diane >> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >> news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >>>In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter >>>explorer.exe in the box. >>> >>>John >>> >>>Diane Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Thanks for your prompt response and information. >>>> >>>>How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>> >>>>I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. >>>>When PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 >>>>Professional. I was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. >>>>I do not know what has changed. Please let me know if you have any >>>>suggestions or questions. Thank you. >>>> >>>>Diane >>>> >>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>>news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> >>>> >>>>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>>> >>>>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in >>>>>their own separate partitions? >>>>> >>>>>John >>>>> >>>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >>>>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The >>>>>>only thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix >>>>>>this problem? >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>>Diane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>
Guest John John Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop That is probably the cause of the Explorer problem. Explorer is probably set as the wanted shell in the registry but if it can't be found in the expected location then it can't be started. So, yes, copy the Explorer.exe file from the c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386 folder to the C:\winnt folder and reboot the computer and see if that takes care of the problem. I don't know what happened when you installed the Windows XP dual boot, it should not have touched or changed any of the files in the Windows 2000 WINNT folder. John Diane Walker wrote: > Thanks for your prompt response and information. I will look at the > registry and get back to you. > > When I typed Explorer.exe, it said it could not find the file. I searched > Explorer.exe on drive C and it only found it Explorer.exe under > c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386. Is it OK to copy Explorer.exe to C:\winnt? > Then, reboot the computer. > > Thanks. > > Diane > > "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:%23$EM16IkIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >>Explorer.exe should be in the installation's WINNT folder, try starting >>that one, not the one in the servicepackfiles folder. Explorer should >>have launched from Task Manager without needing to navigate to the >>containing folder. >> >>Look in the registry at: >> >>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon >> >>Entry: Shell >>Data Type: REG_SZ >> >>Does the shell value have Explorer.exe as the default shell? >> >>John >> >>Diane Walker wrote: >> >> >>>I rebooted the computer and still got the blank desktop with a mouse >>>cursor. Then, I opened Task Manager and started Explorer.exe. The icons >>>were displayed on the desktop. But, the icon for My Computer was >>>changed. I still got the same error message when I opened Outlook >>>Express. >>> >>>Thanks. >>> >>>Diane >>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>>>In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter >>>>explorer.exe in the box. >>>> >>>>John >>>> >>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Thanks for your prompt response and information. >>>>> >>>>>How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>>> >>>>>I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. >>>>>When PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 >>>>>Professional. I was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. >>>>>I do not know what has changed. Please let me know if you have any >>>>>suggestions or questions. Thank you. >>>>> >>>>>Diane >>>>> >>>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>>>news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>>>> >>>>>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in >>>>>>their own separate partitions? >>>>>> >>>>>>John >>>>>> >>>>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the >>>>>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The >>>>>>>only thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix >>>>>>>this problem? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Diane >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >
Guest Diane Walker Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop Thanks very much for your prompt response and suggestions. I will copy Explorer.exe to C:\WINNT and let you know the status. Thanks. Diane "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:OJbfG%23OkIHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > That is probably the cause of the Explorer problem. Explorer is probably > set as the wanted shell in the registry but if it can't be found in the > expected location then it can't be started. > > So, yes, copy the Explorer.exe file from the > c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386 folder to the C:\winnt folder and reboot > the computer and see if that takes care of the problem. > > I don't know what happened when you installed the Windows XP dual boot, it > should not have touched or changed any of the files in the Windows 2000 > WINNT folder. > > John > > Diane Walker wrote: > >> Thanks for your prompt response and information. I will look at the >> registry and get back to you. >> >> When I typed Explorer.exe, it said it could not find the file. I >> searched Explorer.exe on drive C and it only found it Explorer.exe under >> c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386. Is it OK to copy Explorer.exe to >> C:\winnt? Then, reboot the computer. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Diane >> >> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >> news:%23$EM16IkIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> >>>Explorer.exe should be in the installation's WINNT folder, try starting >>>that one, not the one in the servicepackfiles folder. Explorer should >>>have launched from Task Manager without needing to navigate to the >>>containing folder. >>> >>>Look in the registry at: >>> >>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon >>> >>>Entry: Shell >>>Data Type: REG_SZ >>> >>>Does the shell value have Explorer.exe as the default shell? >>> >>>John >>> >>>Diane Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I rebooted the computer and still got the blank desktop with a mouse >>>>cursor. Then, I opened Task Manager and started Explorer.exe. The icons >>>>were displayed on the desktop. But, the icon for My Computer was >>>>changed. I still got the same error message when I opened Outlook >>>>Express. >>>> >>>>Thanks. >>>> >>>>Diane >>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>>news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> >>>> >>>>>In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter >>>>>explorer.exe in the box. >>>>> >>>>>John >>>>> >>>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Thanks for your prompt response and information. >>>>>> >>>>>>How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>>>> >>>>>>I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. >>>>>>When PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 >>>>>>Professional. I was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. >>>>>>I do not know what has changed. Please let me know if you have any >>>>>>suggestions or questions. Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>>Diane >>>>>> >>>>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>>>>news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems >>>>>>>in their own separate partitions? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>John >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>>>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, >>>>>>>>the screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. >>>>>>>>The only thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way >>>>>>>>to fix this problem? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Diane >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> >
Guest Diane Walker Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop John You fixed my problem!!! By copying Explorer.exe to C:\WINNT, all my icons are displayed again. I was able to open Outlook Express without any problems. The icon for My Computer came back to normal. You are great!!! I don't know how to thank you. But, thank you very much for your assistance. Diane "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:OJbfG%23OkIHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > That is probably the cause of the Explorer problem. Explorer is > probably set as the wanted shell in the registry but if it can't be > found in the expected location then it can't be started. > > So, yes, copy the Explorer.exe file from the > c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386 folder to the C:\winnt folder and reboot > the computer and see if that takes care of the problem. > > I don't know what happened when you installed the Windows XP dual boot, > it should not have touched or changed any of the files in the Windows > 2000 WINNT folder. > > John > > Diane Walker wrote: > > > Thanks for your prompt response and information. I will look at the > > registry and get back to you. > > > > When I typed Explorer.exe, it said it could not find the file. I searched > > Explorer.exe on drive C and it only found it Explorer.exe under > > c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386. Is it OK to copy Explorer.exe to C:\winnt? > > Then, reboot the computer. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Diane > > > > "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > > news:%23$EM16IkIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > >>Explorer.exe should be in the installation's WINNT folder, try starting > >>that one, not the one in the servicepackfiles folder. Explorer should > >>have launched from Task Manager without needing to navigate to the > >>containing folder. > >> > >>Look in the registry at: > >> > >>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon > >> > >>Entry: Shell > >>Data Type: REG_SZ > >> > >>Does the shell value have Explorer.exe as the default shell? > >> > >>John > >> > >>Diane Walker wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I rebooted the computer and still got the blank desktop with a mouse > >>>cursor. Then, I opened Task Manager and started Explorer.exe. The icons > >>>were displayed on the desktop. But, the icon for My Computer was > >>>changed. I still got the same error message when I opened Outlook > >>>Express. > >>> > >>>Thanks. > >>> > >>>Diane > >>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > >>>news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >>> > >>> > >>>>In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter > >>>>explorer.exe in the box. > >>>> > >>>>John > >>>> > >>>>Diane Walker wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Thanks for your prompt response and information. > >>>>> > >>>>>How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? > >>>>> > >>>>>I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. > >>>>>When PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 > >>>>>Professional. I was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional before. > >>>>>I do not know what has changed. Please let me know if you have any > >>>>>suggestions or questions. Thank you. > >>>>> > >>>>>Diane > >>>>> > >>>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > >>>>>news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? > >>>>>> > >>>>>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems in > >>>>>>their own separate partitions? > >>>>>> > >>>>>>John > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Diane Walker wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP > >>>>>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, the > >>>>>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The > >>>>>>>only thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to fix > >>>>>>>this problem? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Thanks. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Diane > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > >
Guest John John Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Re: Blank Desktop You're welcome, glad to see that you got it fixed. John Diane Walker wrote: > John > > You fixed my problem!!! By copying Explorer.exe to C:\WINNT, all my icons > are displayed again. I was able to open Outlook Express without any > problems. The icon for My Computer came back to normal. You are great!!! > I don't know how to thank you. But, thank you very much for your > assistance. > > Diane > > "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:OJbfG%23OkIHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >>That is probably the cause of the Explorer problem. Explorer is >>probably set as the wanted shell in the registry but if it can't be >>found in the expected location then it can't be started. >> >>So, yes, copy the Explorer.exe file from the >>c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386 folder to the C:\winnt folder and reboot >>the computer and see if that takes care of the problem. >> >>I don't know what happened when you installed the Windows XP dual boot, >>it should not have touched or changed any of the files in the Windows >>2000 WINNT folder. >> >>John >> >>Diane Walker wrote: >> >> >>>Thanks for your prompt response and information. I will look at the >>>registry and get back to you. >>> >>>When I typed Explorer.exe, it said it could not find the file. I > > searched > >>>Explorer.exe on drive C and it only found it Explorer.exe under >>>c:\winnt\servicepackfiles\i386. Is it OK to copy Explorer.exe to > > C:\winnt? > >>>Then, reboot the computer. >>> >>>Thanks. >>> >>>Diane >>> >>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>news:%23$EM16IkIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>>>Explorer.exe should be in the installation's WINNT folder, try starting >>>>that one, not the one in the servicepackfiles folder. Explorer should >>>>have launched from Task Manager without needing to navigate to the >>>>containing folder. >>>> >>>>Look in the registry at: >>>> >>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon >>>> >>>>Entry: Shell >>>>Data Type: REG_SZ >>>> >>>>Does the shell value have Explorer.exe as the default shell? >>>> >>>>John >>>> >>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I rebooted the computer and still got the blank desktop with a mouse >>>>>cursor. Then, I opened Task Manager and started Explorer.exe. The > > icons > >>>>>were displayed on the desktop. But, the icon for My Computer was >>>>>changed. I still got the same error message when I opened Outlook >>>>>Express. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks. >>>>> >>>>>Diane >>>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>>>news:%23AxtX$DkIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>In the Task Manager top menu select File | New Task (Run...) and enter >>>>>>explorer.exe in the box. >>>>>> >>>>>>John >>>>>> >>>>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Thanks for your prompt response and information. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>How do you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I installed the operating systems on their own separate partitions. >>>>>>>When PC boots, I select the computer to boot to Windows 2000 >>>>>>>Professional. I was able to boot to Windows 2000 Professional > > before. > >>>>>>>I do not know what has changed. Please let me know if you have any >>>>>>>suggestions or questions. Thank you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Diane >>>>>>> >>>>>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message >>>>>>>news:%23G8RaICkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Can you start Explorer.exe from the Task Manager? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>How did you do the dual boot, did you install the operating systems > > in > >>>>>>>>their own separate partitions? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>John >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Diane Walker wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>We setup dual boot for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP >>>>>>>>>Professional. For some reasons, when we boot up to Windows 2000, > > the > >>>>>>>>>screen came up blank. We do not see any icons on the desktop. The >>>>>>>>>only thing on the desktop is the mouse cursor. Is there a way to > > fix > >>>>>>>>>this problem? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Diane >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > >
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