No Launch of Win Explorer etc.

For some unknown reason ( at least to me) my machine has suddenly stopped
responding to Desktop and/or Start/Program launches of Windows Explorer, My
Computer and certain other progs. Other apps like Word, Excel and IE are
fine.
For example, if I double-click on Windows Explorer via the Desktop I get the
*hourglass* up for about 5 seconds and then NOTHING.
Start is also a problem and launching it is a bit of a hit and miss affair.
When I do *get through* and look for Windows Explorer I cannot see it.
I've re-installed XP-Pro SP1 without any of the *recovery* options and find
myself in exactly the same situation.
Sometimes I manage to hit the right spot and get to right-click Windows
Explorer and then go to Properties where it shows me that *explorer.exe* is
located in *systemroot* (is this significant ?)
I had NAV installed but that now just gives error messages at boot-up. I'd
like to re-install it, and check out the machine, but without being able to
get to the CD via Explorer or My Computer that's not an option.

Any ideas PLEEZE

TIA

Stella

Further to previous posting - I've just noticed that :-

1) when I go to Task Manager the CPU usage is permanently at 100%
2) the clock in the Tray is still at the same time as when I booted-up .
Any significance ? and if so what.?

Even more frustrated-
Stella






"Stella" <stella_j@sdw.co.uk> wrote in message
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> For some unknown reason ( at least to me) my machine has suddenly stopped
> responding to Desktop and/or Start/Program launches of Windows Explorer,

My

> Computer and certain other progs. Other apps like Word, Excel and IE are
> fine.
> For example, if I double-click on Windows Explorer via the Desktop I get

the

> *hourglass* up for about 5 seconds and then NOTHING.
> Start is also a problem and launching it is a bit of a hit and miss

affair.

> When I do *get through* and look for Windows Explorer I cannot see it.
> I've re-installed XP-Pro SP1 without any of the *recovery* options and

find

> myself in exactly the same situation.
> Sometimes I manage to hit the right spot and get to right-click Windows
> Explorer and then go to Properties where it shows me that *explorer.exe*

is

> located in *systemroot* (is this significant ?)
> I had NAV installed but that now just gives error messages at boot-up.

I'd

> like to re-install it, and check out the machine, but without being able

to

> get to the CD via Explorer or My Computer that's not an option.
>
> Any ideas PLEEZE
>
> TIA
>
> Stella
>
>

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:19:41 +0200, "Stella" <stella_j@sdw.co.uk>
wrote:

>Further to previous posting - I've just noticed that :-
>
>1) when I go to Task Manager the CPU usage is permanently at 100%
>2) the clock in the Tray is still at the same time as when I booted-up .
>Any significance ? and if so what.?
>
>Even more frustrated-
>Stella
>

Looks like some program is stuck in a loop and won`t exit gracefully.
Look n the Process list to see which program is using up the cpu time.
It could be a virus, worm, spyware or some other program...

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/