Vista - Please, give me a shortcut to force a restart to Windows Explorer

Dear friends:

Please tell me how to make a shortcut in the quick launch bar in order
to force a restart to Windows Explorer. This seems to be the only
solution to my problem of the Desktop-Without-Icons that I posted a
couple of days ago in this group.

Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

"Juan I. Cahis" asked...
> Please tell me how to make a shortcut in the quick launch bar in order
> to force a restart to Windows Explorer. This seems to be the only
> solution to my problem of the Desktop-Without-Icons that I posted a
> couple of days ago in this group.
>
> Thanks
> Juan I. Cahis
> Santiago de Chile (South America)
> Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!


Right click your desktop, choose "New", and "shortcut".

Shutdown, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0

Restart, use this
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0

Then right click your new icon and choose "Add To Quick Launch" before doing
anything else.

You misunderstood me!!!!!!

I want a shortcut to force a restart of "Windows Explorer", not a
restart of the computer!!!!!!

Sorry of my bad English again.

<here@home.again> wrote:

>"Juan I. Cahis" asked...
>> Please tell me how to make a shortcut in the quick launch bar in order
>> to force a restart of Windows Explorer. This seems to be the only
>> solution to my problem of the Desktop-Without-Icons that I posted a
>> couple of days ago in this group.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Juan I. Cahis
>> Santiago de Chile (South America)
>> Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
>
>
>Right click your desktop, choose "New", and "shortcut".
>
>Shutdown, use this
>C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0
>
>Restart, use this
>C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0
>
>Then right click your new icon and choose "Add To Quick Launch" before doing
>anything else.
>
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

Juan I. Cahis wrote:

> You misunderstood me!!!!!!
>
> I want a shortcut to force a restart of "Windows Explorer", not a
> restart of the computer!!!!!!
>
> Sorry of my bad English again.

In the "Destination" line of the shortcut, type just "%windir%\explorer.exe"
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Here's a one-liner that should do it

wmic process where name="explorer.exe" call Terminate

Right-click desktop > New Shortcut > Paste in the above line

--
Jon


"Juan I. Cahis" <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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You misunderstood me!!!!!!

I want a shortcut to force a restart of "Windows Explorer", not a
restart of the computer!!!!!!

Sorry of my bad English again.

<here@home.again> wrote:

>"Juan I. Cahis" asked...
>> Please tell me how to make a shortcut in the quick launch bar in order
>> to force a restart of Windows Explorer. This seems to be the only
>> solution to my problem of the Desktop-Without-Icons that I posted a
>> couple of days ago in this group.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Juan I. Cahis
>> Santiago de Chile (South America)
>> Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
>
>
>Right click your desktop, choose "New", and "shortcut".
>
>Shutdown, use this
>C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0
>
>Restart, use this
>C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0
>
>Then right click your new icon and choose "Add To Quick Launch" before
>doing
>anything else.
>
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

Dear Jon, IT WORKED WONDERFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the desktop restarted will all the missing icons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks a lot again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote:

>Here's a one-liner that should do it
>
>wmic process where name="explorer.exe" call Terminate
>
>Right-click desktop > New Shortcut > Paste in the above line
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!