Vista - desktop problem

for some reason since I installed Vista on my laptop, everytime I have
successfully logged into the system I have to use the Task manager and use
the New task function to start "explorer.exe" otherwise the screen in blank
with nothing on it. It seems that windows isn't automatically starting the
explorer task as it should. Are there any steps I can follow to rectify this
situation?

what operting system did you have before? You mite have not instal Vista
fully i could have miss a program maybe you have to re-instal it

"stevie mcg" wrote:

> for some reason since I installed Vista on my laptop, everytime I have
> successfully logged into the system I have to use the Task manager and use
> the New task function to start "explorer.exe" otherwise the screen in blank
> with nothing on it. It seems that windows isn't automatically starting the
> explorer task as it should. Are there any steps I can follow to rectify this
> situation?

"stevie mcg" <steviemcg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94EBB4D0-5460-46EB-8E07-CD3571FFBBFC@microsoft.com...
> for some reason since I installed Vista on my laptop, everytime I have
> successfully logged into the system I have to use the Task manager and use
> the New task function to start "explorer.exe" otherwise the screen in
> blank
> with nothing on it. It seems that windows isn't automatically starting the
> explorer task as it should. Are there any steps I can follow to rectify
> this
> situation?

Stevie

Open Notepad and copy / paste the 3 lines of text between the 2 dashed
lines. (Don't copy the dashed lines and make sure it is copied exactly as
shown, with no line wrap)

Select File / Save and save the file to the Desktop. Name the file
Shell.reg

Close Notepad, go to the Desktop and double click the file. OK all of the
prompts to merge the file into the registry. Reboot the computer.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Shell"="explorer.exe"

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User