Solved Explorer.exe damaged and cannot access my computer to fix it

compuwhiz93

compuwhiz93

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hi

I was try to do some tweaks and stuff, so i got a new explorer.exe file (from a theme) and replaced it with the original one. and i changed the name of the original one to explorer.exe.bak.

now i cannot open any window like computer, documents and all other folders. i just need to be able to access my windows folder to put back the original file in place.

Urgently waiting for your help.
 

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    320GB in my lenovo laptop
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Hello Compuwhiz,

You should be able to do a system restore at boot using a restore point dated before you change the name to restore it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    512 GB M.2 SSD
If you can get to system restore that will make all good, again.
Try in safe mode if you have to.
 

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    640 gb
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richc46 said:
If you can get to system restore that will make all good, again.
Try in safe mode if you have to.
Click to expand...

Safe Mode requires explorer.exe to be good. If necessary, install disk will have to be used (I think)
 

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    Stock Dell 0TP406
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Doing that right now.
I will post back when it is over.
 

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    Toshiba Satellite L350D, Lenovo Thinkpad T510
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    AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 1.90GHZ
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    3.00GB, 4.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 256MB, Nividea NVS 512MB
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    200GB in the Laptop
    320 WD external HD
    2X 320 WD internal Hard drives which i use as external.
    320GB in my lenovo laptop
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless USB mouse
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    10.00MB
Please, let us know either way.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
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    Dell USB 4 button optical
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    DSL provided by ATT
its taking ages, its been 30 mins now.
i need to go to uni now, so i will post back wht happened when i am back
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L350D, Lenovo Thinkpad T510
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 1.90GHZ
    Memory
    3.00GB, 4.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 256MB, Nividea NVS 512MB
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    200GB in the Laptop
    320 WD external HD
    2X 320 WD internal Hard drives which i use as external.
    320GB in my lenovo laptop
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless USB mouse
    Internet Speed
    10.00MB
What anti virus you are using? If its AVG then its sure that it is deleted by it and you can find the file in reports folder..

I have faced this issue and recovered the file from there..
 

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Ok so here is what happened after i came back from ni.
the laptop was on the login page, i entered my password, then a window came saying that the system restore was not complete becz there was not enough harddisk space left, i tried going to control panel to uninstall some stuff but it wudnt open (due to the explorer.exe corruption). so i just click on try again, then again this time after logging it, it says that the restore point was deleted.

now when i try to do a system restore, there no system restore points available earlier than today's date. so i think that system restore is not a solution anymore.

any ideas anyone????
is there way to access the windows folder without using explorer.exe
Eagerly waiting for replies since the laptop has really important stuff on it
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L350D, Lenovo Thinkpad T510
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 1.90GHZ
    Memory
    3.00GB, 4.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 256MB, Nividea NVS 512MB
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    200GB in the Laptop
    320 WD external HD
    2X 320 WD internal Hard drives which i use as external.
    320GB in my lenovo laptop
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless USB mouse
    Internet Speed
    10.00MB
gamex1 said:
What anti virus you are using? If its AVG then its sure that it is deleted by it and you can find the file in reports folder..

I have faced this issue and recovered the file from there..
Click to expand...
no i dont have AVG, i have anti-vir and microsoft security essentials
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L350D, Lenovo Thinkpad T510
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 1.90GHZ
    Memory
    3.00GB, 4.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 256MB, Nividea NVS 512MB
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    200GB in the Laptop
    320 WD external HD
    2X 320 WD internal Hard drives which i use as external.
    320GB in my lenovo laptop
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless USB mouse
    Internet Speed
    10.00MB
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL i did it!!! you are gonna love this

i opened wordpad and clicked on open file, from there i accessed the windows folder and i was able to delete the fake explorer file and put the original back to its place, simple isnt it???
sometimes stupid things are the things that work the best.
Thank you all for your help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L350D, Lenovo Thinkpad T510
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 1.90GHZ
    Memory
    3.00GB, 4.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 256MB, Nividea NVS 512MB
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    200GB in the Laptop
    320 WD external HD
    2X 320 WD internal Hard drives which i use as external.
    320GB in my lenovo laptop
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless USB mouse
    Internet Speed
    10.00MB
LOL, that's great news. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. Thank you for posting back with your solution. :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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