plz help fix reg path for explorer.exe

[ichimitch]

I installed a 3rd party file browser called CubicExplorer

CubicExplorer had an option to register it as the default file manager. I used this option.

Cubic Explorer often took a long time to open so I decided to uninstall it.

After uninstalling Cubic Explorer I tried to open the Control Panel but received error message:

"Explorer.exe Application not found"

I also tried to open Network and Sharing center and received another application not found error message with more detail:

"::{26EE0668-A00A-44D4-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{8E908FC9-BECC-40F6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D} Application not Found"

Could someone with knowledge of the Registry please tell me what to put in a .reg file to fix the explorer.exe associations?..

 

[kenrivers]

Try running this from a command prompt: sfc /scannow
This is system file checker and may help find/fix the problem.
You may want to read this as well: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/47521-63-explorer-application-found

 

[ichimitch]

Try running this from a command prompt: sfc /scannow
This is system file checker and may help find/fix the problem.
You may want to read this as well: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/47521-63-explorer-application-found

Thanks for the reply Ken,
Unfortunately I already tried sfc /scannow but it did not resolve the problem..

I would say that scanning was unable to fix the problem because the problem is in the registry path, not that the file is physically missing. However, I don't know how to find the entry in the registry...

 

[kenrivers]

There are too many entries for me to list them all here. You can do a registry search for explorer.exe. Open regedit, click on edit, click on find, type in explorer.exe, press enter to find the first entry and F3 to find the next one. This link may be of more help than the last one: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/windows-7-explorerexe-not-starting-when-i-boot-my/0e69419b-d900-4df9-a02a-f05eab15dc9b

 

[ichimitch]

There are too many entries for me to list them all here. You can do a registry search for explorer.exe. Open regedit, click on edit, click on find, type in explorer.exe, press enter to find the first entry and F3 to find the next one. This link may be of more help than the last one: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/windows-7-explorerexe-not-starting-when-i-boot-my/0e69419b-d900-4df9-a02a-f05eab15dc9b

Thanks Ken,

I ended up just using a system restore point. It's a bit annoying losing a few days worth of changes but at least it's preferable to doing a complete reinstall and to be honest I'd rather spend some time reinstalling (and re-uninstalling 😛) apps than scouring the registry when I'm not very regedit competent..

Note: Back up your registry people! The repercussions of not doing so majorly suck..

 

[kenrivers]

I'm glad you got it resolved. You're right the alternative of reinstalling is far worse than a restore. Thanks for letting me know you were able to find a solution.

 

[Nuanil]

I know this is stale, but here's the solution:
There are 2 likely spots that need to be repaired:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

To resolve an issue with explorer not opening, you need to open regedit, browse to each of the locations listed above in the registry and ensure the "Shell" entry displays "explorer.exe" sans quotation marks.

Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.