Server Execution Failed

Kieran92

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Oct 15, 2014
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Hey all - I had a dying new HDD, removed it - Took it to PBTech, They tested the * out of it. Claim its fine, Its making head movement sounds, Writing/reading head sounds, But the tests are coming back clean, 9ms response time 7200RPM 3TB Western Digital Black -- The techs claim its healthy. I know for a fact that any head sounds shows faulty assembly. But whatever -- They say its sweet. Sigh

Point is -- I had 4 hard drives as listed

1. 64GB Intel SSD [Windows Drive]
2. 3TB Ex-drive dying 3TB WD Green drive
3. 3TB New WD Black drive with (2) cloned to it.
4. Random 500gb HDD from an older PC


Upon taking my WD Black to be checked, I re-cable-managed my rig, Removed the un-necessary drives. 2 and 4.

Nothing impornt installed on either of the removed drives.

So with reassembly im looking at just the 64gb SSD with windows, And the new somewhat failing 3tb wd black drive.

Upon booting, No issues logging in to my windows profile


CATCH 22 -- Not one thing works on the profile. Ill click start -> Then my computer. Everything freezes - Followed by a Server Execution Failed explorer.exe Error.

If i click the explorer icon on the taskbar. Same thing.

If i right click any shortcut on the desktop and click "open file location" same thing - Server Execution Failed Explorer.exe [ Bunch of random letters numbers -- Said string returns no results on Google ]

So i made a new account -- Default administrator account no password



Issues now -- While using the new account -> Start has nothing in recents, Pinning an item to the start menu does nothing.

Pinning Items to the taskbar does nothing.etc I can still runn apps fine if i manually shortcut them to the desktop.. Just Start menu and task bar does nothing.

Sick of seeing an empty start menu -- no recents even manually.




Is this a virus? / Spyware ?
Or did removing those 2 hard drives fuck something im not realizing


Any help would be so appreciated

what i want?

My normal account to act fine - With explorer not spitting the dummy every time i try open any folder. Period


Please help guys -- Im so confused!

<Language, please. Thanks>
 
Solution
Disconnect all drives but your boot drive.

run sfc /scannow
If that doesn't fix it, try Repair from your Windows install media
If that doesn't work, consider just a reinstall of the OS.

triley

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Jul 19, 2013
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I'm assuming that the info you are trying to access was on the WD Green that you removed. When you cloned that drive to the black and installed did you change the Black to the same drive letter that the Green had? Just because it's a clone doesn't mean Windows is going to see it as the same drive.