Replacing a corrupt EXPLORER.EXE ???

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Hi,

An anti-virus program has identified EXPLORER.EXE as a corrupt
file. But it cannot fix or delete this protected system file.

From the WindowsXP install disk I expanded a new copy of the file
and placed it in the windows directory as EXPLORER.EX_ .

My question is how to remove the old file and replace it with the
new one?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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From a command prompt;
sfc /scannow

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"john smith" wrote:
| Hi,
|
| An anti-virus program has identified EXPLORER.EXE as a corrupt
| file. But it cannot fix or delete this protected system file.
|
| From the WindowsXP install disk I expanded a new copy of the file
| and placed it in the windows directory as EXPLORER.EX_ .
|
| My question is how to remove the old file and replace it with the
| new one?
|
| Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
|
|

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

You can replace the file from the recovery console.

From a command prompt you can expand the file. An example;

expand E:\I386\explorer.ex_ %systemroot%\explorer.exe

would expand a new copy to the "windows" directory.

Also you'll want to use the correct version for the service pack level
you're at. So you may need to extract the file from a service pack.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads [...] laylang=en

To extract the service pack files without installing them, execute
J:\SP2\WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe /x
Then when prompted, specify a directory to hold the extracted files.

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows XP CD-Rom
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
XP installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note: If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%



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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"john smith" wrote:
|I tried sfc. It puts up a box asking to see the xp PROFESSIONAL disk. The
| problem is this is a xp HOME edition machine and my disk is a HOME edition
| install that the sfc box doesn't seem to recognize.

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"john smith" wrote:

> I tried sfc. It puts up a box asking to see the xp PROFESSIONAL disk. The
> problem is this is a xp HOME edition machine and my disk is a HOME edition
> install that the sfc box doesn't seem to recognize.
>
> Dave Patrick wrote:
>
> > From a command prompt;
> > sfc /scannow
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> >
> > "john smith" wrote:
> > | Hi,
> > |
> > | An anti-virus program has identified EXPLORER.EXE as a corrupt
> > | file. But it cannot fix or delete this protected system file.
> > |
> > | From the WindowsXP install disk I expanded a new copy of the file
> > | and placed it in the windows directory as EXPLORER.EX_ .
> > |
> > | My question is how to remove the old file and replace it with the
> > | new one?
> > |
> > | Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> > |
> > |
>
>

Change the "source path" that sfc looks for, instead of the CD it will refer
to your i386 folder on your hard drive. Step #2 at this link
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html