Cannot open My Documents, etc...ole32.dll error message

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"breagha" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message news:3_1761313_01cd076f1c97df5df21b094b9c36f787@windowsforumz.com...
> My Windows XP (Home Edition) Internet explorer (ver 6.x) does not
> launch. In addition any process that requires explorer will not
> launch. This includes "My Documents", "Control Panel", and of
> course Internet Explorer. When I click My Documents, it thinks about
> it, then all the icons on the desktop disappear for a moment and all
> that I have is the background image. Then the icons return and
> Explorer does not open. The error message I get indicates that there
> is a problem with the ole32.dll file. I've run a virus scan and
> spyware scan with no luck.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> breagha
>
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