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black sceen "explorer.exe class not registered" error

Anonymous
2010-10-07T07:41:27+00:00

I was trying to install a custom start button for a visual style I installed and it said to end the explorer.exe from task manager and somethinglike dwm or some thing so I did, trying to customize my computer. But when I retarted my computer to see if it worked all I got when I logged in was a black sceen and a pop up that said something like "explorer.exe class not registered" I can't figure out how to fix it and I can'tt figure out how to do that thing that basically "resets" your computer files and stuff to its original state when you bought it. And I don't have the recovery disks or whatever cause their in my parents room and Im really scared that my computer is gonna be permenantly messed up and I really need help. Also I have no task bar or start menu and the only way I can run my internet browser is my going into task manager and opening new task. I really need help badly.

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Anonymous
2010-10-07T16:22:03+00:00

Try going back further. You may need to tick the box "Show additional restore points".

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Anonymous
2010-10-07T08:41:09+00:00

You can most likely fix your problem by using System Restore. Here is how it works:

  1. Keep tapping F8 during the early boot phase.
  2. Select Repair from the menu.
  3. Log on when prompted.
  4. Select System Restore when prompted.
  5. Set Windows back to a point before this problem occurred.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-25T22:53:16+00:00

    You can most likely fix your problem by using System Restore. Here is how it works:

    1. Keep tapping F8 during the early boot phase.
    2. Select Repair from the menu.
    3. Log on when prompted.
    4. Select System Restore when prompted.
    5. Set Windows back to a point before this problem occurred.

    Can you please help me i have the same issue i tried to replace explorer.exe with the one from sysWOW64 that explorer was like 2.57 mb and original one slightly bigger when i did that i restarted the device and black screen and it said explorer.EXE class not registered im afraid to lose all the data on my device it Lenovo B560 and it doesnt react to the F8 to open up the menu it has F2 to enter the setup and F12 to open boot menu i tried everything but it doesnt respond no task bar no background no start button no files and folders please help me

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-10-07T16:10:11+00:00

    I tried setting it to two different dates and its the same thing but this time I have the explorer.exe in task manager processes I just dont have the dwm thing that I was before.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-10-07T14:26:15+00:00

    Don't use themes which installs patched Exe and DLL files!

    "A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

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