How to reinstall Windows Explorer?

sometimes says that windows explorer is not working..so what can i do with this?

To See if a Fix is Available

In Control Panel (and select Classic view in the left hand pane) choose Problem Reports and Solutions (type problem in Start's search box), go to Problem History, right click your error and choose Check For Solution.

You may also right click and choose Details for more info. **Post those details here.**The Fault Module Name is the important information.

If the problem affects Control Panel press Winkey + R and type wercon.

Close Explorer and Start a Command Prompt

• Close any Explorer windows
• Start - All Programs - Accessories - Right click Command Prompt and choose Run As Administrator.
• Click Start. Ctrl + Shift + Right click a blank spot (just above the power buttons is one place) then Exit Explorer.
• Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete then Task Manager.
• Check all explorer processes are closed. On the Process tab select explorer and right click and choose End Process, repeat if more than one explorer in the list.

Then to restart explorer after trying each of the following

• Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and choose Task Manager
• In Task Manager click the File menu then New Task (Run) and type explorer

Reregister the Shell's Registry Entries

Close Explorer as above then type in the command prompt (or copy and paste by right clicking in the Command Prompt window and choosing Paste).

regsvr32 /i shell32

regsvr32 /i urlmon.dll

regsvr32 RPCRT4.dllregsvr32 PROPSYS.dllregsvr32 MSCTF.dllregsvr32 cscui.dllregsvr32 rsaenh.dllregsvr32 timedate.cplregsvr32 ATL.DLLregsvr32 OLEACC.dllregsvr32 actxprxy.dllregsvr32 USERENV.dllregsvr32 msshsq.dllregsvr32 NaturalLanguage6.dllregsvr32 thumbcache.dllregsvr32 WINTRUST.dllregsvr32 MMDevAPI.DLLregsvr32 audioses.dllregsvr32 audioeng.dllregsvr32 ExplorerFrame.dllregsvr32 msi.dllregsvr32 FirewallAPI.dllregsvr32 netshell.dllregsvr32 pnidui.dllregsvr32 QUtil.dllregsvr32 wpdshserviceobj.dllregsvr32 WINHTTP.dllregsvr32 QAgent.dllregsvr32 PortableDeviceApi.dllregsvr32 wbemprox.dllregsvr32 wbemsvc.dllregsvr32 fastprox.dllregsvr32 imapi2.dllregsvr32 wshext.dllregsvr32 gameux.dllregsvr32 msxml6.dll

regsvr32 vbscript.dll

regsvr32 jscript.dll

regsvr32 wshext.dll

regsvr32 wshom.ocx

regsvr32 wshcon.dll

regsvr32 scrrun.dll

Delete Folder Settings

Close Explorer as above then type in the command prompt (or copy and paste by right clicking in the Command Prompt window and choosing Paste).

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell" /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams" /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects2" /f

Delete The Thumbnail and Icon Caches

Close Explorer as above then type in the command prompt (or copy and paste by right clicking in the Command Prompt window and choosing Paste).

attrib -r -s -h "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\.db"*

del "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\IconCache.db"

del "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\.db"*

A Clean Boot for Explorer

It might be caused by a shell extension.

Explorer (explorer.exe) is the program that is the Start menu and taskbar, folder windows, and the desktop (which is a folder window).

Explorer is built on addin programs called Shell Extensions. The standard ones are supplied by Microsoft but programs add their own.

• Download Autoruns from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Close any Explorer windows - Start Autoruns by right clicking and choose Run As Administrator

• Click Options menu - Filter Options and tick Hide Microsoft entries and clear Include Empty Locations
• Go to the Explorer tab and untick everything left.
• Click Start. Ctrl + Shift + Right click a blank spot (just above the power buttons is one place) then Exit Explorer.
• Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and choose Task Manager.
• Check all explorer processes are closed. On the Process tab select explorer and right click and choose End Process, repeat if more than one explorer in the list.
• Click the File menu then New Task (Run) and type explorer

and if it helps, reenable one by one to identify which one.

Hi,

When you say "Windows Explorer" are you referring to Internet Explorer? If not then what is the issue you are facing with Windows Explorer?

Please get back with the information so that we can assist you better.

To Noonien_Soong - please refrain from calling someone an idiot - especially when you have not checked your facts.  The link suggested by Anannya is in fact about Windows Explorer. None of the answers posted as of this date are about IE.

Participation in these forums should be encouraged - not mocked. Very few of us are so godlike that we never make a mistake...