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Re: Explorer.exe freezes on boot [message #254823 is a reply to message #254583] Fri, 20 April 2007 09:21 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
CarrierII is currently offline  CarrierII
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I don't know
I strongly recommend taking a backup of every folder except the windows one (For best results, Start > Run > regedit , and export the entire registry, and use the Files and Settings transfer Wizard - Save it to disk and then simply Copy + Paste your whole hard drive to an external disk as well as the copy of the registry and the *.unc file that the Files and Settings wizard will make) and then reformat the disk. Reinstall windows, then copy your whole hard drive over, then the registry, then the files and settings transfer wizard *.unc file (which will require a restart)

90-95% of settings and preferences aren't lost, 100% of data is kept and the windows folder is replaced with its proper contents.

NOTE: Certain applications, such as Microsoft's AOE III, require things like the XML parser to be installed, that (and anything else you might need) can probably be found on Microsoft's website
Don't forget to install DirectX again!

A lazier alternative would be to make a batch file that runs at boot, waits for a while, then loads explorer.exe. Can't tell you exactly how to get that to work though.



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