[H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Thane Sherrington
I've got a Windows 7 machine which boots to a blank screen, but I can bring up task manager and run explorer and then the desktop appears. Checking the \HKLM\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current VersionWinlogon, Explorer is set as the shell. Any ideas? T

Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Tim Lider
Are there any other problems set as the shell? If so remove them. Also, could be a virus. I see that some people have fixed it with Spybot Search and Destroy. Good luck, On August 1, 2013 at 12:28 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: I've got a Windows 7 machine which

Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Tim Lider
Err. Programs set in the shell. On August 1, 2013 at 12:39 PM Tim Lider timli...@adv-data.com wrote: Are there any other problems set as the shell? If so remove them. Also, could be a virus. I see that some people have fixed it with Spybot Search and Destroy. Good luck, On August 1,

Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 04:39 PM 01/08/2013, Tim Lider wrote: Are there any other problems set as the shell? If so remove them. Also, could be a virus. I see that some people have fixed it with Spybot Search and Destroy. Found it. There is another key: HKCU\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon That

Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Tim Lider
Awesome! On August 1, 2013 at 1:03 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 04:39 PM 01/08/2013, Tim Lider wrote: Are there any other problems set as the shell? If so remove them. Also, could be a virus. I see that some people have fixed it with Spybot Search and