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Solution:
Can't find explorer.exe when trying to execute the program from task manager, file run menu option or can't find explorer.exe when running from a command prompt.
If you have an XP system that boots but doesn't show the desktop after recently removing malware, spyware, adware, and others like Trojans and viruses, then try this fix.
Other symptoms include being able to access the explorer.exe file in the windows directory. You can rename it and move it , copy it and even delete it but when you try to run the file to get the desktop to show, the system tells you that it cannot find the explorer.exe or explorer file specified.
If you computer boots but is unable to display the desktop because explorer.exe is not running and all efforts to start explorer fail, then there check the following registry setting.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options]
Look for explorer.exe and delete the key. It should not be there. If you have doubts, then just look at another computer where explorer starts
After deleting that folder you should now be able to run explorer.exe and get desktop
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