How to Repair Explorer.exe Error in Windows XP System

Actually, explorer.exe is an application that does NOT appear to be a security risk. But in the statement above, that explorer.exe is a process which is registered as a Trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system.
Determining whether explorer.exe is a virus or a legitimate Windows process depends on the directory location it executes or runs from.
Warning: The explorer.exe process is the central program for Microsoft Windows. If you stop this process your start bar and other features of the operating system will no longer work (until you reboot). If possible you should not terminate this process. When you find explorer.exe problems, don't repair them hastily and manually by yourself.

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In this part, I will explain simple and easy solution to solve the EXPLORER.EXE problem in Microsoft Windows XP. This problem occurs when the Windows Taskbar and Desktop icons disappear and reappear frequently not allowing the user to perform any task.

Step1 THE PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

When the computer is booted, everything looks fine initially with all the Desktop icons and the Task bar. The programs appear to be running fine. But all the icons and task bar disappears suddenly. Then it all reappears and this process continues without letting the user to perform any tasks.
This problem recurs always when the computer is booted.

Step2 THE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

The above described problem appears due to corrupt EXPLORER.EXE file. This may have happened due to some trojan attack through internet file downloading. The solution provided here deals with solving this problem. However, it is recommended to reinstall Windows XP some time soon.

Step3 ACCESSING C:\WINDOWS FOLDER

If the task bar is not visible at all, you will need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del key to bring up the taskbar. Go to "New Task" from the menu bar and enter "explorer.exe". You will need to do this several times if your task bar disappears again.
Go to "C:\WINDOWS" folder through "My Computer". If accessing the My Computer folder is not possible then you can go to Command prompt by typing "cmd" in the "Run" command line and accessing the "WINDOWS" folder from here.

Step4 COPYING AND RENAMING EXPLORER.EXE File

Copy the EXPLORER.EXE (Computer icon) file and paste it in the same folder. A file "Copy of EXPLORER.EXE" will be created in the folder. Now change the file name to your name.exe. For example, I renamed mine to "deshmukh.exe"

Step5 CHANGE REGISTRY - REGEDIT

Now go to Start >> Run and type "regedit" and press enter key. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon. In this folder, you will find a sub named "shell". Double click it and rename the "explorer.exe" to "deshmukh.exe"

Step 6 Restart

Restart your computer after making this change. Everything will be back to normal without any problems!

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