Windows Vista Error Fix Desktop Icons And Taskbar Fails To Load At Startup

There are really a lot of reasons why all of your icons and your Windows Vista desktop fails, all of a sudden, to load at startup. Some times the taskbar also refuses to load at Windows Vista startup.Anyway, most of the times this issue is due to a little key in the registry called explorer.exe which refuses to load or it is just missing or it doesn’t exist at all.This Issue in Windows Vista is easily fixed by using one of these 4 fixes:

The following method i have checked out and its worked for my laptop inspiron 1545 windows vista home edition.

Method1:

Copy and paste the following piece of code in your notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“Userinit”=”C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe,”

Now save the file as Userinit.reg. Double-click on it to merge it in the Windows Vista registry. or Change registry key value and close registry editor and restart.

Method 2:

The key Explorer.exe in your registry is not correct.To fix this:

• Click on Windows Vista Start.
• In the start menu Search Box type “regedit” and hit Enter.
• In Windows registry, locate the following key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ Image File Execution Options]
• Look for Explorer.exe.
• Delete it.
• or Change registry key value to Explorer.exe to the above location and close registry editor then restart.

Method 3:

Restore Explorer.exe which is missing in your Windows Vista registry.To do this:

• Copy this piece of code in your notepad editor.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“Shell”=”explorer.exe”

• Save the file as Logon.reg.
• Double-click on it to merge it in the Windows Vista registry(Sometimes UAC prompt appears and click “Continue”).
• or Change registry key value to Explorer.exe to the above location and close registry editor then restart.

Method 4:

If explorer.exe is not in C:\WINDOWS\ then insert your Windows CD and, using the ‘Task Manager’ (File -> New Task), run the ‘System File Checker’ utility with this command:

sfc /scannow

If the ‘System File Checker’ didn’t replace it, boot to the Recovery Console with the Windows CD and copy explorer.exe manuallyFor this:

• Insert your Windows Vista DVD.
• When the setup screen window appears, choose the Repair or Recover option by pressing “R”.
• In the Command Prompt, type the following command: expand G:\i386 /F:EXPLORER.EX_ C: \WINDOWS\explorer.exe /y (don’t forget that G: is the letter of your DVD drive, while C: is the partition where Windows Vista is installed, change them if they are different in your PC)

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