Lost the Link to Windows Explorer!

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  1. Posts : 5
    windows 7
       #1

    Lost the Link to Windows Explorer!


    Windows 7 Pro. Two week old installation. Don't know how this happened, however when I right click on the Start button and choose "Open Windows Explorer", nothing happens! It was originally working properly.

    If I double-click on \windows\explorer.exe, it opens. Can someone describe how to edit this link to get this working properly again?

    This is no biggie admittedly, I just want it working right.

    Gerry
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  2. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #2

    Hello Gerry, welcome to the Seven Forums.

    Open Start menu, right click Windows Explorer and choose Properties from the context menu. Choose Shortcut tab, type %windir%\explorer.exe to Target field. Click OK.

    Should work now.

    Kari
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  3. Posts : 5
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks Kari, but you misunderstood the problem. Go to the Start button and RIGHT click on it. One of the selections is "Open Windows Explorer". That's what used to work and now does nothing.

    If I OPEN the Start menu and click on "Windows Explorer", it works.

    Gerry
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  4. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #4

    I completely misread your post. I am sorry!
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  5. ryo
    Posts : 1,953
    windows 7
       #5

    gswetsky said:
    Thanks Kari, but you misunderstood the problem. Go to the Start button and RIGHT click on it. One of the selections is "Open Windows Explorer". That's what used to work and now does nothing.

    If I OPEN the Start menu and click on "Windows Explorer", it works.

    Gerry
    Open up regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key (create the key if it does not exist)
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

    Create a new 32-bit DWORD value on the right-hand side named NoViewContextMenu with one of these values:

    • Enable Context Menus: 0
    • Disable Context Menus: 1


    maybe can help.
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  6. Posts : 5
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Nope. No help either....

    [IMG]file:///C:/Users/Owner/Desktop/3-9-2010%209-40-14%20PM.jpg[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Users/Owner/Desktop/3-9-2010%209-40-14%20PM.jpg[/IMG]

    Then I realized I'd let Ccleaner clean the registry a day or two ago. I'd saved the file that Ccleaner created of changes It'd made and merged it. That was no help either.

    At least it appears I didn't get ahold of any malware that screwed with my system. Guess that was my primary concern.

    Gerry
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  7. ryo
    Posts : 1,953
    windows 7
       #7

    have you try repair your windows...i think have some file system missing..just i guess..
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  8. Posts : 5
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Thanks. I'll read up on using repair discs.

    Gerry
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  9. ryo
    Posts : 1,953
    windows 7
       #9

    let we know and post your result if your problems already solve..
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  10. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #10

    gswetsky:

    Open up command prompt as admin (right click -> run as admin) and type:
    Code:
    sfc /scannow
    This should fix any registry errors.

    ~Lordbob
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