How can I restore my original explorer.exe?

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I was installing a theme and I accidently replaced the explorer.exe in my Windows folder without creating a backup. I do not have any restore points. Everything works fine, it's just that I want to go back to my original explorer.exe with the default start button (that SHOULD be the only change).

What are my options?

EDIT: Will "sfc /scannow" catch the changed explorer.exe?
 

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look for a backup (explorer.bak) or run sfc /scannow in admin command prompt
 

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Another way to do this. I messed up my explorer.exe and Windows said it was invalid.

What I did was Ctrl+Alt+Delete to open task manager, then the "New Task" button. I typed "cmd" in the box to open the command prompt.

I used the "dir" command in my C:\Windows folder and saw that Windows had created a explorer.backup.exe for me in case I needed it. Useful.

Simply navigate to C:\Windows, "del explorer.exe" if it exists, then "rename explorer.backup.exe explorer.exe" to rename it to the main one. Then just type "explorer"
 

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I have a similar problem, I recently installed a 3rd party theme called Dark Agility that altered my explorer.exe, explorerFrame.dll and shell32.dll. I already tried using cmd command sfc /scannow and although I am an admin keeps telling me that I don't have admin rights! I considered restoring to default system settings, since it has a recovery partition since i bought the thing I am worried about the damage will do to my files and settings! thanks in advance.
 

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and I also use a canon PIXMA MG3250 WIRELLES prrinter/scanner

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A Guy said:
Welcome to Seven Forums Michigr. You ran the command prompt as admin as stated in the tute?

Start> In search box type cmd> Right click on cmd.exe in results above and choose Run as administrator

Follow the rest of the tute.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

If you are doing that already, post a screenshot of the error you receive.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

A Guy
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thank you my friend, and thanks again! the problem was that I was just executing cmd.exe from task manager directly and not via the start menu!(siily me) I did the search and vu a la! other then that the command worked wonders!!!
 

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and I also use a canon PIXMA MG3250 WIRELLES prrinter/scanner
Glad to hear you got it sorted ;)

A Guy
 

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I am surprized you understood what I wrote! hehe thanks for the follow up!
 

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i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz
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8.00 GB
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intel HD Ghraphics 4000
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1366x768
Hard Drives
500GB
Antivirus
avast
Browser
mozilla firefox, chrome, opera, maxthon
Other Info
and I also use a canon PIXMA MG3250 WIRELLES prrinter/scanner
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