Windows Explorer - Control Panel and Computer windows empty on opening

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  1. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #1

    Windows Explorer - Control Panel and Computer windows empty on opening


    Hi everyone! I am having a problem with Windows Explorer that upon opening the Computer window or the Control Panel, the screen is blank with 4 icons (Favorites, Libraries, Homegroup, and Computer) in the left pane.

    Windows gave me a notice about MS SkyDrive was causing a problem, but uninstalling it was of no help. Any suggestions?

    PS: Maybe I should remove DreamScene?
    UPDATE: DreamScene removed with no change.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Windows Explorer - Control Panel and Computer windows empty on opening-computer-screen.png  
    Last edited by bk4him; 20 Aug 2012 at 10:55.
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  2. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #2

    Note the green in the Address bar at the top. Wait for it to complete (goes all the way to the right) then you should see content in the right window.

    This happens to me some times as well but I have no idea why.
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  3. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for your reply. Tried that and with no luck as the bar became stuck at the approx. 95% mark and has not moved for at least ten minutes now. However, a small workaround that I have encountered is to press Start+E twice which will bring me to two Computer windows, one which seems to be immune to the problem, the other one with the problem of being blank. This is not an ideal solution though (at least for me).
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  4. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #4

    When you removed dream scene it didn't set the file back the way they should be.
    This might. sfc /scannow run from the cmd prompt/cmd Run it three times and boot after each. It's Windows 7 way of checking it own files and repairing them if it can.
    What you call your Start key is properly called the Windows Flag Key.
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  5. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Running first system scan now...
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  6. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Windows BlueScreened at the 20% mark of the System File Checker.

    Problem signature:
    Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
    OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
    Locale ID: 1033
    Additional information about the problem:
    BCCode: 50
    BCP1: FFFFFA804FA65C8A
    BCP2: 0000000000000000
    BCP3: FFFFF800037E361C
    BCP4: 0000000000000005
    OS Version: 6_1_7601
    Service Pack: 1_0
    Product: 256_1
    Files that help describe the problem:
    C:\Windows\Minidump\082012-31683-01.dmp
    C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-70200-0.sysdata.xml

    I'm attempting the sfc /scannow once more.

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  7. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #7

    sfc /scannow did not find any errors. Still facing the problem.
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  8. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #8

    One possible fix is to do a System Restore to before you installed DreamScene.
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  9. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #9

    The problem was not caused by DreamScene, nor was it related to DreamScene at all. However, making a new User Account solved the problem, I may just migrate to a new Account.
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  10. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I am migrating to a new account. Problem solved!
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