Explore.exe and SHLWAPI.DLL Startup Problem

MnGene13 · 10-10-2004, 02:30 PM

When I start up my friends pc it says explorer.exe error message and SHLWAPI.DLL error. She had no recovery cd or disk, didn't come with any. I downloaded the Win Me boot up disk. After i loaded that it comes to A:, after that I don't know where to go from there. any help thks

MnGene13 · 10-10-2004, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MnGene13

When I start up my friends pc it says explorer.exe error message and SHLWAPI.DLL error. She had no recovery cd or disk, didn't come with any. I downloaded the Win Me boot up disk. After i loaded that it comes to A:, after that I don't know where to go from there. any help thks

the explorer.exe problem says to reinstall windows and the SHLWAPI.DLL is missing it says. My friend doesn't have and win me disk to even reinstall win me.

MnGene13 · 10-11-2004, 09:33 AM

I guess no one can help!

greyknight17 · 10-15-2004, 02:21 PM

Someone will reply if they know the answer, so please be patient. There are problems that are difficult to find a solution to, but yours should be pretty simple.

Click here and download the dll file. Unzip it. Rename that old SHLWAPI.DLL to something like SHLWAPI.OLD and copy the dll file you unzipped into that same folder. Restart and see if the problem is still there.

Nightshade · 01-07-2005, 07:20 PM

my friend has the same problem in Win98se, but the solution you gave doesn't help because the computer can only boot to safe mode command prompt or dos command prompt. how can the .dll be repaired/replaced using one of those?

CTSNKY · 01-08-2005, 11:13 AM

You can copy the DLL file to a floppy disk and copy it over that way.

10-10-2004, 02:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
MnGene13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Orleans Posts: 5 OS: Windows xp	Explore.exe and SHLWAPI.DLL Startup Problem When I start up my friends pc it says explorer.exe error message and SHLWAPI.DLL error. She had no recovery cd or disk, didn't come with any. I downloaded the Win Me boot up disk. After i loaded that it comes to A:, after that I don't know where to go from there. any help thks

10-11-2004, 09:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
MnGene13 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Orleans Posts: 5 OS: Windows xp	no help! I guess no one can help!

10-15-2004, 02:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
greyknight17 Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 14,331 OS: Windows 98 & Windows XP Home/Pro My System	Someone will reply if they know the answer, so please be patient. There are problems that are difficult to find a solution to, but yours should be pretty simple. Click here and download the dll file. Unzip it. Rename that old SHLWAPI.DLL to something like SHLWAPI.OLD and copy the dll file you unzipped into that same folder. Restart and see if the problem is still there. __________________ Please do NOT PM me. Post whatever questions you may have in the forum and we will take a look at it when we get to it. If you have waited for more than 3 days, you may then and ONLY then PM me for assistance. I will take a look at it. Adaware :: CWShredder :: HijackThis :: Panda ActiveScan :: Spybot S&D Anti-Spyware Tutorial :: Spyware Prevention Tools Last edited by greyknight17; 10-16-2004 at 06:44 AM.

01-07-2005, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nightshade Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NY Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	same problem, in Win98se my friend has the same problem in Win98se, but the solution you gave doesn't help because the computer can only boot to safe mode command prompt or dos command prompt. how can the .dll be repaired/replaced using one of those?

01-08-2005, 11:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
CTSNKY Knower of all that is MS Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,755 OS: (multiple machines) 95, 98, 2K & XP Home & Pro	You can copy the DLL file to a floppy disk and copy it over that way. __________________ GO BIG BLUE!!