Okay... after a few days of having explorer work, I restarted my computer, and now explorer doesn't work. I can't even open it with the task manager. Also, my displays a little funky. Normally, in...

Thanks for the links. I downloaded and ran both programs (Spybot: S&D and Ad-Aware). Both scans showed a decent amount of nasties that I would rather not have had on my computer, so I cleaned those...

The only link I see is to the Puget Systems homepage. I'll try and find them in google and I'll come back and tell you if I did. If I haven't before you visit this page again, would you mind posting...

I do have my key. However... explorer seems to have magically fixed itself after I rebooted my computer recently. I don't think it'll last though, so I'm going to give it a while before I conclude it...

Alright, I spent a few more days looking for the CD (cleaning out shelves and desks), but still no CD. Now bobbyraw was telling me I should run a repair installation with the Windows CD, but you are...

After a few days of searching, I still can't find the disk for Windows XP that came with my computer. However, I did find the one that came with the old Dell. Can I use that?

I'll give this a shot. How do I execute a repair installation?

I'm talking about windows explorer, which is essentially the entire windows interface including the taskbar and desktop. Not internet explorer.


I decided this was the best course of action......

A system restore has crossed my mind, but I would much rather attempt to fix the problem before I do that. Mostly because the TCP optimizer did in fact fix a problem I was encountering earlier, and I...

Basically, whenever I boot up XP, the explorer will not start. If I try to run it from the Task Manager, it closes again in a matter of seconds. It will then try to open itself up again... but then...