Topic: aagghh! help!
started by: Rhydant
i installed this LiteSTEP thing because i thought it was cool. i didnt like it, and uninstalled. now the computer isnt running a shell. its helluva weird. there isnt a start menu bar or anything. i have to do the cntr-alt-delete thing so i can open up the task mamnger. from there, i try to run explorer.exe and it just opens my documents. with taht i can acess everything, but its not good. my mouse buttons dont work (i cant go back/forward in the internet with it) and uh.... it really sucks.
i talked to a couple of friends. they tried to help but nothing worked. so im desperate. someone, help!
i backed everything up... ready to reformate if i have to
btw, if you dont hear from me in a day or 2, my mother has killed me!
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...when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
quote:
Originally posted by ASCIIMan:
Yo! Open up Notepad, DOS "edit", etc. and open your system.ini file. There should be a "shell=" line towards the beginning. Either delete this line, or change it so it says "shell=explorer.exe". This should make things work.
yeah, just don't change it to "shell=progman.exe" on a school computer... you'll be kicked off all networked computers, and if you touch one 3 days out of school suspension, and probably some sort of court referal... I know, trust me... (note - I never touched a networked computer after the little "mishap")
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code:
; for 16-bit app support[drivers]
wave=mmdrv.dll
timer=timer.drv[mci]
[driver32]
VIDC.IV41=ir41_32.ax
VIDC.IV41=ir41_32.ax
[386enh]
woafont=dosapp.FON
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON
ebios=*ebios
mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd
device=*dynapage
keyboard=*vkd
display=*vdd,*vflatd
[DISPLAY]
BusThrottle=1
[Password Lists]
AUSTIN CASTILLO=C:\WINDOWS\Pwls\AUSTI001.PWL
[MSNP32]
AUSTIN CASTILLO=C:\WINDOWS\Pwls\AUSTI000.PWL
[ScreenTime]
Password Value=0
previousProjectorProcessID=4294794385
[TTFontDimenCache]
0 4=2 4
0 5=3 5
0 6=4 6
0 7=4 7
0 8=5 8
0 9=5 9
0 10=6 10
0 11=7 11
0 12=7 12
0 13=8 13
0 14=8 14
0 15=9 15
0 16=10 16
0 18=11 18
0 20=12 20
0 22=13 22
thats the whole file. damn. next solution!
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...when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
Have you tried inserting a new line at the beginning of the file with "shell=explorer.exe"? that should work, if not, I'll try to find something else that might fix it for you.
im just gonna reformat. i backed up my stuff. im ready to take the plunge...
heh, sounds like im getting married
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...when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
Of course, it's always nice to have a clean installation of Windows (weird bugs tend to accumulate if you don't reinstall every couple years or so).
Okay, here's what you do:
Put the following text in a text file:
code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "Shell"="Explorer.exe"
and save as removels.reg
Now run the file.
Reboot.
Things will work.
This message has been edited by ASCIIMan on May 01, 2001 at 04:17 PM
if bets comes to best, my mom will buy a new HD
w00t!
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...when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
just do what asciiman said, all it did was replace explorer with litestep, just change it back and you'll be back in exploder again
quote:
Originally posted by pengu1nn:
... i'm not very good with linux, but who is?) ...
ME! 
The problem you're having is not uncommon; one of the lines in an FAQ at the liteStep site addresses it. Basically, you do that registry key bit someone mentioned above.
I'm curious though; what skin were you using? Had any other problems with it? What did/didin't you like about it overall?
i should get my computer back tomorrow. took it to the tech guys at my mom's office building. they said they'd fix it for free.
i just hope they put win2k on it. if they didnt... i cant do anything about it.... hehehe, beggars cant be choosers....
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...when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
quote:
Originally posted by pengu1nn:
... i'm not very good with linux, but who is?) ...
me
This message has been edited by KL1NK on May 06, 2001 at 08:06 PM