Pending: folders don't open....please help!!

willteddy09 · 04-29-2007

Ok here's my problem. I have windows 2000 pro. It starts up fine and all even connects to the internet but when I click on the internet explorer icon on the desktop nothing happens and also when I click on the my computer or my documents icon on the desktop the window goes blank and the icons and task bar diappears for a second and comes back....I don't know what to do please help me if you can....oh and by the way I'm posting this from my tmobile sidekick.

Wadd · 05-01-2007

It's been a long while since I worked with Windows 2000. But I believe Windows 2000 does have a repair install option. What I would do is try a repair install of Windows 2000. That way you leave your file system intact and just get the OS back in shape. I would imagine in your case some sort of system file(s) is/are corrupted.

This is all going on the assumption the computer is free of malicious software that may be causing the problem.

ih8bills · 05-01-2007

Originally Posted by Wadd

It's been a long while since I worked with Windows 2000. But I believe Windows 2000 does have a repair install option. What I would do is try a repair install of Windows 2000. That way you leave your file system intact and just get the OS back in shape. I would imagine in your case some sort of system file(s) is/are corrupted.

This is all going on the assumption the computer is free of malicious software that may be causing the problem.

I would agree... sounds like Windows Explorer may be corrupt-- if it's corrupt you get all kinds of errors

willteddy09 · 03-04-2008

ok fixed.....i added more ram and a new hard drive and installed ubuntu instead! Works well!

04-29-2007	#1
willteddy09 New Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	folders don't open....please help!! Ok here's my problem. I have windows 2000 pro. It starts up fine and all even connects to the internet but when I click on the internet explorer icon on the desktop nothing happens and also when I click on the my computer or my documents icon on the desktop the window goes blank and the icons and task bar diappears for a second and comes back....I don't know what to do please help me if you can....oh and by the way I'm posting this from my tmobile sidekick. Last edited by vger; 2 Weeks Ago at 11:25 AM.

05-01-2007	#3
ih8bills Tech Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: coastal Rhode Island Posts: 4,633 PC Experience: More Stubborn than any PC	Originally Posted by Wadd It's been a long while since I worked with Windows 2000. But I believe Windows 2000 does have a repair install option. What I would do is try a repair install of Windows 2000. That way you leave your file system intact and just get the OS back in shape. I would imagine in your case some sort of system file(s) is/are corrupted. This is all going on the assumption the computer is free of malicious software that may be causing the problem. I would agree... sounds like Windows Explorer may be corrupt-- if it's corrupt you get all kinds of errors

03-04-2008	#4
willteddy09 New Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	Re: [Pending] folders don't open....please help!! ok fixed.....i added more ram and a new hard drive and installed ubuntu instead! Works well!

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05-01-2007	#2
Wadd Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 640 PC Experience: I know my way around a computer...	It's been a long while since I worked with Windows 2000. But I believe Windows 2000 does have a repair install option. What I would do is try a repair install of Windows 2000. That way you leave your file system intact and just get the OS back in shape. I would imagine in your case some sort of system file(s) is/are corrupted. This is all going on the assumption the computer is free of malicious software that may be causing the problem.