Explorer from Windws XP

Is there a way to run the explorer from Windows XP?

I get an error message of "the ordinal 356 could not be located in the
dynamic link library SHLWAPI.DLL.

thanks

 

Have you tried restoring your computer to a earlier time before this error
started occurring or run sfc /scannow from the command prompt (you might be
prompted for your Windows XP CD. Also, have you tried refreshing the
installation? Insert your XP CD and do an upgrade (please not, the XP CD
must have the same Service Pack as the one in the system to complete this
procedure.

You might also get additional information and help at the correct ng for
Windows XP issues:
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
--
--
Andre
Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta

 

Since I did an upgrade to Vista, I want to take the file called
explorer.old and rename it to something.exe. I get the error message
when I do.

 

Under Vista, no, at least not safely or without issue. Explorer.exe
just invokes views created by shell32.dll and its supporting files,
and shell32.dll and the configuration data they depend upon is by
necessity very "hooked in" to the OS on which it was designed to run.

Explorer.exe is not "a stand-alone application" you could expect to
just lift and run on some other Win32 operating system. You could
find a third-party file manager that does have such intentions, and
have expectation of being able to install that on Vista.

Alan Adams

 

There are still a lot of Upgrade Issues affecting Windows Vista (especially
affecting Windows Vista Build 5308 CTP). Read all of my Posts about all of
my Upgrade Issues with the Windows Update Service (affecting Build 5308 CTP)
just as one example, of some of the Upgrade Issues you could encounter in
Windows Vista. Your best bet is to Install Windows Vista as a Clean Install
(at least until Beta 2 comes out on Winds Day, May 24th, 2006).

 

It's not confirmed whether it's the 24th or not Kevin. Also, what's Winds
Day? Don't you mean Wednesday?

--
Zack Whittaker
» ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
» MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
» Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
» This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

--: Original message follows :--

 

I like Spelling it that way, because I live in the Chicago (Windy City)
Suburbs.

 

Well... I live in Nottinghamshire, Robin Hood county in England and
Kensington, London.
Here, we call it "Wednesday" as do most places for some... strange reason.

--
Zack Whittaker
» ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
» MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
» Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
» This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

--: Original message follows :--

 

I misread your question, sorry. Alan's answer hits the spot.
--
--
Andre
Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta