Re: Explorer.exe failed to initialize
 

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If he has his XP cd, try making him open the command prompt and running the command "sfc /scannow" - while the XP disc is in the CD drive.

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It won't be a normal XP disc. If he has it at all, it will be the manufacturer's restore CDs. I think it's a Compaq but I'm not sure.