Cannot use anything on the computer except explorer

[np]

Ok I dunno but my roomate downloaded real player yesterday and maybe other small program. Now I cant enter anything (not any files or my computer or else the only Iclick and it works is explorer,. I kep receiving when I click on files to open an error message telling me that Explorer performed an illegal operation and that it will be shut down. that is even when I am not on the internet... I restarted the computer as they suggest if the problem persist but no luck.

I check for virus none I scanned the disk no problem I evem defrag.
Please Id like to use my files again or even be able to enter MY Computer again.
ANy sugestion?

[gitreel]

Spyware

[Roundabout]

If you're running XP, you can use System Restore to put it back into the condition it was in before the changes were made, as long as you haven't disabled the restore function previously.

Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore

[b1tchm4gn3t]

go to start...run... type in sfc /scannow and hit enter...that will run windows file protection. After that I would run System restore.

[np]

I have windows 98 second edition... and actually this is not my computer but we share it and as I said I scanned it and defragmented it but still doesnt work ( only windows player and internet works nothing else).

So what you are saying is for XP version any idea for windows 98?

[gitreel]

You may need to reinstall windows. It sounds like some spyware wiped out the .exe file extension preference. You could also try to repair explorer.

[Roundabout]

One other thing you could try before reinstalling windows:

Since it's a Win98se PC, you can press F8 during bootup, and select "command prompt only", then when you get the command prompt, type "scanreg/ restore" (without the quotation marks, of course). From the selections of previous dates it gives you, choose a date to restore the registry from, preferably the last known working date. Let it do its thing, and then reboot. This has worked for me in the past, no guarantee, but worth a try if you're going to reinstall Windows anyway.

[np]

I tried to reinstall explorer no success. I tried the command prompt the first date it gave me was 27 of may then it said cnnot restore...then I tried 28 same 29 same(cannot restore.)

Does that mean that my only solution now is to reinstall windows???

Anybody knows anything else that might work or even of a very good computer help website???