control panel missing

[darrenb]

hey, well my laptop has becoming really slow and what not. done all virus scans and everything is fine but now control panel is gone. i click it in the start menu but then says 'explorer.exe - apllication not found.' i read somewhere that its registry problems causing this. I havent found any solid info on the web.

i have vista home

 

[octall]

Try reinstalling (repair)

 

[kronoSX]

you could try repairing vista files by inserting vista disk,Just restore pc via restore points

 

[darrenb]

kwl thnx, but if u reinstall vista tho do you lose all ur files

 

[Yuu]

Once you boot your computer using the vista disk or hitting "F8" you will see a "repair your computer" option which just restores files that may have been damaged due to a virus etc. You won't lose your files however doing a backup is always recommended . Let us know how it goes.

 

[darrenb]

Once you boot your computer using the vista disk or hitting "F8" you will see a "repair your computer" option which just restores files that may have been damaged due to a virus etc. You won't lose your files however doing a backup is always recommended . Let us know how it goes.

yeah ive tried that but it says there arent any errors, and now i found a virus on the 'explorer.exe' file...eish my comp is messed!

 

[peanutville]

Experienced a damaged vista registry from multiple viruses which I attempted to rectify.
Eventually backed up everything and re-installed - Problem solved