Microsoft KB Archive/262788

= Start Button Name May Be Changed or Garbled =

Article ID: 262788

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q262788



SYMPTOMS
The &quot;Start&quot; text on the Start button may be changed to another name or to unintelligible characters.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if third-party software or a virus has made changes to the Explorer.exe file.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of the Explorer.exe file from the Windows CD-ROM:
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type sfc.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.
 * 2) Click Extract one file from installation disk.
 * 3) In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type explorer.exe, and then click Start.
 * 4) In the Restore From box, type the drive letter and path to the Windows 98 CD-ROM.
 * 5) In the Save File In box, type the full path to the Windows folder (for example, C:\Windows), and then click OK.
 * 6) When you see the &quot;The file has been successfully extracted&quot; message, click OK, and then click Close.
 * 7) Restart the computer.

For additional information about extracting files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB262788

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