OT - explorer.exe - transferring to another system ?

Per the subject, this is quite OT, but one of you might just happen to
know :-}

Does anyone know if its possible to copy explorer.exe from one xp box
to another ? - a friend has butchered his using stuff like reshacker
to alter the text and appearance (things like the Start button text
have been doctored), and has no backup...

I know its a protected file and would need to permit access to it
first, but I wasn`t sure if it was perhaps generated on a system-by-
system basis during installation, which would rule out a simple swap.

Cheers :-}

 

I doubt that would work because many of the doctored settings will
be stored elsewhere - in the registry for example. This might be a
better approach:
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=318378>

 

I doubt that would work because many of the doctored settings will

Its not IE i`m talking about - its the explorer shell, i.e. the
desktop

 

Understood, I misread it.

However, my point about where doctored settings are stored still
applies. Try it out:
- rename the existing explorer.exe to (say) explorer.bak
- copy explorer.exe from another PC
- reboot

If that doesn't work, try a repair reinstallation of XP:
<http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm>

 

However, my point about where doctored settings are stored still

Thats true - cheers