Start explorer.exe with vba

Hi,
I found on the web that you can apply registry changes take effect immediately without restarting an application (Excel) by ending the explorere.exe process in the taskmanager and restart it.
The following
Shell ("cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im explorer.exe")
ends the process but how can I restart it. just running explorer.exe is not enough.

Try Below
Sub Rumi()
Shell ("cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im explorer.exe")
Application.Wait Now() + TimeValue("00:00:05")
Shell "cmd.exe /c explorer.exe"
End Sub
Best Regards,
Asadulla Javed, Kolkata
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Naam van toepassing met fout: Explorer.EXE, versie: 6.3.9600.17667, tijdstempel: 0x54c6f7c2
Naam van module met fout: twinui.appcore.dll, versie: 6.3.9600.17415, tijdstempel: 0x54503801
Uitzonderingscode: 0x80270233
Foutmarge: 0x000000000008cb57
Id van proces met fout: 0xf28
Starttijd van toepassing met fout: 0x01d05bf587567d80
Pad naar toepassing met fout: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
Pad naar module met fout: C:\Windows\System32\twinui.appcore.dll
Rapport-id: cf9c3ec8-c7e8-11e4-8262-0019bbd6f620
Volledige pakketnaam met fout:
Relatieve toepassings-id van pakket met fout:
Using Samba 3.6.25 with an LDAP back-end. Installed all updates for Windows 8.1 Pro client.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Pasting the crash dump analysis using WinDbg (x64):
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.3.9600.17298 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Loading Dump File [C:\LocalDumps\explorer.exe.824.dmp]
User Mini Dump File with Full Memory: Only application data is available
************* Symbol Path validation summary **************
Response Time (ms) Location
Deferred srv*DownstreamStore*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Symbol search path is: srv*DownstreamStore*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is:
Windows 8 Version 9600 MP (2 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS
Built by: 6.3.9600.17031 (winblue_gdr.140221-1952)
Machine Name:
Debug session time: Thu Mar 12 11:53:12.000 2015 (UTC + 1:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 21:10:37.682
Process Uptime: 0 days 0:01:05.000
Loading unloaded module list
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(338.f94): Unknown exception - code 80270233 (first/second chance not available)
kernel32!RaiseFailFastException+0xae:
00007ffe`cb2faabe e8b1000000 call kernel32!SignalStartWerSvc (00007ffe`cb2fab74)
0:018> !analyze -v
* Exception Analysis
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for sppc.dll -
FAULTING_IP:
twinui_appcore!CCriticalFailureHandler::_RaiseFailFastException+c7
00007ffe`bed7cb57 488b4d37 mov rcx,qword ptr [rbp+37h]
EXCEPTION_RECORD: ffffffffffffffff -- (.exr 0xffffffffffffffff)
ExceptionAddress: 00007ffebed7cb57 (twinui_appcore!CCriticalFailureHandler::_RaiseFailFastException+0x00000000000000c7)
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ExceptionFlags: 00000001
NumberParameters: 1
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CONTEXT: 0000000000000000 -- (.cxr 0x0;r)
rax=000000000a14f560 rbx=000000000a14fa70 rcx=000000000a14f560
rdx=0000000000000000 rsi=0000000000000001 rdi=000000000a14f560
rip=00007ffecb2faabe rsp=000000000a14f480 rbp=000000000a14fad9
r8=0000000000000000 r9=0000000000000006 r10=0000000000000000
r11=00007ffecb544dd7 r12=00007ffebed00090 r13=0000000008234160
r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000
iopl=0 nv up ei pl zr na po nc
cs=0033 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00000244
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PROCESS_NAME: explorer.exe
ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0x80270233 - <Unable to get error code text>
EXCEPTION_CODE: (HRESULT) 0x80270233 (2150040115) - <Unable to get error code text>
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: ffffffff80070005
NTGLOBALFLAG: 2000100
APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 48004
APP: explorer.exe
ANALYSIS_VERSION: 6.3.9600.17298 (debuggers(dbg).141024-1500) amd64fre
FAULTING_THREAD: 0000000000000f94
BUGCHECK_STR: APPLICATION_FAULT_SHELL_COMPONENT_STARTUP_FAILURE_ERROR_CODE_ffffffff80270233
PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS: SHELL_COMPONENT_STARTUP_FAILURE_ERROR_CODE_ffffffff80270233
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: SHELL_COMPONENT_STARTUP_FAILURE_ERROR_CODE_ffffffff80270233
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 00007ffebed7cb57 to 00007ffecb2faabe
STACK_TEXT:
00000000`0a14f480 00007ffe`bed7cb57 : 00000000`80070005 00000000`00000004 ffffffff`80070005 00000000`00000000 : kernel32!RaiseFailFastException+0xae
00000000`0a14fa50 00007ffe`bed7c8c2 : 00000000`00000a9c 00000000`0a14fc20 00000000`000003a8 00000000`000003a8 : twinui_appcore!CCriticalFailureHandler::_RaiseFailFastException+0xc7
00000000`0a14fb40 00007ffe`bed8b349 : 00000000`00000000 00007ffe`bed00090 00000000`000003a8 00000000`00000004 : twinui_appcore!CCriticalFailureHandler::HandleFailure+0xba
00000000`0a14fb90 00007ffe`bed19d8b : 00000000`08242340 00000000`0a14fc00 00000000`00000000 00007ffe`bed34838 : twinui_appcore!`Microsoft::WRL::Module<1,Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1> >::Create'::`2'::`dynamic atexit destructor for 'module''+0x7a79
00000000`0a14fbd0 00007ffe`c5055bf1 : 00000000`80070005 00000000`08242340 00000000`00000000 00007ffe`bed19d30 : twinui_appcore!CProcessLifetimeManager::PerformDelayedInitialization+0x5b
00000000`0a14fc20 00007ffe`c5055519 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`08242340 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000034 : windows_immersiveshell_serviceprovider!CImmersiveShellController::_CreateComponents+0x536
00000000`0a14fcc0 00007ffe`c505566e : 00007ffe`00000045 00000000`00000000 00000000`082335f8 00000000`02ea60e8 : windows_immersiveshell_serviceprovider!CImmersiveShellController::_ImmersiveShellComponentsThreadProcInternal+0x17d
00000000`0a14fd50 00007ffe`b41995cd : 00007ffe`c5050000 00007ffe`c50555f0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : windows_immersiveshell_serviceprovider!CImmersiveShellController::s_ImmersiveShellComponentsThreadProc+0x7a
00000000`0a14fd80 00007ffe`cb2113d2 : 00007ffe`b4199580 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : verifier!AVrfpStandardThreadFunction+0x4d
00000000`0a14fdc0 00007ffe`cb51e954 : 00007ffe`cb2113b0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x22
00000000`0a14fdf0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x34
FOLLOWUP_IP:
twinui_appcore!CCriticalFailureHandler::HandleFailure+ba
00007ffe`bed7c8c2 488b6c2458 mov rbp,qword ptr [rsp+58h]
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2
SYMBOL_NAME: twinui_appcore!CCriticalFailureHandler::HandleFailure+ba
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: twinui_appcore
IMAGE_NAME: twinui.appcore.dll
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 54503801
STACK_COMMAND: ~18s; .ecxr ; kb
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: SHELL_COMPONENT_STARTUP_FAILURE_ERROR_CODE_ffffffff80270233_80270233_twinui.appcore.dll!CCriticalFailureHandler::HandleFailure
BUCKET_ID: APPLICATION_FAULT_SHELL_COMPONENT_STARTUP_FAILURE_ERROR_CODE_ffffffff80270233_twinui_appcore!CCriticalFailureHandler::HandleFailure+ba
ANALYSIS_SOURCE: UM
FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING: um:shell_component_startup_failure_error_code_ffffffff80270233_80270233_twinui.appcore.dll!ccriticalfailurehandler::handlefailure
FAILURE_ID_HASH: {bc588def-f8dc-26b8-dac8-a057fb6557c4}
Followup: MachineOwner
0:018> lmvm twinui_appcore
start end module name
00007ffe`becf0000 00007ffe`bee20000 twinui_appcore (pdb symbols) downstreamstore\twinui.appcore.pdb\310246EA4A1E4BF8A48502B727A7376B1\twinui.appcore.pdb
 Loaded symbol image file: twinui.appcore.dll
 Image path: C:\Windows\System32\twinui.appcore.dll
 Image name: twinui.appcore.dll
 Timestamp: Wed Oct 29 01:42:41 2014 (54503801)
 CheckSum: 0013A0E7
 ImageSize: 00130000
 File version: 6.3.9600.17415
 Product version: 6.3.9600.17415
 File flags: 0 (Mask 3F)
 File OS: 40004 NT Win32
 File type: 2.0 Dll
 File date: 00000000.00000000
 Translations: 0409.04b0
 CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
 ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
 InternalName: TWINUI.APPCORE
 OriginalFilename: TWINUI.APPCORE.dll
 ProductVersion: 6.3.9600.17415
 FileVersion: 6.3.9600.17415 (winblue_r4.141028-1500)
 FileDescription: TWINUI.APPCORE
 LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Herbert:
Here is my latest code attempt, but I get messages about the lines in BOLD that I do not understand.
Perhaps you will see what I need to fix. Sure appreciate what you have found and shared with such a neophyte (aka dumbo).
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function RunExe(path) {
try {
var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
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MyObject.Run(path);
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netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect");
var exe = window.Components.classes['@mozilla.org/file/local;1'].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
exe.initWithPath(path);
var run = window.Components.classes['@mozilla.org/process/util;1'].createInstance(Components.inteinterfaces.nsIProcess);
run.init(exe);
var parameters = ["/c start Simple Family Tree.exe"];
run.run(false, parameters, parameters.length);
} catch (ex) {
alert(ex.toString());
This Software Allows You To Review Neat Charts of Your Family Tree
Back
Click the link below to download a special software program for your PC and your GED file.
*Cox Website*
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It is called Simple Family Tree
Click the link below to look at my GEDCOM file contents. Instructions are provided in the READ THIS menu option at the top of the window.
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©2002 Sales and People
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 02:09:18 -0800
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: What html code will start an EXE (program) with a click on a webpage link?
 Re: What html code will start an EXE (program) with a click on a webpage link?
 created by Herbert2001 in Dreamweaver support forum - View the full discussion
Perhaps this might be helpful:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/opendownload-10902/
It allows executables in Firefox to be run - it is an extenstion, though, so it must be installed in Firefox before your page will work.
Another option is this solution, but it will still require a manual change in Firefox:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=803615
Or this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6472435/running-exe-in-firefox-why- do-i-get-an-error
However, you will still have problems with getting it to work cross-browser. Honestly, browsers are not supposed to have access like that to the client side file system, which absolutely makes sense for the web.
That is why you may have to approach the solution from a different angle - perhaps create a server side cloud version of your application(s) which can be easily accessed and run by your family members. I believe you used C to develop the applications? Although I have no experience with this framework, Wt might be a solution to convert your projects to server side applications:
http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt
Good luck!
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2 Problems. 1. Black Screen With Only Cursor Showing 2. Explorer.exe blocked.

Hello Guys and Gals,
I am having a problem with my Laptop. First of all, my screen is black with only a cursor showing (that is not blinking) and I can only run programs through Task Manager. Second, I cannot open 'explorer.exe'. When
I try I get this error: "This app can't run on your PC. To find a PC version, check with the software publisher". I really would like help with this as I do not wish to spend another $500 on the same laptop. Also due to the fact that I have
many important files I do not wish to loose.
INFORMATION:
I have an Acer running Windows 8 (It came with it).
6GB DDR3 Memory
Thank you for your time. Cheers!
-Gamerboy1337

Hi,
I notice the issues are related to Windows 8. I suggest you post in Windows 8 forum to get professional support.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/home?category=w8itpro
Niki Han
TechNet Community Support

2 Problems. 1. Black Screen With Only Cursor Showing 2. Explorer.exe blocked. [Re-Ask]

Hello Guys and Gals,
I am having a problem with my Laptop. First of all, my screen is black with only a cursor showing (that is not blinking) and I can only run programs through Task Manager. Second, I cannot open 'explorer.exe'. When I try I get this error: "This
app can't run on your PC. To find a PC version, check with the software publisher". I really would like help with this as I do not wish to spend another $500 on the same laptop. Also due to the fact that I have many important files I do not wish
to loose.
INFORMATION:
I have an Acer running Windows 8 (It came with it).
6GB DDR3 Memory
Thank you for your time. Cheers!
-Gamerboy1337

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Response:
PSPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
PSParentPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\WINDOWS
PSChildName : explorer.exe
PSDrive : C
PSProvider : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem
PSIsContainer : False
VersionInfo : File: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
InternalName: explorer
OriginalFilename: EXPLORER.EXE.MUI
FileVersion: 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
FileDescription: Windows Explorer
Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.3.9600.16384
Debug: False
Patched: False
PreRelease: False
PrivateBuild: False
SpecialBuild: False
Language: English (United States)
BaseName : explorer
Mode : -a---
Name : explorer.exe
Length : 2280232
DirectoryName : C:\WINDOWS
Directory : C:\WINDOWS
IsReadOnly : False
Exists : True
FullName : C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
Extension : .exe
CreationTime : 2014-02-10 3:28:22 PM
CreationTimeUtc : 2014-02-10 8:28:22 PM
LastAccessTime : 2014-02-10 3:28:22 PM
LastAccessTimeUtc : 2014-02-10 8:28:22 PM
LastWriteTime : 2013-11-13 2:31:11 PM
LastWriteTimeUtc : 2013-11-13 7:31:11 PM
Attributes : Archive

Firefox starts treating URLs with .exe in them as downloads instead of pages.

I use an online database system which was written and compiled using CGI for VB. All of the URLs have .exe in them (e.g. http://www.website.com/record.exe?a=SMITH). I can work in Firefox for hours without a problem, but then seemingly at random Firefox will start prompting me with the 'save' dialogue, as if I was trying to download the .exe instead of just loading the URL. The only way to get back to normal is to quit the browser and re-open it. After that it's fine... for a while anyway.

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
* Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
* Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

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