Windows Explorers hangs (freezes) and AUTOPLAY is disabled

I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software (I
know I ******* up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and
Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.
I already checked
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...21&range=1-43#
As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.
I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc
scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing happened.
For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>
navigate to
HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom
change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"
As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.

I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)
Please help

You should have typed sfc /scannow is that what you meant.
Neil
"Garry" <Garry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:872CB10A-1CB0-4410-8E60-ACAC8D7BEA0A@microsoft.com...
>I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software
>(I
> know I ******* up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and
> Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.
> I already checked
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/...21&range=1-43#
> As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.
> I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc
> scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing
> happened.
> For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>
> navigate to
> HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom
> change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"
> As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.
>
> I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)
> Please help
>

Try running sfc /scannow in a command window rather than a run box. Type
"cmd" in the Run Box to start a command window.

"Garry" <Garry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:872CB10A-1CB0-4410-8E60-ACAC8D7BEA0A@microsoft.com...
>I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software
>(I
> know I ******* up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and
> Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.
> I already checked
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/...21&range=1-43#
> As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.
> I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc
> scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing
> happened.
> For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>
> navigate to
> HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom
> change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"
> As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.
>
> I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)
> Please help
>

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Try running sfc /scannow in a command window rather than a run box. Type
> "cmd" in the Run Box to start a command window.
>
> "Garry" <Garry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:872CB10A-1CB0-4410-8E60-ACAC8D7BEA0A@microsoft.com...
> >I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software
> >(I
> > know I ******* up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and
> > Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.
> > I already checked
> > http://support.microsoft.com/search/...21&range=1-43#
> > As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.
> > I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc
> > scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing
> > happened.
> > For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>
> > navigate to
> > HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom
> > change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"
> > As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.
> >
> > I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)
> > Please help
> >
> I have done it. Explorer still freezes and AUTOPLAY still off. Any other suggestions will be greatly appriciated.
Thanks Garry