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If I log in as a standard user in my BRAND NEW Windows 7 install, I have no access to Windows Explorer. If I click on Computer in the Start Menu or the Windows Explorer folder icon in the taskbar I get the following error in a dialog box titled Explorer.exe:

Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

I have one Administrator account, which works fine, and four other standard accounts. I have this problem with ALL of the accounts except for the admin account.

Any idea what the heck is going on here???

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Alright, so making new user accounts worked perfectly. Advice for anyone performing a clean install of Windows: let windows download all automatic updates before creating any user accounts.

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Type the following in an elevated command prompt window:

sfc /scannow

This will check that all of your system files are in fact ok.

I would also run chkdsk /f to make sure your file system isn't corrupt for some or other reason.

Scan for malware too. It's possible, even on a fresh install, to have been infected by a drive-by download. I use SuperAntiSpyware, MalwareBytes and ComboFix (which now supports 64-bit, incidentally).