Hello,
before I go too far, can I ask what operating system you are using?

All of the 'explorer' files you mentioned are fine, as are the svchost process which is used to check the services part of the registry and and build a list of services it must load for the relevant application.

The '.cpl' file extension indicates that it is a control panel item.

The '.manifest' is something to do with a reference between two or more applications, and it usually describes an assembly and its' contents

You should be able to open the manifest files with notepad.

I believe the exe2bin.exe is some kind of binary converter.

Let me know if you need any more help.

Regards

Martin