XP Pro start-up doesn't complete

[Mike O.]

After logging on, windows XP Pro does not "finish" the
start-up and leaves me with just my desktop wallpaper
image - no icons, shortcuts, start button, task bar,
etc. - I have to use the task manager (ctl-alt-del) to
launch any programs. Most programs begin alright, but not
all ,(windows explorer will not run). Any help would be
greatly appreciated. I have gone so far as to re-install
Windows XPpro and still have the same problem - an
uncompleted desktop build. (I do know that this problem
is not due to "hiding" the task bar or "show" desktop
items), I cannot right-click anything at the
desktop. ???!!!???
Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Mike.

[Narayanan]

what happens when you run explorer.exe as a new task in task manager?
- Narayanan

"Mike O." > wrote in message
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> After logging on, windows XP Pro does not "finish" the
> start-up and leaves me with just my desktop wallpaper
> image - no icons, shortcuts, start button, task bar,
> etc. - I have to use the task manager (ctl-alt-del) to
> launch any programs. Most programs begin alright, but not
> all ,(windows explorer will not run). Any help would be
> greatly appreciated. I have gone so far as to re-install
> Windows XPpro and still have the same problem - an
> uncompleted desktop build. (I do know that this problem
> is not due to "hiding" the task bar or "show" desktop
> items), I cannot right-click anything at the
> desktop. ???!!!???
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Mike.
>

[mikeo]

Nothing! It won't run at all when I try to run it from
the task manager. Either through browsing to it in the
Windows folder, or just typing it in the command line in
task manager.

>-----Original Message-----
>what happens when you run explorer.exe as a new task in
task manager?
>- Narayanan
>
>"Mike O." > wrote in message
...
>> After logging on, windows XP Pro does not "finish" the
>> start-up and leaves me with just my desktop wallpaper
>> image - no icons, shortcuts, start button, task bar,
>> etc. - I have to use the task manager (ctl-alt-del) to
>> launch any programs. Most programs begin alright, but
not
>> all ,(windows explorer will not run). Any help would be
>> greatly appreciated. I have gone so far as to re-
install
>> Windows XPpro and still have the same problem - an
>> uncompleted desktop build. (I do know that this problem
>> is not due to "hiding" the task bar or "show" desktop
>> items), I cannot right-click anything at the
>> desktop. ???!!!???
>> Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Mike.
>>
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