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Inoperable Start Menu and SP2 revisited...
I wrote this message about 15 days ago, and got an answer
which i appreciate, but the problem seems to have surfaced again, and i have followed the procedures of running adware and pc-cillin AV both fully updated, and the problem still exists: there is a black box where my start menu is and the start menu is mostly non- functioning which appears very shortly after login and simple operation of windows xp. Now i said this in the original message...the problem appeared with sp2 installation. For my documents i have default, owner, and all users, as i am the only one using the computer, but somehow i feel there is some file sharing problem between them (as when i right click the start menu it has the option of opening for all users or just this user (my only way of getting to some of my programs when the start menu is on the blink) and what really annoys me is that i'm the only one using this computer and i used to not have to choose between them, but ever since i installed framwork or asp net(which was quite a bit before this start menu problem)...there is now this divergence and i have to use tweakui to get past the welcome screen automatically) I hope microsoft addresses this problem because it seems to be bigger than an extraneous adware or virus as that has now been ruled out now. Any Techies got an ace up the sleeve? here's my original message: I installed SP2 and now my start menu has a black box over the left half where most used programs/email&IE are and the other half...most of the options like run etc say you need to put a link on the desktop (then the link really does work.) I can double click programs or settings and get a separate window menu where I can use the links there...but the whole thing has just quit working regularly after i have been in windows for longer than 30 minutes...when i first boot up it does work, but quickly degenerates. It seems like my permissions have been separated and the start menu can't access some of the links (just a guess)...i am on the owner-administrator account...only one account, and guest is turned off. I don't have a virus, updated and checked with pc-cillin. |
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