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Lost Icons on Desktop & Lost Task Bar
While printing pics last night, my computer froze up and
upon rebooting, I had no desktop icons and no task bar. I can't seem to get to anything. Using the task manager doesn't help because it nearly always comes up with "no responding". Any help would be appreciated. |
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Lost Icons on Desktop & Lost Task Bar
We want to implement the Cleanboot process using MSCONFIG to rule out 3rd
party software as the cause of this issue. MSCONFIG from XP can also be used on a Windows 2000 Pro or Server client. Go to Start\Run type in Msconfig and press OK. Go to the Startup tab. Click on "Disable All" Go to the Services Tab Click on "Hide all Microsoft Services" Uncheck the 3rd party services that are left Press OK twice to reboot. Once your computer is restarted see if the issue still occurs. if it still does go to Msconfig and select Enable All on the startup tab. If the issue does not occur go to the Startup tab and select items 4 at a time or so with reboots in between to narrow down the exact item causing your problem. 310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353 Buz Brodin MCSE NT4 / Win2K Microsoft Enterprise Domain Support "Please do not send e-mail directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only." "Howard" wrote in message ... While printing pics last night, my computer froze up and upon rebooting, I had no desktop icons and no task bar. I can't seem to get to anything. Using the task manager doesn't help because it nearly always comes up with "no responding". Any help would be appreciated. |
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Lost Icons on Desktop & Lost Task Bar
Suppose I can't see the Start\Run. I have absolutely
nothing on my desktop except the background. The hour glass comes up for about 15 seconds and then I get the cursor. Using the Windows key doesn't bring up anything. Thanks Howard -----Original Message----- We want to implement the Cleanboot process using MSCONFIG to rule out 3rd party software as the cause of this issue. MSCONFIG from XP can also be used on a Windows 2000 Pro or Server client. Go to Start\Run type in Msconfig and press OK. Go to the Startup tab. Click on "Disable All" Go to the Services Tab Click on "Hide all Microsoft Services" Uncheck the 3rd party services that are left Press OK twice to reboot. Once your computer is restarted see if the issue still occurs. if it still does go to Msconfig and select Enable All on the startup tab. If the issue does not occur go to the Startup tab and select items 4 at a time or so with reboots in between to narrow down the exact item causing your problem. 310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353 Buz Brodin MCSE NT4 / Win2K Microsoft Enterprise Domain Support "Please do not send e-mail directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only." "Howard" wrote in message ... While printing pics last night, my computer froze up and upon rebooting, I had no desktop icons and no task bar. I can't seem to get to anything. Using the task manager doesn't help because it nearly always comes up with "no responding". Any help would be appreciated. . |
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Lost Icons on Desktop & Lost Task Bar
It is beginning to sound like your Master boot file if
you have your disk for windows XP you can boot off the cd and then when it asks if you want to repair say yes this will bring you to the recovery console it may ask you witch intallation of windows you want to repair if you do not have other OS it will be option 1 then enter. it will ask for a admin password (hopefully this is blank Hit enter) and then you should be in recovery console fixmbr is the command you may need to change directorys to the c drive. But fixmbr usually works. -----Original Message----- Suppose I can't see the Start\Run. I have absolutely nothing on my desktop except the background. The hour glass comes up for about 15 seconds and then I get the cursor. Using the Windows key doesn't bring up anything. Thanks Howard -----Original Message----- We want to implement the Cleanboot process using MSCONFIG to rule out 3rd party software as the cause of this issue. MSCONFIG from XP can also be used on a Windows 2000 Pro or Server client. Go to Start\Run type in Msconfig and press OK. Go to the Startup tab. Click on "Disable All" Go to the Services Tab Click on "Hide all Microsoft Services" Uncheck the 3rd party services that are left Press OK twice to reboot. Once your computer is restarted see if the issue still occurs. if it still does go to Msconfig and select Enable All on the startup tab. If the issue does not occur go to the Startup tab and select items 4 at a time or so with reboots in between to narrow down the exact item causing your problem. 310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353 Buz Brodin MCSE NT4 / Win2K Microsoft Enterprise Domain Support "Please do not send e-mail directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only." "Howard" wrote in message ... While printing pics last night, my computer froze up and upon rebooting, I had no desktop icons and no task bar. I can't seem to get to anything. Using the task manager doesn't help because it nearly always comes up with "no responding". Any help would be appreciated. . . |
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