malc

Thanks plastic nev - no this isn't a Dell machine - it's a zoostorm 1-3401, 250GB, 1 GB RAM, purchased from pc nextday in june '06

this may seem a silly question - but does 'junior member' refer to my forum membership timeframe rather than an assumed age? As I was born in the 50's I wouldn't want to give the impression I'm a younger member!

Hi I have a problem with desktop pc running windows xp home edition in the UK: About a week ago, sound stopped working + all network icons (LAN etc.) no longer appeared so couldn't connect to wireless router / access internet. I re-loaded XP in Repair mode which seemed to run fine - other than one warning message which appeared towards the end of the re-load: 'windows cannot find C:\windows\system32\tools\delf:confused:olders.exe' I entered OK and the installation continued. When the PC re-started, hey presto, sound was back / windows media worked again and network options were fine / internet worked fine. Got back from work yesterday and now when windows is started, although the username icons appear (we've one for each member of the family), when I click on mine or any other user, although the original desktop background is the same as before, no icons / start bar etc. can be seen. I've tried right clicking on the screen but no drop down menus appear and if I press Ctrl & Esc nothing happens either!! Would appreciate any advice (I'm not sure if the warning displayed during the initial re-load has anything to do with the problem?) Many thanks Malc

Hi I've just joined Free PC help - I'll be creating a new thread in a mo re: a hopefully minor prob and just wanted to say Hi!! Best wishes Malc