Guest Robert Aldwinckle Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Re: taskbar and desktop (cross-post added to XP General) "wHiTeBoY" <wHiTeBoY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7351DB55-4D7F-4512-B8A5-E06CE34E75C0@microsoft.com... >i got a virus now my taskbar and desktop disapear One cause of that symptom is not having explorer.exe running. Check with Task Manager's Processes tab. E.g. press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to enter TM. You can use TM to start a new copy of explorer.exe too. > i think i got rid of the > virus but dont understand why i still have no taskbar. error log says service > contrtol manager: The Application Management service terminated with the > following error: The specified module could not be found. also i tried to > use glary utilities to make sure windows was all still intact it wanted the > disk to fix it i dont know where it is at > I have xp home Posting in an XP newsgroup may be more appropriate. Cross-posting to one for convenience. Assuming the web portal you are using to access this newsgroup hosts the other one too, just click on the link in the header of my reply to switch between them. HTH Robert Aldwinckle ---
Guest ju.c Posted August 30, 2008 Posted August 30, 2008 Re: taskbar and desktop Re: taskbar and desktop Desktop missing: Check that this Registry key is correct and that 'userinit.exe' is in folder: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe," ju.c "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message news:ugoczDjCJHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > (cross-post added to XP General) > "wHiTeBoY" <wHiTeBoY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7351DB55-4D7F-4512-B8A5-E06CE34E75C0@microsoft.com... >>i got a virus now my taskbar and desktop disapear > > > One cause of that symptom is not having explorer.exe running. > Check with Task Manager's Processes tab. E.g. press Ctrl-Alt-Delete > to enter TM. You can use TM to start a new copy of explorer.exe too. > > >> i think i got rid of the >> virus but dont understand why i still have no taskbar. error log says service >> contrtol manager: The Application Management service terminated with the >> following error: The specified module could not be found. also i tried to >> use glary utilities to make sure windows was all still intact it wanted the >> disk to fix it i dont know where it is at > >> I have xp home > > > Posting in an XP newsgroup may be more appropriate. > Cross-posting to one for convenience. Assuming the web portal you are > using to access this newsgroup hosts the other one too, just click on the > link in the header of my reply to switch between them. > > > HTH > > Robert Aldwinckle > --- > >
Guest Robert Aldwinckle Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Re: taskbar and desktop Re: taskbar and desktop "ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com> wrote in message news:e8uo8KmCJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Desktop missing: > > Check that this Registry key is correct and that 'userinit.exe' is in folder: > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] > "Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe," http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/12330.mspx?mfr=true (Live Search at Microsoft.com for userinit ) <quote> Specifies the programs that Winlogon runs when a user logs on. By default, Winlogon runs Userinit.exe, which runs logon scripts, reestablishes network connections, and then starts Explorer.exe, the Windows user interface. </quote> Interesting. So, if this hadn't run would Ctrl-Alt-Delete still start the Task Manager, thus allowing the manual starting of explorer.exe I mentioned? TIA Robert --- > > > ju.c > > > "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message news:ugoczDjCJHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> (cross-post added to XP General) >> "wHiTeBoY" <wHiTeBoY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:7351DB55-4D7F-4512-B8A5-E06CE34E75C0@microsoft.com... >>>i got a virus now my taskbar and desktop disapear >> >> >> One cause of that symptom is not having explorer.exe running. >> Check with Task Manager's Processes tab. E.g. press Ctrl-Alt-Delete >> to enter TM. You can use TM to start a new copy of explorer.exe too. >> >> >>> i think i got rid of the >>> virus but dont understand why i still have no taskbar. error log says service >>> contrtol manager: The Application Management service terminated with the >>> following error: The specified module could not be found. also i tried to >>> use glary utilities to make sure windows was all still intact it wanted the >>> disk to fix it i dont know where it is at >> >>> I have xp home >> >> >> Posting in an XP newsgroup may be more appropriate. >> Cross-posting to one for convenience. Assuming the web portal you are >> using to access this newsgroup hosts the other one too, just click on the >> link in the header of my reply to switch between them. >> >> >> HTH >> >> Robert Aldwinckle >> --- >> >>
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