Start Menu is missing!

[Guest BillSellers]

My start menu and all my desktop icons are missing; the only thing displayed

is my wallpaper. I'm navigating through the Task Manager; when I minimize

something, it disappears. I've tried right-clicking on the desktop, but

nothing happens. I've tried restarting, but nothing happens. Please help!!

[Guest Lem]

Re: Start Menu is missing!

 

BillSellers wrote:

> My start menu and all my desktop icons are missing; the only thing displayed

> is my wallpaper. I'm navigating through the Task Manager; when I minimize

> something, it disappears. I've tried right-clicking on the desktop, but

> nothing happens. I've tried restarting, but nothing happens. Please help!!

 

What happened just before this behavior started? Did you install a new

video card?

 

In Task Manager, is explorer.exe running?

 

What is the virus/malware status of your machine? How do you know?

 

See this for suggestions: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318027

 

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Lem MS MVP -- Networking

 

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[Guest Lem]

Re: Start Menu is missing!

 

Lem wrote:

> BillSellers wrote:

>> My start menu and all my desktop icons are missing; the only thing

>> displayed is my wallpaper. I'm navigating through the Task Manager;

>> when I minimize something, it disappears. I've tried right-clicking

>> on the desktop, but nothing happens. I've tried restarting, but

>> nothing happens. Please help!!

>

> What happened just before this behavior started? Did you install a new

> video card?

>

> In Task Manager, is explorer.exe running?

>

> What is the virus/malware status of your machine? How do you know?

>

> See this for suggestions: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318027

>

 

Also see http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm #117 and #298

 

--

Lem MS MVP -- Networking

 

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

[Guest RA]

Re: Start Menu is missing!

 

BillSellers wrote:

> My start menu and all my desktop icons are missing; the only thing

> displayed is my wallpaper. I'm navigating through the Task Manager;

> when I minimize something, it disappears. I've tried right-clicking

> on the desktop, but nothing happens. I've tried restarting, but

> nothing happens. Please help!!

 

In Task Manager, Applications tab, click on the New Task button. In the box,

type explorer.exe and click ok.

[Guest Devil_Himself]

RE: Start Menu is missing!

 

 

If Nothing Worked Then Give This a Try

 

Press CTRL + ALT +DEL to start Task Manager.

 

Click on "File" then .. New Task..

 

Type regedit.exe into the box when it pops up and press ok.

 

This is going to start registry editor.

Navigate to this key:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File

Execution Options\explorer.exe

 

Right click on explorer.exe in the left pane and click on Delete from the

menu.

 

Then go down to this key:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File

Execution Options\Iexplore.exe

 

Highlight Iexplore.exe in the left pane and look in the right pane for this

Value:

 

Debugger

 

Right click on Debugger in the right pane and click Delete from the menu.

 

Close the registry.

 

Back in task manager, click the New Task Button again.

 

Type Explorer.exe and click ok.

 

 

Source : - http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum...howtopic=26753

 

 

 

 

"BillSellers" wrote:

> My start menu and all my desktop icons are missing; the only thing displayed

> is my wallpaper. I'm navigating through the Task Manager; when I minimize

> something, it disappears. I've tried right-clicking on the desktop, but

> nothing happens. I've tried restarting, but nothing happens. Please help!!