Desktop/explorer disappeares and cannot load

[scyap]

Firstly, im using XP sp 2, i just updated, when i was using SP 1, i had
NO problems

DESKTOP DISAPPEARS AND CANT START AFTER XP SP2 UPDATE?
I was using Win XP SP 1 before that, had NO problems
Now just updated to Xp Sp 2 and my computer started up without
explorer/desktop

(if u dont know what i mean, go to windows task manager's Processes Tab
and terminate "explorer"

so i used Alt+Ctrl+Del and used NewTask and tried to start explorer but
nothing happens

help me...... i still can run my application using NewTask, Browse is
working too, but i cant get my desktop(explorer) started no matter how
i try

it also does not appear in the processes tab , can someone pls help
me?

my computer themes are also gone !!!
its now using the windows classic/safe mode theme
i used to use cuztomised themes

dont tell me to remove SP2, i want it for many of my important
applications to work


your help is greately appreciated ^^

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

It's likely that you ended up with a copy of the SP2 update that has a
corrupt copy of some of its files. I would remove SP2 and go back to the
update site for a fresh copy.