lost everything on my desktop including my start/task bar

[Guest]

my son was fiddling on the computer and downloaded stuff. i ran a virus scan
and found 11 things so i quarentined them and deleted them. then i also went
into my control panel and deleted stuff that i thought he installed. then
macaffe said to restart the computer. when i did i lost all my desk top icons
along with my task bar with the start key on it.

help how do i get them back.
the only way i can get online is to hit control/alt/delete. then the windows
task manager comes up. i then hit file , new task (run) and type in msn to
get it to open up.

help me please and keep it simply as i am computer challanged. lol

i was thinking of reinstalling the windows xp will that help.
if you can please email me directly at (e-mail address removed) with suggestion.
please put in the subject computer help so it wont go to my junk box.

thanks in advance
kathy

 

[M.H.]

my son was fiddling on the computer and downloaded stuff. i ran a virus scan
and found 11 things so i quarentined them and deleted them. then i also went
into my control panel and deleted stuff that i thought he installed. then
macaffe said to restart the computer. when i did i lost all my desk top icons
along with my task bar with the start key on it.

help how do i get them back.
the only way i can get online is to hit control/alt/delete. then the windows
task manager comes up. i then hit file , new task (run) and type in msn to
get it to open up.

help me please and keep it simply as i am computer challanged. lol

i was thinking of reinstalling the windows xp will that help.
if you can please email me directly at (e-mail address removed) with suggestion.
please put in the subject computer help so it wont go to my junk box.

thanks in advance
kathy

Not sure this will be anything but a work around, but try typing
"explorer.exe" at New Task > Run.

 

[Homer S.]

my son was fiddling on the computer and downloaded stuff. i ran a virus scan
and found 11 things so i quarentined them and deleted them. then i also went
into my control panel and deleted stuff that i thought he installed. then
macaffe said to restart the computer. when i did i lost all my desk top icons
along with my task bar with the start key on it.

help how do i get them back.
the only way i can get online is to hit control/alt/delete. then the windows
task manager comes up. i then hit file , new task (run) and type in msn to
get it to open up.

help me please and keep it simply as i am computer challanged. lol

i was thinking of reinstalling the windows xp will that help.
if you can please email me directly at (e-mail address removed) with suggestion.
please put in the subject computer help so it wont go to my junk box.

thanks in advance
kathy

I would try a System Restore - from Task Manager, run the following:

c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

Choose 'Restore my computer to an earlier time' then follow the wizard.
Pick a date before your son was 'fiddling' with it and you should be
good to go.

HJS