START The Task Bar do not show up on my screen

[Guest]

I have W/XP-SP2. I have reloaded W/XP several times on my computer (because
of hardware and changes made to my configuration) both using repair and
reload new. Every time everything works except that I have to access my
programs through the Task manger function-using Ctrl-Alt-Del. I cannot
access the START menu, control panel, Programs, etc... IE will not work
either. I can get out to the net using Firefox, etc.. I have a standard clone
windows set-up. Can anyone help me with this problem?
All help greatly appreciated and thank you. Ken

 

[Guest]

The 'changes made to hardware' are pretty likely to be the cause of that.
Remove the hardware, or find drivers that work for it to put on a floppy,
before you run setup.

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem with my system. The only thing that appears on
startup is the desktop wallpaper. I can only access programs and files
through the task manager. The difference being I am not running SP2 nor have
I tried to reinstall XP. I have not installed any new hardware or software
prior to this issue. The only thing I did was deleted some items from the
control panel (add/remove).I tried to download current and updated versions
of IE and WMP but the system won't allow me. I looked in the BIOS/CMOS for
any changes but couldn't find any. Any advice on what to do next? I really
don't want to dump the system. Thanks.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Try using System Restore to go back to before the changes.

 

[Guest]

Hii Mark,

Thanks for the input. I have tried this and also have tried Restore as you
suggest in the next post. Nothing I do seems to alleviate the problem. There
are programs and data on the drive that I really need to remove. As well I
want to know why this happened. I appreciate your your comments. Ken
(traderktubes)