Eric said:
Does anyone have any suggestions on what's wrong on XP?
After XP loaded, and showed wallpaper, but nothing else showed, including task
bar, all icons on desktop. There is no task displaying on lists.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
Suggestions:
Press Ctrl/Alt-Delete to open "Task Manager", click "File", click "New
Task (Run...)" and type:
Explorer.exe (Press Enter key).
If that doesn't work:
This is what ju.c suggested in another post:
Desktop Icons and the Taskbar Fail to Load at Startup
This problem may be fixed by using one of these 4 repairs.
(1) Restore a Missing "userinit" Registry Value:
1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
----------copy inside only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Userinit"="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\userinit.exe,"
----------copy inside only----------
2. If your Windows is not on drive C: replace C: with your Windows
drive letter and Save As Userinit.reg (or any name + .reg).
3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
4. Restart.
(2) Delete an Incorrect "Explorer.Exe" Entry in the Registry:
1. Open the Run box and enter:
regedit
2. Go to this key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image
File Execution Options]
3. If you see "explorer.exe" as a subkey below, delete it.
4. Restart.
(3) Restore a Missing "explorer.exe" Entry in the Registry:
1. Copy below and paste into Notepad:
----------copy inside only----------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Shell"="explorer.exe"
----------copy inside only----------
2. Save As WinLogon.reg (or any name + .reg).
3. Double-click or right-click and merge into the registry.
4. Restart.
(4) Exlorer.exe is Missing:
If explorer.exe is not in C:\WINDOWS\ then insert your Windows CD and,
using the 'Task Manager' (File -> New Task), run the 'System File
Checker' utility with this command:
sfc /scannow
If the 'System File Checker' didn't replace it, boot to the Recovery
Console with the Windows CD and copy explorer.exe manually:
1. Insert the Windows CD and restart.
2. When setup begins, choose the "Repair or Recover" option by pressing "R".
3. Once at the command prompt, enter:
expand D:\i386 /F:EXPLORER.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /y
(D: is the CD drive letter, C: is the Windows partition, change if
necessary
4. To exit the Recovery Console, type:
exit.
If the desktop still does not load then, from within the Task Manager,
run a new task to open the Registry Editor:
regedit.exe
and check the registry data from above, adding as necessary if it is
missing or incorrect.
Also check that this policy is not enabled:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDesktop"=hex:00,00,00,00
