Blank Desktop

[Bill Melater]

When I boot up my Dell with Windows XP all i get is a
blank desktop. No icons or anything at all. If I press
CTRL Alt Del I can oipen the task manager, but am still
unable to bring up a desktop.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Bill,

Create new Explorer.exe process from Task Manager.

Open Registry Editor and see if shell is set to explorer.exe
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

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http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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When I boot up my Dell with Windows XP all i get is a
blank desktop. No icons or anything at all. If I press
CTRL Alt Del I can oipen the task manager, but am still
unable to bring up a desktop.

 

[Guest]

The Task Manager shows two instances of explorer.exe
already running.

-----Original Message-----
Bill,

Create new Explorer.exe process from Task Manager.

Open Registry Editor and see if shell is set to explorer.exe

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

wrote in message [email protected]...

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

There are 3 methods described in the following MS-KB. This should help:

Try "Method 1" described in the following site:
Taskbar Is Missing When You Log On to Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318027

NOTE:
Try the following method to copy the user data [ignore the method 2 in above article] to the new profile.
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-----------------------------------------
MyDoom (A,B) and DoomJuice.A Worm Removal Tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e4-3d50-464d-a26c-9c287f8a08c5&DisplayLang=en
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The Task Manager shows two instances of explorer.exe
already running.

-----Original Message-----
Bill,

Create new Explorer.exe process from Task Manager.

Open Registry Editor and see if shell is set to explorer.exe
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

wrote in message [email protected]...

 

[Guest]

Tried all the alternatives; no luck. Any other ideas

----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: ----

There are 3 methods described in the following MS-KB. This should help

Try "Method 1" described in the following site
Taskbar Is Missing When You Log On to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;31802

NOTE:
Try the following method to copy the user data [ignore the method 2 in above article] to the new profile
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=81115

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MV
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2
----------------------------------------
MyDoom (A,B) and DoomJuice.A Worm Removal Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be4-3d50-464d-a26c-9c287f8a08c5&DisplayLang=e
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The Task Manager shows two instances of explorer.exe
already running

-----Original Message----
Bill

Create new Explorer.exe process from Task Manager
Open Registry Editor and see if shell is set to

explorer.ex

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
--

Ramesh - Microsoft MV
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2
----------------------------------------
MyDoom (A,B) and DoomJuice.A Worm Removal Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx familyid=c14bfbe4-3d50-464d-a26c
9c287f8a08c5&DisplayLang=e

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wrote in message [email protected]..

 

[Kelly]

You will need to end the process on the correct explorer.exe while in Task
Manager and the desktop, will reappear. Or end both and then go to File/New
Task and type in: explorer.exe in Task Manager.

If not, set the Desktop/Taskbar to Default using this small utility:

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Tried all the alternatives; no luck. Any other ideas?

----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: -----

There are 3 methods described in the following MS-KB. This should
help:

Try "Method 1" described in the following site:
Taskbar Is Missing When You Log On to Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318027

NOTE:
Try the following method to copy the user data [ignore the method 2 in
above article] to the new profile.
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-----------------------------------------
MyDoom (A,B) and DoomJuice.A Worm Removal Tool:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e4-3d50-464d-a26c-9c287f8a08c5&DisplayLang=en
-----------------------------------------


The Task Manager shows two instances of explorer.exe
already running.

-----Original Message-----
Bill,

Create new Explorer.exe process from Task Manager.
Open Registry Editor and see if shell is set to

explorer.exe

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
--

Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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When I boot up my Dell with Windows XP all i get is a
blank desktop. No icons or anything at all. If I press
CTRL Alt Del I can oipen the task manager, but am still
unable to bring up a desktop.
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