Clicking icons and nothing happens..

[Guest]

When I click any icon on my desktop or withing my control
panel an hour glass pops up and goes away and nothing
happens.. how do i fix??

 

[Nanaiah]

Try performing system restore
In Windows XP, there is a facility to get back the system
to a previous date's settings or to an earlier time (to a
date before the existence of the problem).

To restore the PC to an earlier time, perform the
following steps:

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
System Restore
2. Select "Restore my computer to an earlier time"
3. Click Next
4. Select the appropriate month and date to which you want
to restore the system
5. You will be listed the available save points on that
day. Select the appropriate time to which you want to
restore the system.
6. Click Next
7. A message window pops up. Click OK button
8. Click Next

Allow the system to restore to previous settings. The
system will be restarted.