Desktop With No Icons

[Joel Abramson]

When starting up my computer I get to the Windows Start-up Screen fine. As
Windows starts to load I see the scrolling bars move across, sometimes
hesitating. Then my screen goes black for approx. 10-20 minutes. Eventually
I get to the sign-on screen, of which I am the only user. When I click my
name to continue the screen goes black again and eventually comes up to my
desktop background with no icons or task bar. I do have pointer which
sometimes momentarily turns to an hourglass. My computer has been in this
state for over 8hrs. It seems as if something is bogging it down. I am able
to start-up in safe mode with no trouble. In Safe Mode I have run Ad-aware
and Spy-bot and have found no problems. I have also opened Task Manager and
saw no obvious applications or processors bogging me down. I have the
WindowsXP Home version and also run Norton's Antivirus protection. I hope
I've provided you with enough information for you to help me. Thanks

 

[Rock]

When starting up my computer I get to the Windows Start-up Screen fine. As
Windows starts to load I see the scrolling bars move across, sometimes
hesitating. Then my screen goes black for approx. 10-20 minutes. Eventually
I get to the sign-on screen, of which I am the only user. When I click my
name to continue the screen goes black again and eventually comes up to my
desktop background with no icons or task bar. I do have pointer which
sometimes momentarily turns to an hourglass. My computer has been in this
state for over 8hrs. It seems as if something is bogging it down. I am able
to start-up in safe mode with no trouble. In Safe Mode I have run Ad-aware
and Spy-bot and have found no problems. I have also opened Task Manager and
saw no obvious applications or processors bogging me down. I have the
WindowsXP Home version and also run Norton's Antivirus protection. I hope
I've provided you with enough information for you to help me. Thanks

Do clean boot troubleshooting to identify what programs / services are
hanging up:

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

 

[Alex Nichol]

I get to the sign-on screen, of which I am the only user. When I click my
name to continue the screen goes black again and eventually comes up to my
desktop background with no icons or task bar. I do have pointer which
sometimes momentarily turns to an hourglass. My computer has been in this
state for over 8hrs. It seems as if something is bogging it down. I am able
to start-up in safe mode with no trouble.

Right click in the Desktop. In the popup take the Arrange Icons by, and
click on Show Desktop Icons so it is checked