Hi,
1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Click on the Tools -> Folder Options
3. Make sure "Do not cache thumbnails" is unchecked.
OR
Start you computer in Safe Mode:
1. Restart the computer. After the Power On Self Test (POST), press the F8
key.
2. On the Windows Advanced Options menu, use the ARROW keys to select Safe
Mode, and then press ENTER.
3. When you are prompted to select the operating system to start, select
Microsoft Windows XP edition (where edition is the edition of Windows XP
that is installed), and then press ENTER.
4. On the To begin, click your user name screen, click Administrator.
5. Type the administrator password, and then press ENTER.
Note: In some cases, the Administrator password may be set to a blank
password. In this case, do not type a password before you press ENTER.
6. Click Yes to acknowledge that Windows is running in safe mode.
7. Right-click on Internet Explorer from the Desktop and select properties.
8. Double click on Internet Options
9. On the Internet properties dialog box, click on Advanced tab
10. Uncheck "Enable third-part browser extensions (requires restart). Then
click OK.
11. Reboot the system.
If the problem is solved this means that you have spyware/malware programs
running in your system.
Method 1:
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1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type "%TEMP%" (without quotes)
3. Delete all the files
Method 2: (for Repairing damaged files)
=========
1. Click Start ->Run.
2. Type sfc /scannow (Note: There is a space between sfc and /scannow)
3. Select the OK button.
4. Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process.
5. Reboot the computer when System File Checker completes.
Method 3:
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Start the system in normal mode.
1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type "MSConfig" and click OK.
3. In the "System Configuration Utility" windows select the "Startup" tab
and click on Disable All
4. Now reboot and start IE without connecting to Internet
Do you get any error message? If the answer is "No", then enable each
application by checking one by one and trace out the problem.
Method 4:
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Create a new user and check if same problem occurs for the new user as
well. If the answer is "NO", then copy all the files from the old user to
the newly created user.
Please check the KB Article # 811151"How to copy data from a corrupted user
profile to a new profile"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;811151
Method 5: (Repairing PC)
========
Note: To do this procedure you need to have a retail copy of the Windows XP
cd-rom. Also please note that the Recovery cd supplied with OEM system
will not help.
Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.
Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.
Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.
The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.
How to Protect Your Computer from Spyware and Adware
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/honeycutt_spyware.m
spx
Please see the following Kb Articles:
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Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315341
Hope this helps.
Ashok (Ashokan Achari)
The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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- - From: "Neil" <
[email protected]>
- - Sender: "Neil" <
[email protected]>
- - Subject: Icon's won't open!
- - Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 02:16:39 -0700
- -
- - Hi, I'm encountering a problem with my icons both on the
- - desktop and in control panel. I double click them to
- - start the program, the egg timer icon appears for a
- - second and then nothing happens. This is also happening
- - on the desktop when I double click on the time/date
- - icon. What could be the problem?
- -
- - Thanks in advance,
- - Neil
- -
