lost xp desktop icons

[bearshop]

i have windows xp, sp 2 with all the latest security updates. for about a
month now when i log in, the screeen only shows the background and no icons.

this problem occurs on 1 our 3 startups. any ideas. my desktop is set to
'show icons'

i also see that there is a hot fix for this problem id 948277. does it
work. i am leery to try as this is not yet a hard problem. i can get task
manager up with the blank screen but it shows only 46 or my 62 processes
running. explorer.exe is not running with the blank screen up.

is this problem related to a recent XP security update. i am thinking the
problem may be related to a security update problem.

 

[bearshop]

this is bearshop. i also ran my antivirus software, spysweeper, adaware,
threatfire, ms security analyzer, and spybot and showed no problems. i run
AV and spyware software at least weekly and keep current with updates.

 

[Rey Santos]

Try Kelly's fixes:
Registry Edits for Windows XP
"Tweaks and Tips"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 72. Enable/Disable Desktop Icons
Line 195. Righthand side - Restore Desktop Icons and Tsskbar

To use the VBS Files:
Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is done.

 

[bearshop]

thanks rey. i will try the fix.

any idea what is causing the problem???