No Desktop Icons, taskbar or start button on start up

[Guest]

My machine has recently developed an annoying fault in that I frequently have
no desktop icons, taskbar and start button when windows has started. All I
get is the wallpaper background. I can type Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up the
Task Manager and restart the machine from there. After restarting, it
generally but not always restarts correctly with all the icons, taskbar and
start button.

I have scanned for viruses and spyware with Norton and my machine appears to
be clean. I have also carried out two system restores, which has had no
effect.

This is one of those annoying things as sometimes it starts fine and other
times the icons, taskbar and start button are missing.

Is there a way to rectify this easily without carrying out a repair of XP?

Would appreciate any advice

Thanks
Lawrence

 

[Blayde]

My machine has recently developed an annoying fault in that I frequently have
no desktop icons, taskbar and start button when windows has started. All I
get is the wallpaper background. I can type Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up the
Task Manager and restart the machine from there. After restarting, it
generally but not always restarts correctly with all the icons, taskbar and
start button.

I have scanned for viruses and spyware with Norton and my machine appears to
be clean. I have also carried out two system restores, which has had no
effect.

This is one of those annoying things as sometimes it starts fine and other
times the icons, taskbar and start button are missing.

Is there a way to rectify this easily without carrying out a repair of XP?

Would appreciate any advice

Thanks
Lawrence

When the icons/taskbar don't load correctly and you go to the task
manager, can you find explorer.exe in the processes?
-Blayde

 

[Guest]

Hi Blayde

Thanks for your reply
Yes 'explorer.exe' does appear in the processes

Thanks
Lawrence

 

[Blayde]

Hi Blayde

Thanks for your reply
Yes 'explorer.exe' does appear in the processes

Thanks
Lawrence

Try selecting explorer.exe and then ending the task. Then select 'New
Task' from the File menu, type in explorer.exe and click 'Run'

This might help you get started faster, but it won't fix your problem.
I bet someone else has a better solution with startup problems.
-Blayde