problem with power up

[EDWARD HYMAN]

I have an XP Pro OS. When I power up on my laptop, neither the start button nor the icons come up on the display. I only have limited control through the task manager (ctrl-alt-delete). I attempted to add Service Pack II but I see no improvement.

How can I fix this problem?

Thank-you,

 

[Rey Santos]

My Taskbar is missing and I have no Start button - what do I do
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