Hi Cameron,
It is bad to hear that our suggestion cannot solve the problem.
Based on my knowledge, DEVLDR32 is used by Soundblaster sound card, it is
part of its driver. You may remove and reinstall Creative software to see
if it is helpful.
For ALG.exe, it is Application Layer Gateway Service, it should be the file
with Windows.
Cameron, as you mentioned in the first message, you experience the problem
recently. I wonder if System Restore will be helpful in this matter.
Using System Restore to Restore Windows XP
------------------------------------------
1. Log on to Windows as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators
group.
2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to
System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts. As you
cannot click the Start button, I think you may launch Task Manager by
pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click File menu, point to New Task
(Run..). Type the command "%SystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe"
(without quotation marks) and press Enter.
3. On the "Welcome to System Restore" page, click "Restore my computer to
an earlier time" (if it is not already selected), and then click Next.
4. On the "Select a Restore Point" page, click the most recent system
checkpoint in the "On this list, click a restore point" list, and then
click Next. A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration
changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
5. On the "Confirm Restore Point Selection" page, click Next. System
Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration, and then restarts
the computer.
6. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Restoration
Complete page appears.
7. Click OK.
Troubleshooting
---------------
You may inadvertently restore Windows XP to a previous configuration that
you do not want. To undo the restoration:
1. Log on to Windows as Administrator.
2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to
System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.
3. On the "Welcome to System Restore" page, click "Undo my last
restoration", and then click Next. A System Restore message may appear that
lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
4. On the Confirm Restoration Undo page, click Next. System Restore
restores the original Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the
computer.
5. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Undo
Complete page appears.
6. Click OK.
For more information about system restore in Windows XP, please refer to
our KB article Q306084: HOW TO: Restore Windows XP to a Previous State
(
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306084).
Have a good day!
Thanks & Regards,
Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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| Hi Feng,
| Guess what, that didn't work! I found the exact registry entry but it was
| allready the default entry. I re-wrote it in with the default entry (
| %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu )but it didn't fix it. What to do now??? Your
help
| is most appreciated! Because I don't want to have to re-format Windows!!
| If I accidently deleted some entries for devldr32.exe or for ALG.exe will
| that be part of the problem? Or will they be put back in there after a
reboot
| from Windows? Because I had a look on 'my' computer's task manager and
then
| the families computer's task manager to see if there was anything
different.
| I thought that the devldr32.exe or ALG.exe processes could be Malware so
I
| got rid of them from the Registry, (oops) then I posted a different
question
| to ask what some of these different processes were and they said that
they
| were Microsoft related.
| So I'm not sure what to do now, once again your help is most appreciated
| Feng so please help me. Thanks
| Cameron
|
| "Feng Mao" wrote:
|
| > Looking forward to the result tomorrow, Cameron!
| >
| > Thanks & Regards,
| >
| > Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
| > Microsoft Online Partner Support
| >
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| > | Hi Feng,
| > | Thanks for the Reply!
| > | I have printed off that same link which you provided(as well as
someone
| > else
| > | did) and I'll try and fix it tonight. It does it in Safe Mode as
well. I
| > | tried that yesterday and it does the same thing. Anyway I'll re-post
| > tomorrow
| > | and tell you about the outcome.
| > | Thanks,
| > | Cameron
| > |
| > | "Feng Mao" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Hi Pygmygod,
| > | >
| > | > Thank you for posting!
| > | >
| > | > You may change the data value for the Start Menu value to the
default
| > | > entry. The default entry is %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu. This value is
a
| > | > REG_EXPAND_SZ value. The Start Menu value is located in the
following
| > | > registry key:
| > | >
| >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/User
| > | > Shell Folders
| > | >
| > | > For the detailed information, please visit the below article in
| > Microsoft
| > | > knowledge base:
| > | >
| > | > Start Button Sticks In and Does Not Display Start Menu
| > | >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;262076
| > | >
| > | > If it cannot solve your problem, I wonder if the problem happens in
| > Safe
| > | > Mode as well. To boot into Safe Mode, press and hold F8 key just
after
| > the
| > | > computer rebooted. You will see the text mode based menu and choose
| > Safe
| > | > Mode.
| > | >
| > | > I hope that it is helpful.
| > | >
| > | > Have a nice day!
| > | >
| > | > Thanks & Regards,
| > | >
| > | > Feng Mao [MSFT], MCSE
| > | > Microsoft Online Partner Support
| > | >
| > | > Get Secure! -
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| > | > | Hi,
| > | > | Recently on our XP Pro machine the 'start' icon in the
| > | > | task bar has stopped opening, in one profile it doesn't
| > | > | even open, in the other profile it opens but the
| > | > | expandable bars like 'All Programs' won't open. I have
| > | > | Spybot and Adaware fully updated and they didn't find
| > | > | anything that fixed it (of course they found some other
| > | > | stuff which I ended up getting rid of) maybe Spybot,
| > | > | Adaware or Myself has deleted something that shouldn't of
| > | > | been deleted. Could anyone please advise me of how to fix
| > | > | this problem?
| > | > | Thanks
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
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