task bar and start up menu disappeared!

[Guest]

Hi there. Does anybody know why the task bar and start up menu do not appear
after logging onto windows xp and how to resolve this? i can run programs
after pressing "ctrl" + "alt" + "delete" and running them individually from
the task manager but otherwise i have my desktop and nothing else.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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Hi there. Does anybody know why the task bar and start up menu do
not appear after logging onto windows xp and how to resolve this? i
can run programs after pressing "ctrl" + "alt" + "delete" and running
them individually from the task manager but otherwise i have my
desktop and nothing else.

When this happens, if you go to task manager, is explorer.exe running in the
processes tab, or not?
If you go to file | run | explorer.exe <enter> does everything show up?
What do you see in your event logs?

 

[Guest]

when i try and run explorer.exe as a new task, nothing happens. The start up
menu flickers for a milisec and then disappears. It does not show up in the
processes tab. I have also tried pressing Ctrl + Esc (did some searching in
vain on internet to try and resolve this) but nothing happens. Please advise
- any help is appreciated.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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when i try and run explorer.exe as a new task, nothing happens. The
start up menu flickers for a milisec and then disappears. It does
not show up in the processes tab.

Is explorer.exe running in Processes at all?

How long ago did this start, and are you aware of any changes that occurred
immediately prior to this problem cropping up?

I have also tried pressing Ctrl +
Esc (did some searching in vain on internet to try and resolve this)
but nothing happens. Please advise - any help is appreciated.

I'd boot into safe mode and see if you can find out the cause - you may have
malware on this box. Check the event logs.

See http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Viruses_Malware

 

[Joe Wright]

Hi there. Does anybody know why the task bar and start up menu do not appear
after logging onto windows xp and how to resolve this? i can run programs
after pressing "ctrl" + "alt" + "delete" and running them individually from
the task manager but otherwise i have my desktop and nothing else.

The instructions for this registry fix are at the top of the page:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
117. Restore Taskbar and Start Menu