Task bar & icons missing

[Rina]

Hi,

I have a PC with Windows XP Prof. installed. All of a
sudden, the icons on the desktop and the task bar have
disappeared. Please suggest a solution.

Thanks,
Rina.

 

[David Leon]

Press [CTRL] + [ALT] + [DEL] on your keyboard, click on Task Manager, goto
File>New Task, type 'explorer' without the quotes and click OK. If it
doesn't load, it could be affected by a virus or you have too many
icons/toolbars in use (it's not meant to do that but any little anomaly and
explorer will restart itself).

 

[Kelly]

Hi Rina,

Restore Desktop Icons and Taskbar (Line 195)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Note: Do not reboot or logoff. Once the edit is merged, right click the
Notification Area/Task Manager/Processes. Highlight Explorer.exe, End
Process.

Leave the Task Manager open. Once the process has ended, choose File/New
Task and type in: Explorer.exe.


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