taskbar appears for 1 sec then disappears...

[Andre]

Hi, i'm trying to fix a win98 machine. The problem is that once i log into
the machine the taskbar appears for a quick second then is gone and nothing
else happens. No desktop icons, the numlock light stays lit and there are NO
running tasks in the task manager. The only thing I can do is hit
ctrl+alt+del and see the task manager. There are no processes running
however.

The computer is on a network with another machine, so i've been able to see
the crashed machine from the working machine. Even when there are no tasks
running I can still see all the files and even change/delete files.

I've tried everything. I REALLY need some help FAST. I have to go back and
fix the computer tomorrow . Any input would be a great help thanks.

-Andre'

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Hi, i'm trying to fix a win98 machine. The problem is that once i log
into the machine the taskbar appears for a quick second then is gone
and nothing else happens. No desktop icons, the numlock light stays
lit and there are NO running tasks in the task manager. The only
thing I can do is hit ctrl+alt+del and see the task manager. There
are no processes running however.

The computer is on a network with another machine, so i've been able
to see the crashed machine from the working machine. Even when there
are no tasks running I can still see all the files and even
change/delete files.

I've tried everything. I REALLY need some help FAST. I have to go
back and fix the computer tomorrow . Any input would be a great help
thanks.

-Andre'

This would be better asked in
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion

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