windows explorer and desktop

[debbie]

HELP- i do not know why or how but on my desktop to the
left of my wallpaper is a "folder task" column that i
cannot get rid of----that was the first problem i noticed
then i discovered that i cannot open windows explorer i
lose my task bar(by the clock) icons momentarily when i
click on or try to open explorer--i have tried the
recovery console and ran several utilities to check for
problems but i still cannot find anything HELP

 

[Tom Swift]

Was one of those utilities are virus scanner?

Tom Swift

 

[debbie]

yes i scan everything twice---norton antivirus already updated----
i tried that first

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

For the folder tasks problem:

Click Start | Run | type "regsvr32 /i shell32". Restart Windows.

If this does not help, see:
Remove Common Tasks from Desktop
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_commtask_desktop.htm

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yes i scan everything twice---norton antivirus already updated----
i tried that first

 

[debbie]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH---it worked great i followed the link and found alot
of other VERY helpful things---Thanks Again
debbie

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

You're most welcome, Debbie.

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THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH---it worked great i followed the link and found alot
of other VERY helpful things---Thanks Again
debbie