Windows explorer (taskbar) freezes and start menu disappears

[Guest]

About every 10 minutes or more, the taskbar freezes and I can't do anything.
I have to constantly open the task manager, end the exlporer process, and
reopen explorer. I don't know how at all I'd be able to fix this.

Another problem I've been having is with my start menu. Whenever I open it,
the shortcut files aren't there. The program folder and all of the things on
the right (including documents, computer, network, etc.) is still there. I
don't know how I'd fix this either.

If anyone has a solution to anyone of these 2 or both of these problems,
please help me out and reply with an answer.

Thanks,
Jer

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.

This should repair/replace any corrupt system files.

If that does not work, try repairing your system. Boot from your Windows
Vista DVD, select the System Repair Option > on the setup screen, select
'Repair Computer > Select your installation of Windows > select Startup
Repair option and follow instructions.

Also, check your Event Viewer for any error logs that might give us a clue
as to what might be failing.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Jer,

Do you have the google desktop installed? It's been known to cause this
issue. Otherwise, click start and type msconfig, then hit <enter>. On the
general tab, place the system in diagnostic mode, click apply/ok and reboot
as directed. See if the problem with the taskbar goes away.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[James Matthews]

worked for me

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the advice, but after the scan finished, it found a corrupt log,
but couldn't fix it. As for repairing it with the Vista DVD, I'm not sure how
to do that.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

How to repair Windows Vista:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/windows_vista/recovery_and_repair/