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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: win on May 01, 2008, 02:32:48 AM

Title: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: win on May 01, 2008, 02:32:48 AM

After loading XP, I just got desktop theme and cursor but there are no icon or stat meun. Although, I can run task manager. I can run other program only from task manager. What is the problem???

Title: Re: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: Dairyman on May 01, 2008, 03:11:19 AM

Any software installed recently?

In Task Manager, click the Applications tab and choose New Task, type in "explorer.exe" and click OK.

Do you see the icons and task bar?

Title: Re: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: win on May 01, 2008, 03:18:56 AM

No, I do not install any. but It work :D thanks. what is the problem?

Title: Re: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: Dairyman on May 01, 2008, 03:38:58 AM

OK, good.

Now, for the next step.

Make sure that "explorer.exe" is running.
Go HERE (http://http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx) and download AutoRuns for Windows.
Unzip the ZIP file to your hard drive.
Run AutoRuns.exe from the location you unzipped it to.
Click on the Everything tab.


Do you see Windows Explorer listed in there?

Sorry, it's night time here. I'll be back tomorrow.

-- dairyman

Title: Re: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: win on May 01, 2008, 10:57:38 PM

I can not click your link "HERE"

Title: Re: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: Dairyman on May 02, 2008, 12:32:49 AM

Quote from: win on May 01, 2008, 10:57:38 PM

I can not click your link "HERE"

Link fixed.

You should be able to see the page now.

Title: Re: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: win on May 02, 2008, 03:27:02 AM

yes, I can see. Oh that is too many programs even I don't know

Title: Re: no icon, no start menu, but cursor
Post by: Broni on May 02, 2008, 05:19:18 PM

Go Start>Run, type in:
regedit
Click OK.

Registry Editor will open.
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Look at the right pane, and see, if Shell entry looks exactly like in a screenshot below:


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