Clear screen etc no Icons, right or left clicking, and no start menu

[Magor]

Here is my problem,
When I boot up in Normal mode the screen is blank etc no Icons, right or left clicking, and no start menu

I know this is a software problem rather than a hardware because I can start in Safe Mode and the monitor works just fine.  I can only access Windows task manager by Cnt:alt:dele: in Normal mode

Running Windows Vista Personal on a  HP dv2000


Not sure what is causing such a problem.  Please advise if you can.
Thanks

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

When you open up Task Manager, start a New Process called explorer.exe

Try that and post back.

[Magor]

First thank you.

Nothing happened.  Other than it showed up again in Processes so there are two explorer.exe in Processes but nothing in applications. 

I can get into windows by clicking browse.  When I did that this time it says that your searches may be slow because the index is not running.  I clicked to turn it on and it swamped the computer. 

I was trying to get the control panel and I have yet to be able to in normal mode. I can get there in safe mode.

Sounds kind of like a virus? I have not been able to run av bc of networking issues on the computer. 

I have tried system restore and other safe mode simple computer fixes disc scan etc to no avail.

Thanks Joe

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

It may be a virus (at least it sounds like one + your antivirus is turned off).

I would have a look here:
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html
Post the three logs here and one of our Malware Specialists will help you from there. 

[Magor]

Hi,
Thanks I was not sure if it was a Virus or not. I should make sure of that before I go further. 
It says to uninstall any anti virus before I load another. Does that include Windows Defender?
Thanks
Joe

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Just go ahead and post the three logs (SuperAntiSpyware, MBAM and HijackThis)
We'll worry about everything else after that.

[CBMatt]

Windows Defender is anti-spyware (there's a difference between that and anti-virus), so don't worry about uninstalling it.  Just make sure it's closed before you run the scans.