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Missing desktop icons.
Missing icons and
menu bars happen. Sometimes after startup, on a reboot,
or after a repair (like after using the ComboFix program) you can come
up to a blank desktop. Its not a blank screen like windows never started
at all but a screen like it stopped in the middle of loading windows. I
have run into this with many XP computers and have even had to do this
repair on Vista. I might even end up doing this to Windows 7 at some
point but I have not had to yet. Most of the time you cant even get the
system to start in Safe Mode. If this happens to you the problem may be
fairly easy to resolve. This is not necessarily fool proof but will work
most of the time.
The problem is normally because of the explorer program. Not internet
explorer but the explorer that windows relies on to function.
The solution to getting your desktop back is simple. Click the keys
Ctrl, Alt, and Del together. You will be presented with the task
manager.
When you reboot the computer again it should now boot correctly. Windows
saves or fixes the settings as the correct way to start and your problem
SHOULD be over.
If your desktop and Start menu bar do not reappear, try restarting the
computer in safe mode and do the process again. If that does not work,
you may need to do a manual system restore.
