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Upon start up only wallpaper shows, no icons

Challanged, on Tuesday July 8, 2008 09:09:45 PM

Hello,

Upon start up only my wallpaper shows. There are no icons, no task bar, no start menu, nothing, just a blank screen other than my wallpaper. When I right click just to get into the desktop, I select display and even that gets no response. Can someone please help me.

Thank you

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0

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problem need help, on Wednesday July 9, 2008 03:30:54 AM

same problem anyone help?

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challanged, on Wednesday July 9, 2008 11:16:06 PM

Well good news for me; I have fixed the problem with my machine. After hours of reading blogs and posts and getting different suggesttions from many people I decided to do what I know. I restarted my computer, upon start up I hit F8 to get into the safe mode options. I selected start in safe mode. I then went into control panel, and did a system restore to a date from last month. Once that happened, the comp restarts itself and lo and behold everything was back to normal.

I would give this option a try.

I did many things from creating a new user account, etc etc. and nothing worked. Try the system restore and that should fix the problem.

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shivakumar, on Saturday September 27, 2008 07:20:53 AM

Dear administrators..
iam using windows vista home Edition
Upon start up only my wallpaper shows. There are no icons, no task bar, no start menu, nothing, just a blank screen .
desktop icons and start menu recent program icons dont display!. Can someone please help me.

how can i recover it

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solmolu, on Saturday September 27, 2008 08:52:44 PM

Oh wow, thanks bunches. The other solutions didnt really make sense to me because i they were asking me to do things when i couldnt do anything with my computer, but your solution really made some sense, and WORKS! well, the last part was a bit unclear, so, ill clarify it a bit for anyone who still has this problem. Start up your computer, and while the computer is still black and it shows you all of those numbers and stuff, press F8. Then, browse through all of the options and select starting with Safe Mode. This might take some time, so don't get discouraged. After thats done, X out of that thing that pops up, and wait for your screen to load. Then go to start -> all programs -> accesories -> system tools(im translating the option from my computer so, this might not be the exact wording) -> system restore. Then, pick a point from before you had any of this nonsense and wait for your computer to do its magic, and soon you will be free of it =D

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kee kee, on Friday November 21, 2008 01:39:32 AM

Thank you very much this really did work. thanks a bunch

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dada, on Saturday November 29, 2008 07:19:20 AM

i have same problem and i tried ur soln but in safe mode also nothing appear but black screen.if u know how to do it in safe mode with command promote pls help me

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Jim333c, on Wednesday July 16, 2008 03:16:42 PM

I had the same problem. It's just some stupid spyware garbage. This is a very simple fix. Just download (HiJackThis) http://www.download.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html

It only took me 10 sec. to do the scan. It will ask you if you want to delete everything, I clicked yes. Just make sure that there are no other programs (including the internet) running. This just make it easier to delete the files encase there running. MAKE SURE YOU RESTART YOU COMPUTER, when it comes back on you will have you lovely computer computing for you again!!!

I understand that nothing is a guarantee, but all I see is people coming up with these crazy answers to solve this problem and their all over thinking it. It's spyware, just spyware. So try my way out its very fast and easy. Feel free to respond with any question I'll be glad to help. Good Luck!!!

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RayRay, on Wednesday August 6, 2008 01:36:25 PM

how can i run this spyware if no icons show up, icons dont even show up in safe mode??

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mevs, on Tuesday September 16, 2008 10:20:06 AM

press ctl + shif + esc and click on new task type in explorer

if that dont work just reinstall windows and alos i would like to know how your doing this with out a computer

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A, on Wednesday September 24, 2008 08:56:31 AM

your an angel!!! explorer thingy worked! But Can Some1 Tell Me What Made This Happen???? Isit Spyware?

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keitchy, on Tuesday September 30, 2008 02:36:31 PM

Virusus

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vvv, on Saturday October 4, 2008 11:12:25 PM

ur an idiot first off he is using a diffrent comp and second you cant install anything without your exploere window working.

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Smily, on Monday October 6, 2008 10:01:52 AM

Actually, if you use ctrl alt dlt you can still use internet and heaps of other programs, it doesn't stop your computer working entirely.

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dan, on Wednesday August 6, 2008 05:23:04 PM

How can you download when there is no way to access the computer. After turning on the computer the screen only shows the wallpaper. I cannot access any keys.

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lilnicky, on Wednesday August 13, 2008 01:24:09 PM

Wow i had the same problem and Hijack fixed the problem........its was free and really fast. Thank you so much for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!, this was beggining to get real annoying.

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trace76, on Tuesday September 2, 2008 09:44:30 PM

tried your suggestion with your link to scan for spyware &...it didnt work. :( not sure now what to do. so frustrating!!! :(

any other ideas what to do???

thx! :D

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denmalk, on Thursday October 9, 2008 07:51:47 AM

dude man thanks u so much for the link of jijack i did wat u said and my computer restarted and it worked perfectly agian omg im so happy thanks i waz doing so many things but nothing would work ecept this man thank THANKS!!

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Shanglawt, on Thursday October 9, 2008 05:14:31 PM

Hello.. thanks for your sharing.. i am getting dizzy with this problem the whole night and now i got the solution... that little piece script really work for me !!!! now my task bar, start button, and desktop icons are back... thanks a lots for this help....

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Shanglawt, on Thursday October 9, 2008 05:18:09 PM

Hello.. thanks for your sharing.. i am getting dizzy with this problem the whole night and now i got the solution... that little piece exe file really work for me !!!! now my task bar, start button, and desktop icons are back... thanks a lots for this help....

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oleg, on Saturday October 25, 2008 04:32:42 AM

Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It worked!!!

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malhar01, on Sunday November 9, 2008 03:24:44 PM

hey thanx 4 ur suggestion i downloaded the software and ran it but i got a message which read "windows32 does not support this file" . is there any other suggestion?

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Pratibha, on Wednesday July 23, 2008 06:23:44 AM

upon start up only wallpaper shows, no icons

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MAC, on Wednesday August 6, 2008 03:02:07 PM

You can Ctrl - Alt - Del, and under the Applications tab click "New" and type in "explorer". This will bring up your desktop. You can then try the many suggestions that you have read about.

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jolyn, on Friday October 10, 2008 03:57:44 AM

Thank you so much for ur advise... first thing i tried and it worked.

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Softwarer, on Wednesday August 13, 2008 09:00:43 AM

I also have this problem sometimes. I have no idea about the reason or a permanent solution, but I used to solve it by clicking "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "Del", then go to "Processes" tab, select the "EXPLORER" process and click "End Task". Then goto "Shut Down" menu, select "Log off". It will show you all available user accounts. Select your account and it will work fine.

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Bob, on Thursday August 14, 2008 07:07:48 PM

I have the same problem. Wall paper & no icons. Safe mode brings me to a black screen with "safe mode" in white in each corner of the monitor. I can't do anything from this point.

Also, "ctrl-alt-delete" doesn't bring up the control panel no matter how many times i try it. Help!

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edunk, on Sunday August 17, 2008 05:26:12 PM

I have the same problem! Some one please help! Ctrl+Alt+Delete doest not work. Safe mofe does not work either. Im about to reformat the whole computer unless anyone has any ideas

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Gez, on Sunday August 17, 2008 04:36:27 PM

I've had a similar problem, if your computer is windows xp then there is a simple fix.
If your computer fails to show icons and start bar this is because windows explorer has not started for some reason or other. to simply turn this on hit "ctrl+alt+del" to bring up the task manager.

Select file in the top left corner and new task.

Type into the box "explorer" without the quotation marks and you should have your precious icons back, i would then do a scan to see if a virus has caused this.

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edunk, on Sunday August 17, 2008 05:28:09 PM

Ctrl+Alt+Delete does nothing for me. nothing shows up. Safe modejust shows a black screen. Anyone have any ideas??

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Milky, on Monday September 1, 2008 04:34:43 AM

i tried but no result. When type Explorer in new task box then answered "Make sure the type in box" if wnat to search then click the start menu and then search.

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The bob, on Thursday September 4, 2008 11:44:25 AM

Same here.

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Noah, on Wednesday September 3, 2008 11:13:01 PM

thanks this worked perfectly. I was able to get to my antispyware and find the sucker that caused it.

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Nat, on Tuesday September 9, 2008 01:24:21 AM

Hello....I Found your answer to a problem that I am having and tried it a few times and nothings seems to be working.
Do you have any other advise, I am about to throw my computer out the window....just kidding but I am very frustrated now. Been sitting here for about 5 hrs and nothing seems to work.

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eddy, on Tuesday August 19, 2008 07:14:40 AM

Hi m8s,
First I would like to express my deepest gratitude for those of you who are finding time to help poor bums like me.

With that said, I would like to somewhat expend the domain of the problem;

There are three user accounts on my machine. I was able to get to the “wall paper & no icons” by logging into the one of the secondary (no admin privileges) accounts, but every time I try to login into the main account, my machine freezes. Additionally, task manager would not start any new process, not even explorer.

To make things funnier, it is an old laptop with a DVD drive that is out of commission, so I cannot even reinstall the OS. I already see my hard drive in a nice little enclosure so that I can salvage at least some of the data (I hope).

As a final thought, after researching this and other forums, I am pretty damn sure that it is some nasty malware creating the havoc.

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eca06ljc, on Tuesday September 9, 2008 01:54:08 AM

what did u do in the end cos im in exactly the same position as you without a disk drive

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merr, on Thursday September 4, 2008 02:52:06 AM

CTL+ALT+DEL then click file and new task. then type explorer.exe and press ok

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kuzi, on Thursday September 4, 2008 04:29:13 AM

I have been suffering with this for a while now, I have tried everything. I just ran hijack this and have no real idea of what I am looking at. Any help?

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lillies, on Thursday September 4, 2008 05:29:12 PM

Hi, I'm having the same problem--only wallpaper, no icons, start or task bar.
So I ctl-alt-dlt ed and I can get the task manager up and running. However, I try running explorer.exe, and I get "Windows cannot find 'C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe'" etc. I even try to browse for it, find it, and run it but same result. I would appreciate any help! Thanks!

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lastresort, on Tuesday September 9, 2008 11:51:41 AM

Just to let everyone know.... While surfing through the internet I found someone who solved this problem and has a way to fix it. There are 2 registry keys in the registry that are causing the problem. It affects the explorer.exe and iexplorer.exe files.

This is the key that needs to be deleted...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\iexplorer.exe

Once these keys are deleted the desktop and internet explorer should come back to life.

Thank you whoever found this information and I hope this will be a benefit to someone else out there.

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hber08, on Thursday September 11, 2008 08:49:12 PM

Thanks so much!! Delete registry key really works for me.

By Alt-Ctrl-Dele on the wallpaper screen, enter "regedit" in the new task, click ok, bring you to registry window. Follow the route:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\iexplorer.exe

Great!, I am back. Really appreciate!! Alan

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gini, on Saturday September 20, 2008 12:05:22 PM

Thanx a lot. this "regedit" thing worked for me as well. Thaannks a lot again. i suggest this solution to everyone having similar problems. i had tried a lot of other things but only this worked

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palmarules, on Friday September 26, 2008 08:02:29 PM

The regedit worked for me, tried HJT no joy but deleting the explorer thing in registry restored all back, Well done sir!!!

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kimsan, on Monday November 24, 2008 04:19:01 AM

Hi there,
i try the :

By Alt-Ctrl-Dele on the wallpaper screen, enter "regedit" in the new task, click ok, bring you to registry window. Follow the route:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\explorer.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\iexplorer.exe

its not works,

I