No Icons on my PC only Desktop Background [Solved]

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HuyD Nov 27, 2008 03:45AM

Right-click the desktop, Arrange Icons By, Show Desktop Icons
Thanks for Google :)

Mo - Oct 5, 2008 05:38PM

Hi...I got the same problem as you. Have you found a solution?

bambi - Jun 20, 2009 09:38AM

type ctrl or del ,go new task and write regedit
hey local machine after microsoft, windows nt and
current version imges sometings go this delete
explorer.exe

san - Jun 26, 2009 02:44AM

thanx my problem solved

rajesh › Mo - Jul 6, 2009 11:52PM

plese help me to sole this problem

no task bar no icons in desktop.

before i upgrding with windows xp i disable the system restore.

please help me to sove. i use anvivirus and remove all.

i can log in safe moe also, bur when i try to new task->explorer.exe cannot find file.

Saad › Mo - Jul 27, 2009 02:25AM

no, do u have a solution for this?

ipog › Mo - Apr 25, 2010 08:56AM

nooooooooooooooo

shaf › Mo - May 23, 2010 09:38PM

only solution to repair ur operating system

DeeDee - Dec 8, 2008 09:42PM

HUYD's suggestion worked. Thanks!

Tito - Apr 10, 2009 12:07PM

good answer problem solve! Thanks!

papa - Jul 3, 2009 06:40AM

thanks tat worked

ross - Nov 12, 2009 11:34AM

Brilliant, thank you very much, just sorted it.

Dima - Jan 6, 2010 08:11PM

Worked a charm! (win 7 x64)

coolnigah - Oct 7, 2012 08:35AM

thx

maninblk - Oct 12, 2012 12:59PM

This didnt work for my problem. I have no desktop icons nor toolbar.

aman - Nov 9, 2012 07:46AM

thanxx it worked

Vilas - Nov 15, 2012 12:32AM

Yes, it works.

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satvinder Jan 16, 2009 03:01AM

helloooooo when u c only desktop background ...just press control+alt+delete
enter new task(run)
type explorer.exe there..
try it....

bubbaUK - Jan 21, 2009 06:08PM

satvinder wooow you are a super genius thank you very much....it finally worked!!!

rob - Mar 9, 2009 08:16PM

This works for one sign on but my other sign on says task manager has been disabled by the administrator, what now?

m - May 10, 2009 07:27PM

Hi, thank i was almost to throw this computer to the trash it was making me crazy. Thanks again for youre help.

teine31 - May 13, 2009 03:32PM

when i try to do ctrl/alt/delete, it tells me that this application has been denied by your administrator. WTH! I AM the administrator LOL Anyone please let me know how to fix this! thanks!

papillonfille - May 15, 2009 04:34AM

life saver. Thank you!

HaveACow - Jun 17, 2009 07:24PM

Satvinder,

Thanks, u r the dude. I had this same problem and yer solution worked. I love u very much.

HaveACow

BRUCE - Jun 21, 2009 01:29AM

thanks man i will try the avast now.

fly_boy_g - Jul 6, 2009 02:25PM

Man thank you very much it worked immediately you saved my ass i thought i was gone get in trouble cause i broke it....LOL

TOM - Aug 15, 2009 02:28PM

Thank you sooo much satvinder that solved everything and its the simplest answer

seafarer - Dec 13, 2009 09:16AM

Satvinder you have solved my big problem , thanks so much. As an "old one " i needed some help, and your solution hit the mark....Your'e the man !

pattymatmel - Dec 15, 2009 08:14AM

thanks! it worked! great help!

seafarer - Dec 17, 2009 05:32AM

Wrote to thank for getting me started again,but alas all went well getting on the route to advised but once looged off and wanting to log on again the same problem is still there. Any solutions for getting those icons to stay put. Thanks.

Sleeze - Jan 8, 2010 09:33PM

Thank you!~!!! YOu're a genius! explorer.exe saved the day! :)

needyourhelp - Mar 23, 2010 03:26AM

wHAT IF IT SAYS THE FILE CANNOT BE FOUND?

maria - Apr 24, 2010 01:52PM

thanks alot my problem solved

tenor1 - May 1, 2010 08:22AM

thank you MR Genius whew that was really needed

yer - Jun 13, 2010 03:57AM

emm... I have trying this but, when I try ALT-CTRL-DEL nothing happen to my laptop.....plzzz

senor - Jun 20, 2010 10:12AM

Genius! Saved me an hour drive to my pc working remote!

winter - Oct 10, 2012 06:58AM

how about if it directs you to my documents?

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Elgin Feb 7, 2010 08:12AM

Hi everyone, my laptop has been infected with a netsky virus (not the pc i am using now). When i switch it on I get my desktop picture but no icons or task bar, also when I ctrl alt del it says task manager has been disabled by your administrator (i am the administrator). i cant log off only go into hibernate. how do i get access to my files in order to remove the virus if i get nothing on my desktop?

Please help me, i have assignments due soon!!

Elgin

maninblk - Oct 12, 2012 01:08PM

This is exactly the problem I have on my PC, except when I ctrl alt del, I get nothing but a black screen, no Task Mgr.Everything else is the same, no Desktop Icons nor taskbar.
Please help

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Pato Feb 11, 2009 08:24AM

When i try to turn on my PC no any icons display only desktop background i've click CTRL+ALT+Delete then the error message says task manager has been disable by your administrator up to this moment nothing have change so pls whats the problem

leezy 1Posts Tuesday February 10, 2009Registration date - Feb 11, 2009 04:25PM

Hi guys, first time i've needed to post, usually just check some of the great suggestions on this site, but now i'm stumped.

Pato i have the same problem with my PC, is it possible to fix this issue by booting from another hard drive with windows xp? I have Avast ready to go (currently have AVG free), hijackthis and a number of other programs and regesdit options from numerous forums like this. I just need to be able to access cmd prompt at the very least.

Cheers

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rodjava Feb 24, 2009 09:00AM

I had the exact same problem.
I was able to bring up task manager and loged off the current user and loged back in again.
This fixed the problem.

I hope this helps

angelj - Mar 1, 2009 11:41AM

my task manager is denied i cant click on it..
how can i get it to work some plz help me:)

Leezy - Mar 1, 2009 03:03PM

I had no desktop and task manger was disabled, try starting in safe mode and copy your explorer icon from another computer to get explorer back up oj startup. I'd say if yours has got to that stage then you might want to think about reinstalling windows which is what i did. I lost my disk so i had to get my serial number off in safe mode, then download a windowsxp iso again on another computer (lucky i have a laptop!). I read there are ways to save any data that you want to keep, but by that stage i decided to just wipe it all and start with a fresh install. First thing i did after was purchase Trend Micro Pro, no more free antivirus software for me...Is there anything else i can do to protect my computer, aside from watch ing what i download? Trend Micro is my new firewall and it seems quite comprehensive in terms of antivirus protection.

Yusuf › angelj - Mar 6, 2009 12:10AM

Download a program called smart anti virus. Install it and click the restore windows settings. You should see a checkbox there that says enable task manager. Enable it apply and restart pc.

Kara - Mar 12, 2009 11:55PM

Don't download anything named Smart Anti-Virus 2009 or anything similar in name. As user/idiot Yusuf knows, this is a rogue anti-spyware program originating from the Russian Federation which, in both trial and full versions, will report false positives and render one or several of your installed programs to cease functioning. There are multiple sources from which to download Smart Anti-Virus 2009 removal tools.

talb › angelj - Mar 11, 2009 10:29AM

Hi,
the best way to solve this problem is :
press ALT+CTRL+DEL
then NEW TASK and enter C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\msconfig
then you go to TOLLS and then SYSTEM RESTORE.
enter the date for restore and all ok after restart.

Tal
Israel

sunshine - Aug 17, 2009 04:39PM

Thanks! It worked when nothing else would. Such an easy solution!!

grizlap1 › talb - Nov 12, 2009 03:06PM

Thanks,
Worked like a charm. note that the systen re-booted twice automatically then all was well.

Ajesity - May 8, 2010 02:33PM

Thank God my problem have solve i tried all the process but could not get it done i finally got a xp cd and run it and made a repair den evrything got back to how it was GREAT! just did repair

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bit Dec 16, 2009 02:27PM

right-clik -> arange icons -> show icons

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Toui Jan 3, 2009 03:32AM

I also have the same problem as you now , and also do the same way as you too, and i've try to click the mound with the Right-on the desktop, but it was no action.
SO , if you can soft it already, ple tell me too. by sent me a mail. thank you so mush
Toui

Christian - Jan 5, 2009 08:48PM

I am having the same problem. If you pre control alt delete and go to file run you will be able to get to the cd rom drive.

Kenneth - Feb 7, 2009 11:45PM

pls..help my computer shows only backround i need really rellay help i cant right clack and no action when i crtl alt delete

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tybi Feb 18, 2009 12:33AM

I have the same problem. Though I have not solved the issue, I discovered a temporary workaround accidentally. After you get the wallpaper, bring up the task manager by pressing CTRL+ALT+Delete. Then select the 'New Task' button and type 'cmd' to bring up command prompt. At the command prompt type 'explorer' to bring up windows explorer and voila! the icons should appear.

Devdutt

Leezy - Feb 20, 2009 02:35PM

Access to Task manger is denied, no access at all on windows screen. Managed to get it going in safe mode to get serial before that shut down permanately too. Complete reinstallation. Sorted.

reh17 - Mar 29, 2009 04:34PM

my laptop was flipping out like that and that was the only thing that worked for me!!! thanks!

ahenaninapua - Apr 9, 2009 04:11AM

Oh My God!!! Thank You SOOOOO Much!!!! It works perfectly!!!

mbb_1983 - Mar 21, 2010 09:25AM

thank you soo much for the help, this thread really works out....

crompo - May 18, 2010 07:36AM

i did so n the prob 'has been solved but i restarted the com i found the same prob but this time threre is no response to run explorer ...................plz i wanna along lasting soloution to this prob

mark - Jun 4, 2010 07:57AM

hey.. when i type explorer it doesn't work.. how should i put it

jersey - Nov 8, 2012 05:15AM

good...it solved the problem

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Elgin Feb 7, 2010 08:13AM

Hi everyone, my laptop has been infected with a netsky virus (not the pc i am using now). When i switch it on I get my desktop picture but no icons or task bar, also when I ctrl alt del it says task manager has been disabled by your administrator (i am the administrator). i cant log off only go into hibernate. how do i get access to my files etc or reload when i get no files?

Please help me, i have assignments due soon!!

Elgin

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garrett Feb 9, 2010 05:59PM

Thank you so much . It worked. Thanks to google and nice people

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Arun Feb 18, 2010 03:49AM

This is caused due to the virus
To enable this task bar
Log on as a Administrator and go to Run >> on command prompt type:- gpedit.msc
on new window of Group policy Pops up
Go to User configuration >>Administrative Templates >>System >ctrl+alt+del
click on remove task manager and Disable it >> ok

Done.........

ife - May 29, 2010 08:12AM

Thanks Arun. You are a gennius. this laptop has been abandoned for 3months and you have just brought it to live.....i owe it to you. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MATE!!!!! XXX

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Anonymous Mar 15, 2010 03:10PM

Thankyou!

Your are gennius!

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codi Mar 20, 2010 03:01PM

hey i came across this forum and wanted to say that i had the same issue and laughed at my solution. What happend is my daughter was playing around with the mouse and on windows 7 if you right click on the desktop and go to view you have an option to turn off the desktop icons. For anyone having this issue and if you have already tried the control alt delete approach try right clicking on your desktop and make sure the show desktop icons is selected. Other then that thanks for all the help and this was a very informative site.

Codi

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kat Apr 29, 2010 01:43PM

no icons on my pc

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bobtan Jan 16, 2009 02:25AM

Agree to supa pc freak

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yes Feb 5, 2009 12:26PM

Hi i had exactly the same problem on a dell inspiron..i found that if you turn it off, and then when you turn it back on, press cntrl+alt+delete when it says resuming windows... it sould come up with 2 options and choose the one that isnt continue with system resume....hope it works for you xx

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romski May 4, 2009 04:50AM

thnk u very very much man
your the men

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Paynie May 24, 2009 12:57AM

Hey ive got the same problem, i turn it on right click go view - show desktop items (it is ticked) but i untick it then tick it again and they show, it takes about 30 seconds extra anyone know how to make icons appear right away?? Please help! thanks.

bubbairenerj - Apr 27, 2010 12:49AM

this works!!!

deadBee - Jun 13, 2010 06:17AM

yess, i knew it was sth easy but i couldnt remember it.
Thank you very much!!

ALOALOALO - Jun 14, 2010 05:15PM

tHX YOU !!!!!!!

derp - Jun 28, 2010 03:29AM

haha oh wow i didn't even know that option existed. saved me a bunch of trouble. thanks.

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mheg_04 Jul 1, 2009 12:02PM

Hellooo everyone!Thanks for the help..your sooo great.
It works that easy..getting prob a while ago for more than 3 hours.
Thanks again..Continue helping..your post are really helpful to someone like me..mwaaah☺

macy - Dec 20, 2009 04:23PM

thank u very much i just thought dat i had lost my icons 4 ev. i even had to change my start button to the next so i could get my icons back but it didn't work so god bless u al and again thanks

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snipes Jul 5, 2009 03:48PM

avast save the day...

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