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Last answer on Nov 5, 2009 4:52:18 pm GMT DJM, on Dec 21, 2008 4:33:47 am GMT 
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Hello,
I have lost start menu and all desktop icons. I also get taskmanger was disabled by administrator. My situation sofar are:
- I can't get desktop back from taskmanager becuase it was disabled.
- I can't get taskmanager back from menu start > run >regedit becuase I lost startmenu
- I can't do hijackthis or any virus removal from safe mode because my computer is freezed when I pressed F8 with all safemode options.
- Right click, widows key, Ctrl-alt-del, or Ctrl+Esc, or Ctrl+Shift+Esc, didn't work at the desktop.

Now I can access this machine from another computer. I can use this computer to get rid of the virus. It found some virus and I have removed it. But the problems still there.
I try to use software to fixed the registry. But they all fixed on the good machine not the damaged machine.

If anyone has faced this problem and know how to solve it, please help me.

THANKS.
DJM

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 7.0

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A person, on Mar 17, 2009 2:18:01 am GMT
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Do CTRL+ALT+DEL and bring up task manager. Then select new task, and type explorer.exe and your start menu and icons should reappear. :)

   
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gargesunil, on Mar 24, 2009 7:49:16 am GMT
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Dear Mr,

Confirm solution of

1) ctrl+alt+del
2) select file
3) New task(Run)
4) type msconfig
5) lounch system restore
6) select the date for good configuration, on that date your system is working fine

Complite the process and after restart you will find your start menu ,taskbar, icons will apper on desktop

Garge Sunil
India
9422791645

   
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ASsshh bassssh, on Apr 3, 2009 9:52:47 am BST

Omgomg,
that happened with my computer aswell
so i done the task manager one and new task n typed in
expolorer.exe
and it worked

thankkyewww <33 x

   
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SHERIFF, on Jul 4, 2009 10:29:08 pm BST

Hi,
I have tried the your solution but not work for me.
thanks

   
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PRASHANT BOTHRA, on Oct 9, 2009 4:35:33 pm BST
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Thank you for your valuable support..i need it very eagerly.......

   
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 A K, on Nov 5, 2009 4:52:18 pm GMT

Hi !!
I faced the problem and with your solution i resolved the problem on my computer.

Thanks

A K

   
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Ben, on Jun 24, 2009 5:29:48 pm BST

Hi I have the same problem no icons no start menu and the task manager is disabled
and by the why its not helpful telling people to open the task manager when it can not be opened by any known means and no dont tell me to press ctrl shift esc thats not funny and dont tell me to try it in safe mode or any other mode it is simply the case that if you can acces the task manager problem solved if you cant acces task manager by any known means and you havn't got backup disks or they do not work then unfortonatly its gonna cost £30 for a complete system recovery at you local pc repair shop and they give you a crap version of xp. I would very much like to be proved wrong as it is going to cost me £30 so any USEFULL advice would be great I speak for all the people with the same promlem as me

   
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flexaflight, on Oct 26, 2009 1:40:14 am GMT

Exactly. So what do we do?

   
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AJ, on Aug 10, 2009 2:50:47 pm BST

I too have the same problem, the only difference is that when I type "explorer.exe" in the Hew task(run) I get the error message that says "Windows cannot find "explorer.exe" Make sure you type in the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click start menu, and then search". Obviously I cant do that either since I have no desktop or Start Menu bar.

Iam trying to reach my laptop's recovery/reformat option in the control panel from task Manager, with no avail. =(
I also try Control panel from task manager in the run option, and got the same respond as for Explorer.exe.

When I try Msconfig the option "Launch system restore" is gray out, as in I cant access it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

   
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kim, on Oct 8, 2009 9:17:50 pm BST

Itryed this and it worked a treat on my computer thanks

   
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Anonymous, on Oct 9, 2009 4:37:18 pm BST
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Confirm solution of

1) ctrl+alt+del
2) select file
3) New task(Run)
4) type msconfig
5) lounch system restore
6) select the date for good configuration, on that date your system is working fine

Complite the process and after restart you will find your start menu ,taskbar, icons will apper on desktop

   
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Becca, on Oct 20, 2009 10:05:39 pm BST
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Iv tryed all the this and it says i dont have authority for explore.exe but im the administor
and i can do a system restore except the only date i can restore it to is today which is stupid when its broken today if i can restore it to yesterday that would be fine is there anyway of doin that?

   
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