XP Home lost all desktop icons!! 2

[cjhacon]

Hi,

After log in the active desktop wallpaper shows but no task bar, start button or icons? What's up with that?

Can access the task manager and access drives and directories through it, but can't find the control panel.

Any ideas???

 

[BuckeyeComputers]

if you log on as administrator is everything normal?

 

[cjhacon]

There was no access to the administrator account set up in XP. Only one user.

when I boot into safe mode and log in as admin I get a blank black safe mode screen. Ctrl Alt Del gives me task manager and that's it.

I tried to restore...but it won't accept a blank administrator password.

 

[BuckeyeComputers]

have you try running a system restore?
how to launch system restore from command prompt

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q304449

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q315341

 

[linney]

Try running Chkdsk via the Recovery Console.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP (Q307654)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q307/6/54.asp

An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.

http://www.mediaworkstation.com/htm/homeset1.htm

Click on Tutorial then the Charlie White article on XP crash.
This is a laymans version of Q307545 in simple language.


If they don't work you could try repairing windows itself by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

 

[DarkRaider]

I an not sure but try to refresh your iconcache. In win2k all you need to do is right click on the desktop and and select appearance then select the item tab scrolling down until "icon" is selected then chance the size of the icon and select apply ( this will rebuild the icon cache ) if you want to go back in and reset it to your previous icon size. This may or may not be your problem. Dont have XP with me to be more usefull sorry.

 

[cjhacon]

Thank you all. Restored to May 1 and all is as it should be!!