Problems after Windows Update
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Date: 06/13/04
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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:01:03 -0700
Just another thing. I can access the machine via the
network. I can browse its hdd etc. So it is loading
windows and the network properly.
??
Thx
Ian
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I have just done a full windows update to a fresh
install
>of win2k. I have installed Office 2k aswell.
>
>So, to start off my issues I have blaster when I put in
>my second drive. So after managing to manually download
>the patch and apply it, I can work on the internet. I
>then install SP4 thinking it will cut out of the 40 new
>critical updates waiting for me. It did. It took it to
>30. Me being a fairly strict person with patches etc, I
>goto the windowsupdate web site, and choose the
downloads
>I want to install. All the critical updates ones, alot
of
>the recomended ones, and the two driver updates. The one
>being a realtek lan driver, and the other nvidia
graphics
>driver. Cool great, they download and install fine. No
>errors, everything appears to have installed fine. Or
has
>it?
>
>The time comes to reboot and I do so only to find that
to
>my horror, windows only ever shows the blue background
of
>the desktop. No taskbar, no icons on the desktop, no
>right click, no left click!!!?! So, i think, hmm, it
>might be the grafix drivers, but then I think about the
>problem, and that doesnt seem like the problem because
of
>the following reasons:
>
>1.) When windows starts, I see the screens preceding the
>login window (Preparing network connections etc.)
>2.) It auto logs me in, that works fine. (The login
>window is more than 16 colors, so that works fine).
>3.) The taskbar loads, and then poof, it dissapears,
gone!
>
>The icons on the desktop never load. Nothing else
>happens. I think to myself, okay, let me try and run
>explorer.exe manually so that i could maybe try and
>uninstall some of the critical updates I just installed.
>Nope, sorry for me, I cant run explorer.exe, nor can I
>run taskman.exe!! I think "hmm, maybe I could boot up
>into safe mode and work from there". IT DOES EXACTLY THE
>SAME THING! IT STARTS UP SAFE MODE FINE, BUT THEN JUST
AS
>THE TASK BAR LOADS, IT DISSAPEARS AGAIN!!!! I MEAN
WTF!!!
>
>So now, I have the lovely task of formatting again (3rd
>time) and reinstalling all my applications (about 30+)
>again! Thats not to mention all the games that I will
>have to reinstall (also about 10-20).
>
>Now I appeal to any of you that could give me an idea of
>how to fix this without formatting or reinstalling. I
>would forever be indebted to you.
>
>Thanks alot,
>Ian
>
>.
>
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