where's my desktop

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From: jack (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:33:06 -0800

I tried starting it up successfully in safe mode, but was
unable to find or correct the problem

>-----Original Message-----
>have u tried booting up in safe mode?
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have my laptop hooked up to my TV to allow palying
>>movies on the screen. My roommate was attempting to
>>change the size of a website so he could see the whole
>>thing. He said he went to control panel, display and
>>clicked on "something called make icons full or
>>something". Then the desktop dissappeared, start bar,
>>icons and everything. It's just a blank blue screen.
>If
>>I right click and make a new item, the icon appears on
>>this blue screan in the normal size. I can't get to
>>anything though; not the start menu, the shutdown box,
>>even ctrl/alt/dlt doesn't come up on screen. It all
>>seems to open somewhere but I don't know where.

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