Re: Only wall paper, no desktop icons

Many thanks for your response. I would like to try option 2. I have a desktop
with cdrw (and nero) and a usb ext hdd. Just to be sure that I understand you
correctly,
I burnt the knoppix software into a cd.
Then I boot trhe notebook with this cd , which means I have to change the
bios to boot from "D" drive.
Then with the usb ext hdd attached to the notebook,...(I lost you from
here). So can you explain a bit in more details, thanks

"Malke" wrote:

> meric wrote:
>
> > Task mgr-no the "explorer.exe ' is not there
> > Before I can type the location, C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 into
> > the new task, the Windows TaskManager error message appears, saying
> > Win TaskMgr has encountered a problem......details of the error
> >
> > c:\docs.........\WERcc5d.dir00\taskmgr.exe.mdmp
> > c:\docs.........\WERcc5d.dir00\appcompat.txt
> >
> > When I right click the desktop, nothing happen also.
> >
> > This compag notebook comes with 4 cd: QuickRestore System Recovery CD
> > (2cd) QuickRestore Application Recovery CD and Operating System CD.
> >
> > Although I dont mind to reformat (last resort) but I must retreive my
> > data first, so how can I do that? Is there any other way out besides
> > reformat//// Thanks
> >
> > "Drew Tognola" wrote:
> >
> >> Meric,
> >>
> >> Try navigating to: C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386. Copy & Paste
> >> explorer.exe into location: C:\WINDOWS. Select 'Yes' to overwrite
> >> current explorer.exe if asked. Log out & then log back in.
> >>
> >> Drew
> >>
> >> "meric" <meric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:8BA38A85-4F3E-4F8C-A9E2-E813FF25858E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Running xp prof and believe due to infection. Now when I boot up,it
> >> > will only
> >> > show the wall paper and no other icons, not even the 'start'
> >> > button.
> >> >
> >> > The Windows Task Mgr seems to show all " zero cpu execpt
> >> > "taskmgr.exe" There
> >> > is also an error message:-
> >> > The Window Explorer message
> >> > "c\docs ......\explorer.exe mdmp
> >> > "c\docs........\
> >> >
> >> > 'Generic Host Process for Win32 services has encountered.........
> >> > c:\docs.........\svhost.exe.mdmp
> >> > c;\docs.........\appcompat.txt
> >> >
> >> > Any idea how do I go about getting the labtop back to normal,
> >> > thanks for your help.
>
> This problem is most commonly caused by viruses and/or malware. If you
> want to take the time to clean it up, you can by following steps here:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>
> However, working with a machine that has Task Manager and Explorer
> disabled requires quite a bit of skill. Be honest with yourself and if
> you don't have that skill, take the laptop to a professional computer
> repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA). They can also
> retrieve your data.
>
> If you wish to just retrieve the data yourself and then restore to
> factory condition, you can do this in several ways:
>
> 1. Slave the laptop hard drive to a working XP box and copy off the
> files with Explorer. You will need a laptop-to-IDE-drive adapter.
>
> 2. Boot the laptop with either Knoppix or a Bart's PE
> (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/) and get the data off that way. Here is
> information about Knoppix:
>
> An easy way to retrieve Windows files is to boot with Knoppix, a Linux
> distro on a live cd. You will need a computer with two cd drives, one
> of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb drive with enough capacity to
> hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast
> Internet connection and third-party burning software. Download the
> Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create your bootable cd. Then
> boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If you are
> using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to
> get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then
> click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the
> window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead
> of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the K3b
> burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.
>
> Malke
> --
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