Re: No icons on log on

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"" wrote:
> After powering up my PC, I get the 'Welcome' blue screen which
> stays on for
> about 30 seconds (longer than normal) then I get my screen
> saver and nothing
> else - no icons - just a blank screen with my screen saver
> picture displayed.
>
> The only way I can start an application is having to use
> ctrl-alt-del, using
> the windows task manager, then 'file', 'new task', then
> 'browse' to open up
> IE and other applications, though not all open this way.
>
> Can anyone help me as to why this has started to happen and
> how I can
> resolve it?
>
> Many thanks.

sounds like explorer is broken, you could try running cmd from
taskmanager and doing SFC /SCANNOW, if that dosnt work sounds like
your going to have to do a repair install of XP, once explorer is
broken, windows more or less dies, and yet explorer is at the mercy of
lots of malware.

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