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re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes'
Sunday, July 25, 2004 at 5:48 am
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Posted by Raz (2 messages posted)

I had the same problem…I got it fixed…Win-XP… Due to a power failure, the computer was rebooted, but without desktop icons, and taskbar and start menu (the taskbar didn’t respond from control panel). The icons were back quite easy, using “restore my last good setting…” I tried everything that was posted on the internet (and really everything, the all 9 yards), but no luck. I read in one forum that the Microsoft support person suggested to reformat the drive and reinstall XP. I was very close to doing so, but the story is this. I could see the taskbar and start menu in “Safe mode” (the icon in control panel was working as well). I remember that while trying to install Win-XP, I got a message that nVidia (VGA controller driver) didn’t pass Windows logon???!!! I checked the nVidia manager icon in safe mode and it didn’t work (disabled by “Safe Mode”). The taskbar and Start menu worked, and vis versa in normal mode. Therefore, I uninstall my VGA driver (nVidia) and what do you know it worked!!! I reinstall nVidia and all is fine now. I think the safe mode can tell a lot about your system, and can use as a to locate the problem. Good luck Raz

On Monday, January 26, 2004 at 10:17 am, Jim Aikin wrote:
>I've tried several of the methods suggested in this forum, but my Taskbar is still
>invisible on boot-up, and I have no desktop icons. Ctrl-Alt-Del launches the Task
>Manager, and most apps seem to run correctly, but Windows Explorer won't launch.
>I'm on a laptop, and scanreg doesn't appear to be installed on it. Using F8 to launch
>the last known good configuration doesn't help, because Windows thinks everything
>is hunky-dory. This condition started just after I received a message on boot-up
>saying the Registry had been damaged. I've contacted the manufacturer of the laptop,
>but who knows whether they'll answer? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Written in response to:: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Jim Aikin: Monday, January 26, 2004 at 10:17 am)

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Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Jim Aikin: Mon, Jan 26, 2004, 10:17 am)

re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (BKW: Mon, Jan 26, 2004, 1:16 pm)

re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Jim Aikin: Mon, Jan 26, 2004, 1:35 pm)

re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Wild Idea: Sun, Feb 1, 2004, 8:02 am)

re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (pbyk: Mon, Jan 26, 2004, 4:45 pm)

re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Steph28: Mon, Jan 26, 2004, 5:06 pm)

re: Question about 'How do get the taskbar and desktop back if Explorer crashes' (Raz: Sun, Jul 25, 2004, 5:48 am)

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