Vista - Problem with XP start up

12-28-2008

I have Windows XP home edition on my desk-top computer with SP3 installled.
When I boot up everything appears to start as normal but when I click on my
username to start my desktop all that is displayed is the wall paper; no
icons appear and so I can't start any programmes or acces the start menu or
anything. This has only happened today and the onlt thing I have changed is
that I downloaded and installed the latest version of AVG Free anti virus
software last night - run a virus cheskc and there were no significant
threats detected. Can anyone help? PS - tried booting up in safe mode but
that didn't work either

12-28-2008

"pamw" <pamw@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:77EE4A46-6184-4738-8502-FCE8FDD5AD26@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I have Windows XP home edition on my desk-top computer with SP3
> installled.
> When I boot up everything appears to start as normal but when I click on
> my
> username to start my desktop all that is displayed is the wall paper; no
> icons appear and so I can't start any programmes or acces the start menu
> or
> anything. This has only happened today and the onlt thing I have changed
> is
> that I downloaded and installed the latest version of AVG Free anti virus
> software last night - run a virus cheskc and there were no significant
> threats detected. Can anyone help? PS - tried booting up in safe mode
> but
> that didn't work either

Try asking in an XP discussion group. This is a .NET programming group.
Here's how to find an appropriate group.
As you appear to be using a web interface, start here to find an appropriate
group:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx

Click the + beside your language. then scroll down to Windows. In Windows,
open the category for Windows XP. Find a group there to post in.

12-28-2008	#1 (permalink)
pamw n/a posts	Problem with XP start up I have Windows XP home edition on my desk-top computer with SP3 installled. When I boot up everything appears to start as normal but when I click on my username to start my desktop all that is displayed is the wall paper; no icons appear and so I can't start any programmes or acces the start menu or anything. This has only happened today and the onlt thing I have changed is that I downloaded and installed the latest version of AVG Free anti virus software last night - run a virus cheskc and there were no significant threats detected. Can anyone help? PS - tried booting up in safe mode but that didn't work either
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12-28-2008	#2 (permalink)
PvdG42 n/a posts	Re: Problem with XP start up "pamw" <pamw@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:77EE4A46-6184-4738-8502-FCE8FDD5AD26@xxxxxx Quote: > I have Windows XP home edition on my desk-top computer with SP3 > installled. > When I boot up everything appears to start as normal but when I click on > my > username to start my desktop all that is displayed is the wall paper; no > icons appear and so I can't start any programmes or acces the start menu > or > anything. This has only happened today and the onlt thing I have changed > is > that I downloaded and installed the latest version of AVG Free anti virus > software last night - run a virus cheskc and there were no significant > threats detected. Can anyone help? PS - tried booting up in safe mode > but > that didn't work either Try asking in an XP discussion group. This is a .NET programming group. Here's how to find an appropriate group. As you appear to be using a web interface, start here to find an appropriate group: http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx Click the + beside your language. then scroll down to Windows. In Windows, open the category for Windows XP. Find a group there to post in.
My System Specs

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