No desktop icon and start menu

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No Desktop icon and start menu
i am using win 98

When I boot the computer, it brings me to user profile page that displays
correctly. When I chose a profile loads and the screen is blank other than
the desktop wallpaper. No Task bar, start button, icons, nothing but
wallpaper. The only way to access the system is through control-alt-delete
and choose "new task". From new task I can access all programs, even can
choose desktop and it shows the desktop icons that you can open.

Does anyone have a cure??????????????????
 
Re: No desktop icon and start menu

Natalie John wrote:
| No Desktop icon and start menu
| i am using win 98
|
| When I boot the computer, it brings me to user profile page that
| displays correctly. When I chose a profile loads and the screen is
| blank other than the desktop wallpaper. No Task bar, start button,
| icons, nothing but wallpaper. The only way to access the system is
| through control-alt-delete and choose "new task". From new task I can
| access all programs, even can choose desktop and it shows the desktop
| icons that you can open.
|
| Does anyone have a cure??????????????????

Here are 79 articles dealing with User Profiles at the MSKB (Microsoft
Knowledge Base), which appears to be under maintenance at the moment...

http://support.microsoft.com/search...20&ast=1&ast=2&ast=3&ast=8&ast=9&mode=a&adv=1

....Therfore, I cannot go myself right now & read through them for your
cure.

But I never heard of or saw a "new task" button where you say you saw
it. Are you sure you don't mean "end task"? If so, what was the name of
the task you ended?


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There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
Re: No desktop icon and start menu

PCR wrote:

> Natalie John wrote:
>
> | No Desktop icon and start menu
> | i am using win 98

If you are on the machine that exhibits the below problem i
apologize. ( ¿User Profiles?, ¿Used in a corporate environment? )

> | When I boot the computer, it brings me to user profile page that
> | displays correctly. When I chose a profile loads and the screen is
> | blank other than the desktop wallpaper. No Task bar, start button,
> | icons, nothing but wallpaper. The only way to access the system is
> | through control-alt-delete and choose "new task". From new task I can
> | access all programs, even can choose desktop and it shows the desktop
> | icons that you can open.
> |
> | Does anyone have a cure??????????????????

'Natalie John', under WinNT, ms has settings ( for corporate
administrators and malware to use ) to lock users out of their
desktop .. Unless you get an answer here repost in, for example,
'microsoft.public.windowsxp.general' where this problem is a
semi-FAQ. I haven't needed trying to solve this myself yet, so i
haven't paid close enough attention.
One example i just found suggested using 'System Restore', but
perhaps there is a better solution.
Next one i find point's to download and merge:
<http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/nodesktop.reg>
into your registry (if one can get things to the machine from the
internet). That is a long series of settings so i will not quote
it here.


> But I never heard of or saw a "new task" button where you say you saw
> it. Are you sure you don't mean "end task"? If so, what was the name of
> the task you ended?

PCR, 'Natalie John' clams to be using Win98xE but, C-A-D under
WinXP brings up '[Windows ]Task[]Manager' containing a [New
Task...] button under the 'Applications' tab. Putting 'desktop'
there brings up '%UserProfile%\Desktop\'. ... i don't think this
one's for you.


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Re: No desktop icon and start menu

.... et al. wrote:
| PCR wrote:
....snip
|> But I never heard of or saw a "new task" button where you say you saw
|> it. Are you sure you don't mean "end task"? If so, what was the name
|> of the task you ended?
|
| PCR, 'Natalie John' clams to be using Win98xE but, C-A-D under
| WinXP brings up '[Windows ]Task[]Manager' containing a [New
| Task...] button under the 'Applications' tab. Putting 'desktop'
| there brings up '%UserProfile%\Desktop\'. ... i don't think this
| one's for you.

I see. And that explains the purpling of my fingertips, TOO-- IF this an
XP-irradiated thread!

| --
| Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion.
|
| Please followup in the newsgroup.
| E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
Re: No desktop icon and start menu

Dear ... et al. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I've tried the registry file but its still not working
Do you have anyother solutions please

Regards

> PCR wrote:
>
> > Natalie John wrote:
> >
> > | No Desktop icon and start menu
> > | i am using win 98
>
> If you are on the machine that exhibits the below problem i
> apologize. ( ¿User Profiles?, ¿Used in a corporate environment? )
>
> > | When I boot the computer, it brings me to user profile page that
> > | displays correctly. When I chose a profile loads and the screen is
> > | blank other than the desktop wallpaper. No Task bar, start button,
> > | icons, nothing but wallpaper. The only way to access the system is
> > | through control-alt-delete and choose "new task". From new task I can
> > | access all programs, even can choose desktop and it shows the desktop
> > | icons that you can open.
> > |
> > | Does anyone have a cure??????????????????
>
> 'Natalie John', under WinNT, ms has settings ( for corporate
> administrators and malware to use ) to lock users out of their
> desktop .. Unless you get an answer here repost in, for example,
> 'microsoft.public.windowsxp.general' where this problem is a
> semi-FAQ. I haven't needed trying to solve this myself yet, so i
> haven't paid close enough attention.
> One example i just found suggested using 'System Restore', but
> perhaps there is a better solution.
> Next one i find point's to download and merge:
> <http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/nodesktop.reg>
> into your registry (if one can get things to the machine from the
> internet). That is a long series of settings so i will not quote
> it here.
>
>
> > But I never heard of or saw a "new task" button where you say you saw
> > it. Are you sure you don't mean "end task"? If so, what was the name of
> > the task you ended?
>
> PCR, 'Natalie John' clams to be using Win98xE but, C-A-D under
> WinXP brings up '[Windows ]Task[]Manager' containing a [New
> Task...] button under the 'Applications' tab. Putting 'desktop'
> there brings up '%UserProfile%\Desktop\'. ... i don't think this
> one's for you.
>
>
> --
> Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion.
>
> Please followup in the newsgroup.
> E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.
>
 
Re: No desktop icon and start menu

Natalie John wrote:

> Dear ... et al. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
>
> I've tried the registry file but its still not working
> Do you have anyother solutions please
>

If the behavior was caused by malware and if that is still
active, i can speculate that after putting things right with the
registry file from Kelly's Corner, that it will soon be
re-overwritten with bad values by the malware again. ( Running
your Anti-Malware software in 'Safe Mode' may help if the malware
is recognized. )

Not other solutions then what i wrote before .. that you [most
probably] will get better advice posting to a group for the
Operating System you are running. If WinXP, then
'microsoft.public.windowsxp.general'.

>> 'Natalie John', under WinNT, ms has settings ( for corporate
>> administrators and malware to use ) to lock users out of their
>> desktop .. Unless you get an answer here repost in, for example,
>> 'microsoft.public.windowsxp.general' where this problem is a
>> semi-FAQ. I haven't needed trying to solve this myself yet, so i
>> haven't paid close enough attention.

You don't state your Operating System this time. If you in fact
are running Win98FE or Win98SE and somehow have it modified so
that pressing 'C-A-D' launches a WinNT-like 'Task Manager', and
since i hypothesized that you weren't, you probably need to state
that [again!] to see if someone else in here can help you.


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