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No Start Menu in XP - no sign of Virus
Hi,
I don't seem to have a virus but I don't have a start menu in xp. I checked the task manager and all tasks running appear to be the standard tasks. Any ideas? This just happened one day after restarting my computer. It didn't even crash. I have an updated version of Norton and haven't ever had problems with this computer.
Right after I restarted I got an error saying that a dll file was missing. I replaced the dll file and now there is just nothing.
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still no luck
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Originally Posted by REZA's
how about boot from dos????
i mean, u edit all things u needed to.
is that ok?
I put in a windows xp startup floppy disk, turned the computer on and typed in win (then hit enter) at the A/ prompt and got an error message - so that's it. Still no start menu or icons when I log in to windows from any of my users. Task manager shows all normal background tasks.
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I seem to be having the same problem. Every time i restart my computer my desktop icons, taskbar, and start menu will not load, but i can access the task manager. I have tried running XP's system restore three times, and it works until i restart or shut down my computer again.
I have also searched for the sysu.exe file or any files related to it on my computer, and there are none. On top of this, I have a wireless network and the computer with the problem will not load the networking programs needed to access the internet, so i cannot update my virus scan program. The desktop does load in safe mode, but i still cannot load my networking programs.
PLEASE help me, because i have exhausted all other resources.
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Hi SCcoffeeboy,
Have you tried scanning for spyware and adware. It's a good first step. Download Spybot and Adaware (links are below), burn them to a CD and install them on the affected machine. You wont be able to update them until you get your internet connection restored, but it's worth a shot.
Just a suggestion, this thread is like 8 months old. Post a new subject with your results.
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what i ment is this; boot from dos, dont enter to windows, just edit it with dos editor (autoexec.bat;config.sys;win.ini;system.ini;etc)!
sorry, i havent try this on xp.
i was have a lot of virus infected files((collection if i can said), 10 years ago with win31.1(dos 6.2.2).
not good solution endeed, but......
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hey, a friend of mine has a similar problem:
- no icons or taskbar on desktop.. just blank screen with her desktop color
another problem is that she cant even access task manager with ctrl+alt+del ..nothing opens when she presses that. there is a mouse pointer but when u left or right click nothing happens.
we tried starting up in safe mode but nothing happens when we press F8 on startup.
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dude check the date on this thread ! it was like ancient stuff !
anways.. what os are you using ? xp or me ? you got to keep f8 pressed after you clear the ram mem test. asuming this has failed too, you might have to re-install. try booting form a floppy (win98 bootdisk available at www.bootdisk.com) and check the file system. but i doubt the fiel systems is the problem. hope this helps...
cheers ..
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Welcome to Dev Shed.
I'm sad too... because after reading a few posts, I realized it was from a few years ago. Please, in the future, start a new thread instead of dragging one up from a few years back.
This would probably better belong in the Antivirus forum. I will ask a mod to move it for you.
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somegirl61636 I think you should post over in THIS section and let me take a look. There is not a single program that kills everything.
And yes superantispyware is a good program.
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