he may... sup?
i had this very same problem... do u get a blank blue area where the clock and the tray should b???
if yes it got to do with your hardware, probably from some kind of USB device.
i had this problem for not installing my scanner as properly (TWAIN drivers werent installed good).
anyway, u should sheck that and c if u installed all hardware as u should... i thought i installed all properly, but u can never know...
anyway, try to unplug all your USB device and c if u get the same problem, and then connect 1 by 1 and c whare is the problem.
good luck