appears to be a problem with windows xp

palidon112 · 05-21-2007, 08:29 PM

windows wont completely start, i get to seeing my background and my icons but none of them work and i cant see anything in the start bar. i don't know what else i should include in my description of problems..

all i see:

edit: i clicked on the counterstrike shortcut and it opened up! but still, when i startup i get the same problem with it freezing up.

Camper · 05-21-2007, 09:03 PM

Sounds like explorer.exe is not starting up right. Did you do any virus scans.

subtle · 05-21-2007, 09:09 PM

Can you open task manager? (ctrl+alt+del).
If so try to kill explorer.exe, then click File > New Task (Run) and type explorer and see if that'll start it up.

palidon112 · 05-21-2007, 09:24 PM

i ran a virus scan the day before everyhting went to hell. right now i just restarted, i was in safe mode, currently stuck at the welcome screen (i have 2 comps on my desk right now btw)

it seems to be working slightly better in safe mode, perhaps its an aplication doing this to me?

edit: i can get task manager open, but it only shows the processes running, it doesnt show the apps or the menu at the top (it became like that at the last LAN party when my friend was dicking around on my comp, he didnt know how to fix it and i was too lazy to fix it)

subtle · 05-21-2007, 09:54 PM

To fix this, double-click on the border around the window.
Then you can try...

palidon112 · 05-21-2007, 10:27 PM

well that was easy to fix.. haha

damned task manager goes unresponsive all the time.

05-21-2007, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
palidon112 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 360	appears to be a problem with windows xp windows wont completely start, i get to seeing my background and my icons but none of them work and i cant see anything in the start bar. i don't know what else i should include in my description of problems.. all i see: edit: i clicked on the counterstrike shortcut and it opened up! but still, when i startup i get the same problem with it freezing up. __________________ p4 640 oc'ed to 3.84 ghz asus p5n32-e sli plus 2gb corsair xms2 ram xfx 8600gt oc'ed various hard drives totaling 1.3 tb rosewill rt550 xp professional

05-21-2007, 09:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	Sounds like explorer.exe is not starting up right. Did you do any virus scans. __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

05-21-2007, 09:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
subtle Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 699	Can you open task manager? (ctrl+alt+del). If so try to kill explorer.exe, then click File > New Task (Run) and type explorer and see if that'll start it up. __________________ Winner of the picture tounrament theme: Trees

05-21-2007, 09:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
palidon112 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 360	i ran a virus scan the day before everyhting went to hell. right now i just restarted, i was in safe mode, currently stuck at the welcome screen (i have 2 comps on my desk right now btw) it seems to be working slightly better in safe mode, perhaps its an aplication doing this to me? edit: i can get task manager open, but it only shows the processes running, it doesnt show the apps or the menu at the top (it became like that at the last LAN party when my friend was dicking around on my comp, he didnt know how to fix it and i was too lazy to fix it) __________________ p4 640 oc'ed to 3.84 ghz asus p5n32-e sli plus 2gb corsair xms2 ram xfx 8600gt oc'ed various hard drives totaling 1.3 tb rosewill rt550 xp professional Last edited by palidon112; 05-21-2007 at 09:36 PM.

05-21-2007, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
subtle Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 699	To fix this, double-click on the border around the window. Then you can try... __________________ Winner of the picture tounrament theme: Trees

05-21-2007, 10:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
palidon112 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 360	well that was easy to fix.. haha damned task manager goes unresponsive all the time. __________________ p4 640 oc'ed to 3.84 ghz asus p5n32-e sli plus 2gb corsair xms2 ram xfx 8600gt oc'ed various hard drives totaling 1.3 tb rosewill rt550 xp professional

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