Desktop icons and start bar missing

I have no icons or start bar, just blue screen. Make a right click on the desktop does nothing.

Wagonaire,

Try to use the Startup Repair tool and perform a system restore to a date when your system was working properly:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-7

I hope this helps!

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