desktop icons and the start page disappeared__

friends have used my computer laptop and under the user principal name is the screen saver but no icons and no toolbar from the menu in the and also nothing happens when I hit the windows icon key either?

Hello

Start safe mode and use the system restore to before that is product - tap F8 repeatedly
as you start.

How to do a system restore in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

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If necessary:

You can try some of them in Mode safe - tap F8 repeatedly that you start.

If you do not have a Windows 7 disc, you can borrow a friends because they are not a copy
protected. The manufacturer of your system will also sell the physical DVD cheap since you already
Clean Windows. You can also do an ERD on another computer.

Try the Startup Repair - (if at anytime, benefit you from some, but not full access coming to Windows
return and then try to startup repair.)

How to start on the System Recovery Options in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

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

Try the disk Options recovery or Windows 7 startup repair.

How to run a startup repair in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html

Also from the command PROMPT on the Console (if possible) recovery or a Windows 7 disc

Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

sfc/scannow

How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

Then run checkdisk (chkdsk).

How to run check disk in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

Retry After Chkdsk startup repair.

If after those you can try the system restore to fashion without failure or the valuation or Windows 7
disc.

How to do a system restore in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

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If you need to repair disks - these help repair Windows not re-install.

How to create a Windows 7 system repair disc
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

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If necessary:

What to do if Windows does not start correctly
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-to-do-if-Windows-wont-start-correctly

How to start on the System Recovery Options in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

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

How to do a repair installation to repair Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

I hope this helps and happy holidays!

Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

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