Problem with Vista, a limited operation of the operating system to start

Ill try too keep it as simple as possible without forgetting all the necessary details. Several weeks ago, I started having issues, crashed the computer (maybe thought that I still had a virus...) and I was on my way to return things together.  All functions were beginning to run because they were all back to normal, and it happened.

Just beginning to return to normal, as I said.  One morning before work, I was doing the usual (check email, casual, no navigation, no new installs equipment or programs, etc.) and when I got back home I woke up the computer and all the usual icons on the bottom right toolbar disappeared except, load icon, network connects mcafee security and volume icon.  There's a new lil guy there USB symbol with a green check mark (deletion of material safely)

I tried to open Internet Explorer and Itunes and I was invited with a window that read "what you want to KIKILA the file with" (itunes.exe, IE.exe and so on when I tried other programs), with oddly enough IE as the recommended option.  I was curious to see what happened and tried to open 'the file', IE was opened and then I was invited with a window as if I have been download an attachment and almost nothing would happen after that.  I turned off the computer and restarted and I had none of the usual routine... Reception centre, the weather bug... you get the idea.

On what I can do... I can open AOL in the start menu only, I can open the control panel and use most of these requests and I can access help and Support (and IE will open this application... how I got here) and a few other select from the start menu, but everything is a program is pretty much off limits from the start menu or desktop.  As I said before that I did not install anything, no new downloads, hardware, etc.  I thought that my computer could have done an automatic restart after windows downloaded an update.

What I tried.  Because I thought that an update might be the only thing that could have been performed, I started there.  I tried to go back to the conditions before a one update or approximately twice a week at a time and restart and try again.  No luck there, I went to help and support and tried a few things here.  I tried a full system restore and last known reboot and no luck there.

Now that I've almost exhausted my limits with my literacy of the inner workings of a computer, I come here.  I could probably walk through a solution if possible, as long as I don't have serious technical help.  Or I can turn this into a big frisbee and repeat if nessescary ignite, but id rather not spend money if I have to.

Thanks in advance.

Kramer

Hey Kramer,

I suggest you try the methods mentioned below and check if it helps.

Method 1: Perform a scan of the SFC (System File Checker) and check.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

Method 2: Perform a check disk (Chkdsk).

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors

Note: When running Chkdsk on the drive if bad sectors are found on the disk hard when Chkdsk attempts to repair this area if all available on which data can be lost.

Method 3: Try to create a new user account.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/create-a-user-account

If the problem is resolved by creating a new user account you may have a corrupt user profile. Follow the article provided to fix the damaged user profile.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

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