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• Icon start Csn can't access menu or the start task bar, someone does something to my office, help!

  I'm helping a friend on his computer because someone got on the subject and created a strange wallpaper and now she can still access the icon start or the bar menu or the task to start on the desktop.  I tried to delete the .gif picture in the photo gallery of window for her, but she says that she has not yet access now to dellete a small little .gif who was transformed into a pervasive wallpaper. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know how to access these things without clicking on things I know.  I hope someone is still in place and can help.  It's 12:15 it in Scottsdale, AZ.

  Hello
  Your friend computer is probably infected with malicious software. Try following the steps in this virus/malware removal guide: http://www.selectrealsecurity.com/malware-removal-guide/
  It provides simple instructions on how to remove malware from a computer. If you have any questions, just ask. I hope this helps you.
  Brian

• computer crashes with no menu or the start task bar

  my system hangs when booting with icons and wallpaper to the top, but start menu or task bar. You can highlight the icons but not open any.  If you double-click you can highlight all other icons. also if you move the taskbar, the hourglass appears. About 3 weeks ago, I had freezes and removed with 1 user account and everything worked fine. Now, it started but I can't really start now the keyboard commands do not work. The system is new.

  Any IDEAS?

  Hi hvactech2,

  It looks like your system may be infected, see if you can get into Safe Mode first and then let me know.

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• Start/task bar freezes, but can still work on all open windows? : S

  Hello and thank you if you took the time to read this.

  I'm on Vista x 64

  I'll start by when I turn on my pc.  (and an example of what is happening)

  Turn on > enter password > windows start > if I leave my computer for a few moments without start all programs, the start bar will freeze after about 5 minutes.

  I am then unable to open all programs, if I try Ctrl + Alt + Delete I try to start the Task Manager, but it's too frozen and I can't terminate any process.

  The only thing I can do is Ctrl + Alt + Del again and shut down my computer.

  (is where it gets more weird)

  If I start my pc > fill in password > open some programs quickly before the start bar freezes (because he ends up by themselves) then the start bar freezes after a short period (1 min) (for example) Firefox/Chrome open, Photoshop, E-mail, etc. open, I am able to use all these programs, unless I have close or minimize the window for them , making it impossible to get again (even if they are still running as a process)

  If I try to Alt + Tab the real Vista Alt + animation tab that opens in the middle of the screen sits there frozen too impossible to close or change the program.

  To add to the strangeness >

  I then press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and click CLOSE in the lower right, when I do this the ' the following documents are still open you want to save before windows shuts etc etc etc...'   So I click Cancel instead of "Force Shut down" and everything will come back to working perfectly!

  I'm confused and have no idea of what I should...

  I'm guessing a repair would be useful, but there may be something im missing

  Thank you for reading if you have any help much appreciated!

  Hello

  What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on the machine? Be one you ALREADY had on this
  machine, including those you have uninstalled (they leave leftovers behind which can cause strange problems).

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  Follow these steps:

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.
  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  After the foregoing:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950685

  Optimize the performance of Microsoft Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/959062
  To see everything that is in charge of startup - wait a few minutes without doing anything - then right click on the task - bar
  The task manager - take a look at stored by - Services - process - it is a quick reference (if you have
  a small box in the lower-left - show for all users can check only).

  How to check and change Vista startup programs
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

  A quick check to see that load method 2 is - using MSCONFIG and then display a list of the people here.
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  Tools that should help you:

  Process Explorer - free - find out what are the files, registry keys and other objects processes have opened, the dll
  they loaded and much more. This exceptionally effective utility will show you even owned by each process.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you
  opening of session. Autoruns also shows you the full list of registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-
  start the settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Process Monitor - Free - monitor the system files, registry, process, thread and DLL real-time activity.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

  There are many excellent free tools from Sysinternals
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/default.aspx

  WhatsInStartUP - free - this utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows
  starts. For each request, the following information is displayed: Startup Type (registry/Startup folder).
  The command - line String, product name, file Version, company name, location in the registry or the file system,
  and much more. It allows you to easily disable or remove unwanted programs that runs in your Windows startup.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

  There are many excellent free tools to NirSoft
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/index.html

  Window Watcher - free - do you know what is running on your computer? Maybe not. The window Watcher says it all, reporting of any window created by all running programs, if the window is visible or not.
  http://www.KarenWare.com/PowerTools/ptwinwatch.asp

  Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
  http://www.KarenWare.com/

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  Vista and Windows 7 updated drivers love then here's how update the most important.

  This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

  This utility, it is easy see which versions are loaded:

  -Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system. For
  each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver, description,.
  version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

  For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
  Control Panel - Device Manager - Display Adapter - note the brand and complete model of your
  video card - double - tab of the driver - write version information. Now click on UPdate Driver (this
  cannot do anything as MS is far behind the certification of drivers) - then do a right click - Uninstall - REBOOT
  This will refresh the driver stack.

  Repeat this for network - card (NIC), Wifi network, sound, mouse, and keyboard if 3rd party with their
  own the software and drivers and all other main drivers that you have.

  Now go to the site of the manufacturer of system (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) (restoration) and then of the manufacturer of the device
  (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI, for example) and get their latest versions. (Look for the BIOS, Chipset and software)
  updates on the site of the manufacturer of the system here.)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AD ADMIN - REBOOT after each installation.

  Always check in the Device Manager - tab drivers version you install actually shows up. This
  because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (particularly that audio drivers) so install a
  pilot - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat if necessary.

  Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW on device at the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER - manually check by model.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  If you update the drivers manually, then it's a good idea to disable the facilities of driver in the Windows updates,
  This leaves ONE of Windows updates, but it will not install the drivers who are generally older and cause
  questions. If updates offers a new driver and then hide it (right click on it) and then go look for new ones
  manually if you wish.

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

  Hope these helps.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Lost my button and all my icons and start task bar

  All of a sudden my Start button, all my icons and my taskbar disappeared.  I turned my computer off several times, but it does not help.
  It's frustrating because I can't to anything other than firefox.  I think that my problem started with firefox.

  How are you to firefox without all the icons?

  Have you tried the windows logo key?

• Why FF14 open 2 of the same web page when you start task bar or a web email link favorites. Does that since the last update.

  If I chose FF from the taskbar icon, it opens the same homepage twice - as individual pages. Done the same thing if I select a web page saved in my favorites folder or if I select a web link in an email that I received.

  I'm currently one of pages windows close and then if I want a different site FF behaves like 'Normal' with "single" new windows [with the 'shift' key] or "added" window for one open.

  If I close FF and want to open a web page link, it opens again 2 on the same site as 2 MS windows!

  This is perhaps a problem with the DDE that makes Firefox opens the page on both channels.

  You can try to redo the default browser and make temporarily to another browser the default browser.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Default_browser
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/how+to+make+Firefox+the+default+browser
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/setting+Firefox+as+the+default+browser+does+not+work

• Firefox does not open in full screen on the task bar and I have to go over it to see the web page.

  Firefox does not open in full screen on the task bar and I have to go over it to see the web page.

  Firefox window is sometimes "off screen" somehow. Often, you can force it to appear on the screen by right clicking on the thumbnail image just above the taskbar and choose expand. Does it work?

  A possible cause for this is that the file that stores the positions and sizes of window is corrupt. You can delete this file and Firefox will return to standard window resizing.

  #1 method: If you can get a zoomed window:

  Open the settings folder (AKA Firefox profile) current Firefox help

  • button "3-bar" menu > "?" button > troubleshooting information
  • (menu bar) Help > troubleshooting information
  • type or paste everything: in the address bar and press Enter

  In the first table of the page, click on the view file"" button. This should launch a new window that lists the various files and folders in Windows Explorer.

  Leave this window open, switch back to Firefox and output, either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > button "power".
  • (menu bar) File > Exit

  Pause while Firefox finishing its cleanup, then rename xulstore.json to something like xulstore.old. If you see a file named localstore.rdf, rename this to localstore.old.

  Launch Firefox back up again. Windows normally appear again?

  #2 method: If you can not get a Firefox window for all:

  Close Firefox by right clicking the icon in the taskbar > close all windows.

  Using the Run dialog box (windows key + R) or the start search bar menu type or paste the following and press Enter to drill down to the profiles folder:

  %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  

  Here you can see a folder - in this case, double-click that - or more than one case - in this case, double-click on in what looks like the most recently updated.

  Scroll down and rename xulstore.json to something like xulstore.old. If you see a file named localstore.rdf, rename this to localstore.old.

  Launch Firefox back up again. Windows normally appear again?

  Then, to re - light bars, you can use one of the following methods to view the list of the toolbar, and then select the desired bars it:

  • Right click on a place empty on the tab bar (or the button '+')
  • Press the Alt key to activate the classic menu bar > view > toolbars
  • in customize mode > show/hide toolbars (see: Customize Firefox commands, buttons, and toolbars)

  To activate the menu bar, toolbar bookmarks or other bars, click it in the list.

• The icons are empty in the task bar and put in service

  Original title: failure of menu start/task bar icons

  Using W7/Firefox.  The menu icons taskbar and start pin ok and work very well.  After "Hibernate/restart all icons turn to the blank sheets and will not work."  Whenever I click on an icon, the "Can t Open This Item" window opens.  I have to remove the "dead" and repin them icons again. Then fail all repeats. I would be very happy to help with this one.  Lojong

  Hello

  1. Since when are you facing this problem?

  2. have you made changes on the computer recently?

  I would suggest trying the following methods and check if it helps.

  Method 1:

  Run the appearance and personalization of convenience store and check if it helps.

  Click the Start button, type Troubleshooting in the search box and press enter. Click on appearance and personalization and run the troubleshooter.

  Method 2:

  Run the file system (CFS) Checker tool and check if that helps.

  How to use the tool File Checker system to troubleshoot missing or corrupted on Windows 7 system files: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Method 3:

  Try a clean boot to safe mode and then start in normal mode and check if it helps.

  How to solve problems using the clean boot in Windows 7: http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: once you have completed troubleshooting, make sure you try Step 7 to reset the computer as usual.

  I hope that helps!

• During an update to Windows Vista, my office has disappeared with the task bar and start menu.

  I can only access my and other programs through the Task Manager.  I have tried troubleshooting, I restore my computer on the eve of what has happened, but nothing helps.  Any ideas?

  Hi cthodges

  Thank you for using the Microsoft Answers Forums!

  I would like to ask you a few questions to help focus in the right direction:

  Are there other specific details that you can provide that will help us understand and solve your problem?

  We can try a few steps and check if it works:

  Run explorer.exe from the Task Manager > new > task. If the start menu reappears, it would confirm the cause.

  We can now perform the following steps:

  Step 1:

  Run an on-line analysis of your PC of malicious software:

  If you want to scan your computer for malware and potentially unwanted on a Web site, please use the Windows Live OneCare safety scanner.

  Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is an online service that lets scan you your computer to protect yourself, clean and operate at its best. Use our free protection scan to check and remove viruses, spyware and other potentially unwanted software and to find vulnerabilities in your Internet connection.

  You can also run Anti-Malware on your computer. Follow the steps in this link:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistasecurity/thread/ba80504b-61f1-4D71-960f-b561798b7b42

  Step 2:

  To use a boot option, follow these steps:

  a. restart your computer and start pressing F8 on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured to start to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.

  b. Select an option when the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and press ENTER.

  c. when the boot menu appears again, and the words "Safe Mode" appear in the bottom, select the installation that you want to start and then press ENTER.

  If it works fine in safe mode, infer you that all third-party programs are causing the problem.

  Put the computer in a clean boot (namely if any third-party software hinders the process)

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Check with step 1 (run a clean boot):-If everything works well after a clean boot, you can deduce that some third-party services are at the origin of the problem.

  Continue with the remaining steps to pin-point on the third party service.

  (Note: after find you the problem causing the program, you will have to perhaps to update or install a newer version of the program and also don't forget to put the computer to a normal startup)

  S tep 3 :

  The SFC utility allows administrators to perform an analysis of all protected resources to make sure they are the correct version. Whether SFC should find all incorrect versions in one of these protected resources, SFC will be replaced by the correct versions.

  You can still run a sfc on the windows vista computer scan. To run a scan suite sfc as follows:

  a. Click Start, in the start search bar type cmd, right-click on the command prompt icon in the box programs and then click Run as administrator.

  b. at the command prompt type sfc/scannow , and then press ENTER.

  See this link for more information:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936212

  Hope this information was useful.

  Let me know if it worked.

  All the best!

  Thank you and best regards,

  R uma - Microsoft technical support.

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• I don't have the desktop icons, task bar or the start menu. All I have is my wallpaper.

  I think I'm done inadvertently the Explorer.exe process when trying to figure out which bogged down my laptop. I have now no start menu, no desktop icons, no task bar... nothing! The paper just painted. When I right click on the wallpaper I get nothing. I have no idea how to get that back. If I had not left my email up, I wouldn't even be able to access the internet!

  Hello.

  You should be able to press Ctrl + SHIFT + ESC to open the Task Manager.
  From there, click on file > new task (run...), then type "explorer.exe" in the dialog box and click on enter.
  Of course, should explore back upward during restart as well.

• T500: The Start Menu/task bar unresponsive (freezes for a second or 2)

  I have hesitation that the xp/vista way organizes the start menu/task bar, so I use classic windows btw. Sometimes when I click programs on the start menu, task bar hotkeys, nothing happens (unresponsive for 1 ~ 2 seconds) which is disturbing. I tried the fix from microsoft for the absence of reaction for a long period of time, but I already said. Someone knows how to fix this?

  HD is not only 5 400 rpm on a 250 GB drive, solid state drive. Vista Business x 64 for my OS. The problem seems to have disappeared now, except my menu start will sometimes wobbly (after deleting all vantage-ware pre-installed).

• Task Bar frozen without access to the Start button.

  I recently made an update to the driver on a Thinkpad W7 Pro running. After the final reboot, the taskbar is frozen and I can't left or right click on the task bar icons. I tried a reboot to safe mode, but the taskbar is frozen in this mode as well. Most of the listed solutions run in the Forum need by using the Start button to access the menu or command. What can I do if the only thing I can do now is to run the program icons on my desktop?

  You are welcome.

• Every single website, or a link in a Web site page is added to my place bar/address bar menu drop-down. How can I stop this? This just started happening.

  Each url address unique Web site, or the URL to a Web site page is added to my place bar/address bar menu drop-down.

  I don't want any added or registered in the address bar. Many used to be saved only the URL I used it but now, each unique url (and url in a url) that I visit are added to it.

  How can I stop this? This just started happening.

  I'm sure it's a simple parameter browser, but I checked and nothing gives an option to control this.

  Firefox 3.0.17
  Windows XP

  User Agent

  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; RV:1.9.0.17) Gecko/2009122116 Firefox/3.0.17

  You are welcome

• How to restore my Windows Task Manager menu bar?

  This morning (1/27) then I tried to unlock my computer through a boring program Norton 360 use, I have somehow disabled/deleted not only my menu bar in my Windows Task Manager, but the icons that reduce, maximize, and close the screen for both Task Manager. The only way I can shut it down now is by right-clicking on the icon when it appears in my task bar.

  Looks like you run the Task Manager using tiny/small footprint.

  If you double-click on the empty space around the border of the screen of the Task Manager, it will change from normal mode, and then you should see the tabs you are accustomed to seeing.

  You can read about it here:
  http://www.BROADBANDreports.com/FAQ/6905

• After the installation of repair, no icons, no start button, task bars or toolbars, just the wallpaper

  Originla title: OS repair

  I recently did a repair of the OS on a laptop, in a microsoft logo repair / reflection bar loop.  I restarted the computer and it starts with windows, but wonder if I want to activate now. I say Yes and it takes me to my office (which has no icons, start button, task bars or toolbars, just the wallpaper).  How can I activate XP or what I need to do another repair or a complete reload?

  Hello

  · What is the version of Windows installed?

  · What service pack is installed on the computer?

  · What was the reason for you to perform the installation on the computer repair?

  You can follow the steps from the link below: after the Windows Logo appears, or after you log on Windows, a Windows XP computer can display the wallpaper, a black screen or a blue screen: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318027