Windows Vista, the start menu and taskbar missing

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• The start menu and taskbar does not appear.

  original title: the start menu and taskbar does not appear.  IM on windows 7.  Any help please?

  The start menu and taskbar does not appear.  IM on windows 7.  Any help please?

  You can try to leave Explorer yourself.  Here's how:

  1. Press Ctrl-Shift-escape, which should open the Task Manager.
  2. On the file menu, choose new task.  Type explorer.exe and press ENTER.  The taskbar and the desktop should appear.

  However, this is not a permanent solution.  My best advice to you would be to use the system restore to go back to one hour before the beginning of the question.  This restoration process takes about 2 minutes and will not lose one of your folders: it restores only the settings from the system to a point in time that you choose (you can 'come back' as little as a few hours or several weeks).

  To do a test, follow the steps below.  I guess that you are unable to reach the taskbar for the following steps:

  1. Press Ctrl-Shift-escape, which should open the Task Manager.
  2. On the file menu, choose new task.  Type rstrui.exe (this name is for 'restore user interface').  When you click OK, the system restore should start.
  3. Through the system restore program, you will choose a time to come back. When you have completed the program, your computer will restart with the settings at this time.

  Please let me know if it helps.

• Windows Vista - no start menu and blinking pointer

  Original title: Please help me "solve this problem."

  I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PROBLEM. BUT WHATEVER IT IS... I don't understand!  THIS IS MY FOURTH ATTEMPT TO GET HELP FROM THE MICROSOFT COMMUNITY.  WHENEVER I GET THIS FAR WITH IT, I CLICKED ON 'TRANSFER' I GET "LOGGING IN OFFLINE MODE" AND IS IMMEDIATELY CUT IN OFFLINE MODE!
  AND I CAN'T CALL THE "MICROSOFT CALL DESK" BECAUSE I'M ALMOST YOUR MINUTES ON MY CELL PHONE, AND DO NOT HAVE A FIXED POSITION.  BUT I DESPERATELY NEED HELP!  I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL GET THRU OR IF I'LL GET CUT NEW OFFLINE SO SICK KEP IT RUNS [KEYWORDS] PROBLEMS;  START MENU, THE MOUSE POINTER ARROW FLASHES, VERY LIMITED USE AND KEEP CUTTING IN OFFLINE MODE.  IT IS WHAT IS A VIRUS?   Help, please?   THANK YOU VERY MUCH [ADVANCE] TO HELP WITH THIS!

  Hello

  I'm sorry to hear that you are facing many problems with Windows vista. I suggest you follow the suggestions and check.

  1. don't you make changes on the computer before the show?
  2. you receive an error message?
  3. What is the brand and model of the computer?

  You can try to boot into safe mode with network and try to run a Microsoft security scanner and check.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  You can run a Microsoft security scanner to make sure that the computer is free from virus infection:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
  WARNING:
  If you run the antivirus program that is infected by the virus scan will get deleted. Therefore, reinstall the program. Also if the files and folders are affected by the virus, while they might even get deleted

  Just reply with the results. I'd be happy to help you further.

• How can I enlarge the icons in the start menu and taskbar?

  I have an hp TouchSmart computer and would like to be able to open programs from the beginning or all programs menu, or the taskbar, easier using touch.

  It would be easier to choose the icons if they were bigger

  is it possible to enlarge the icons?

  Peter

  Negative! Seems I found a solution.

  Right-click on the desktop.

  Select display

  the dialog box is displayed:

  "you can change the size of text and other items on your screen by choosing one of these options.

  You can increase the size of the icons etc.

  Peter

• When I log in the background screen of Windows XP appears, but the icons, start menu and taskbar do not appear. What should I do?

  To start my computer upward as usual and takes me to open a session. I connect and my background appears, however my desktop icons, start menu and taskbar DO NOT appear. I can still access the Task Manager and command prompt, but when I try to use a command, absolutely nothing is happening, leaving this method of system recovery is not possible. What should I do?

  bleedorange1998,
  Thanks for posting with us.  I suggest try to start safe mode and see if it works correctly.  If Yes, then you can start using the "last known good configuration."   If in Safe Mode, you have the same problem, you should run chkdsk /r and sfc/scannow.  Here are the instructions for these suggestions.  Post back with the results.

  This article explains how to start the Windows Advanced Options menu: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222

  CHKDSK: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265

  SFC: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

  Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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• JumpLists disabled; 'store and display of recently opened items in the Start Menu and the taskbar' is greyed out

  My option 'store and display of recently opened items in the Start Menu and the taskbar' is grayed out. Are also grayed out any mention of "jumplists" system (i.e. the number of items to display in the jumplists). Have I inadvertently disabled this feature? If so, how can I return it?

  Hi, landonblaine:

  When the option store and display recently opened items in the start menu and the taskbar is disabled and grayed out, it is a symptom that two Windows fonts are applied to your system.

  Open the Publisher of the registry (Regedit.exe) and navigate to this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. If there is a registry that NoRecentDocsMenu value set to 1, delete it. If there is a registry that NoRecentDocsHistory value set to 1, remove it as well.

  Repeat the same steps in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer registry key (it cannot exist).

  Restart your computer and see if the problem is resolved. Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience

• The start menu and the task balk disappeared

  On my windows XP the task and menu balk start screen disappeared as a result of a mouse click. "Just the icons on the side right.<" remained.="" what="" should="" i="" do="" to="" get="" the="" balk="" back?="" any="" help="" will="" be="">

  Hi janavasiljev,
   
  This problem can occur for the following reasons:
  • Auto-hide the taskbar has been selected for the taskbar and Start Menu Properties.
  • Your user account settings are corrupt.
  • The core files are damaged.
  • The Explorer.exe file does not load at startup.

  Make sure that the hide option automatically is not selected for the taskbar and Start Menu Properties.

  To determine if the hide option automatically is not enabled for the taskbar and Start Menu properties, follow these steps:

  a. press CTRL + ESC.

  b. If the Start menu is displayed, click on the Start menu and then click Properties.

  c. click on the task bar , clear the Auto-hide the taskbar option and then click OK.

  For more information, see:

  Start menu and taskbar Windows are missing after you upgrade to Windows XP

• Properties of the Start Menu and task bar

  In the tab Area of Notification of the bar of tasks and properties of the Start Menu window, under "system icons" it allows me to select which system icons I want to always show, such as; Clock, Volume, powerand there is a check box for the network, but it is translucent and does not allow me to check the box.

  I got this icon there before, but now he's gone and I want to.

  I let my brother use my computer and when I got back to this subject, the icon disappeared, so I have no idea how he managed to disappear, but I want to come back and have no idea how to do.

  Please help?

  Hi katrina_C_1o1,

  · You have security software installed on your computer?

  1. try the steps in the link below and check off the results: to display a network connection icon in the taskbar:http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/hnw_dc_show_icon.mspx?mfr=true

  2 Let us check whether your network services are working correctly. Follow the steps below:

  a. open the Start Menu and select run

  b. type services.msc in the Open Run box and press enter

  c. find the network connections, network list Service, knowledge of network and Service of Network Store Interface locations

  d. check that the status is set to started and the Startup Type is set to automatic

  e. If this is not the case, then right-click on the service and select start to start the service

  f. right click on the service and select Properties, change the startup type to automatic

  g repeat if necessary for the services listed in step 4

  With regard to:

  Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

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• Office restarts itself when it is stopped with the start menu and the power button.

  Original title: stop problem

  My office will restart itself when it is stopped with the start menu and the power button. I went to the start menu task bar to ensure that the setting was correct.

  Hello

  1. Press (Windows key) + R and type "regedit" and press enter.

  Find the following key:

  Geographical area: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

  3. double-click on "PowerdownAfterShutdown.

  Then,
  Change it to '0' if it is '1' OR
  Change it to '1' if it is '0 '.

  And press ENTER.

  Then reboot andtry to stop.

  If this does not work, make sure that you change the value in regedit back to what she was original

  Try this one:

  Put the laptop to sleep then let it restart itself. Then run command prompt and

  Enter 'powercfg - lastwake. It should give you the description of what caused the alarm.

• Win 7, no search box in the start menu and Explorer.

  Win 7, no search in the start menu and Explorer box, cannot use the function "search". The 'Windows search' is checked (selected) in the "Open/Close windows" function of the control panel.

  Anyone, please help me solve this problem.

  Win 7, no search in the start menu and Explorer box, cannot use the function "search". The 'Windows search' is checked (selected) in the "Open/Close windows" function of the control panel.

  When I press Win + F, invited an alarm windows, see the "research", no class registered!

  Use the system restore.

• Trojan horse? items disappeared from the start menu and shortcuts of desktop do not work

  original title: Trojan horse?

  items disappeared from the start menu and desktop shortcuts do not work. I can't open any file I download cannot use the system restore and do not have cd to install what can do to solve this problem?

  Get protection for example: -.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security_essentials/default.aspx

  -or: -.

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

  There are many other products in addition to the above there are on the market.

  If my comments have helped please vote too useful.

  Thank you.

  PS You must also make sure that you have a firewall and it's on.

• Can't see the network PC MAC computer, unless I have use RUN in the start menu and type in the IP address.

  Original title: MAC to PC NETWORKING.

  I added my Mac to my PC network workgroup.  I can see the PC from my Mac, but not my Mac to the PC network puts unless I have use RUN in the start menu and type in the IP address. I am running XP Pro SP3.

  Hi markymo777,

  I suggest you to check if you can see the MAC computer with the UNC path - \\computername\sharename. Later, check to see if the problem persists.

  Hope the helps of information.
  Please post back and we do know.

• I lost my programs in the start menu and desktop

  Original title: Lost programs

  in some ways, I lost my programs in the start menu and on the desktop.
  He says: program has been changed or moved
  This may work incorrectly or not work.

  can someone offer me solutions

  Hello

  Thanks for the reply.

  Please let us know if the problem persists in the new user account.

• my laptop suddenly won't let me find files via the start menu and loads of my desktop icons are missing.

  I tried boot virus tests, spybot diskchecks scans the boot and normal. I looked for the restoration of the system, but he told me that I couldn't not to any system restore points.

  I can find some files if I know their names through search on the start menu.

  I tried some things about microsoft fixit, but still had problem.

  Any ideas would be greatly appreiciated.

  Thank you

  Hello

  1 did you change on your computer?

  2. that Microsoft fix, he did try to run?

  Method 1:

  Step 1:

  I suggest you check in safe mode.

  Advanced, including safe mode startup options

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  Step 2:

  I also suggest you perform the clean boot and check.

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

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

  Note: After a repair, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

  I also suggest you to follow the link and check.

  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7

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

  Method 2:

  I suggest you to follow the steps from the link and check.

  You do not find the files when you are looking for a Windows Vista-based computer, even if the files exist on the computer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932989

  Why I can't find the file that I'm looking for?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/why-cant-I-find-the-file-im-looking-for

  Tips for finding files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-finding-files

  Show hidden files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Show-hidden-files

  Method 3:

  I suggest you to follow the steps and check.

  (a) right click on the desktop

  (b) select view, show desktop icon

  (c) make sure that the option is checked.

• I can't stop Windows via the Start Menu

  Original title: Shutdown, problem

  My laptop Dell Inspiron (64-bit) with Windows 7 is to have close questions. Since yesterday, when I click on stop in the start menu, nothing happens. It's as if I never clicked on stop at all. The same happens when I click on restart or any other shutdown/logoff options. The only way I can get it to stop is if I press the power button, but when I turn it on again, instead of saying "Starting Windows", he said "Resuming Windows". I ran a few virus scans and it doesn't seem to be a problem here. I don't know what else to do.

  Run the SFC/scannow command. This will check and repair if necessary all of the critical Windows system files.

  Click on start / all programs/accessories then
  Right-click on the command prompt option and select "Run as Administrator".
  At the command prompt, enter: SFC/scannow

  Windows 7 - order SCANNOW SFC - System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  How to analyze the entries in log file generating the program Checker (SFC.exe) resources of Microsoft Windows in Windows Vista:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

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