Desktop icons not showing

[manishjha18]

My friend’s computer is showing a strange problem--comp does boot up but after login only wallpaper can be viewed --no desktop icons --no start button--no taskbar--
Ctrl+alt+delete does work but when I go for run task explorer.exe doesn’t work, msconfig work

 

[s18000rpm]

1. try Restoring the System.

or

2. try TaskManager-> New Task-> Run-> sfc /scannow

more on sfc

 

[anandk]

but first check up if the show desktop items is checked. also check the status of the hied/autohide taskbar option.

 

[casanova]

After pressing ctrl+alt+del, goto the processes tab, now end the explorer.exe process.
After you end it, click file>new task and start another explorer.exe process. This does work.

 

[CyCo]

yup .. casanovas right .. u may b trying to run 2 explorer.exe files thats why ..

otherwise u can try this .. i did it when my explorer.exe got deleted by a virus ..

simply , just copy a new explorer.exe file from another windows xp (assuming thats what u r using) into C:\Windows ..

and then do the method casanova is saying ...

 

[shantanu]

you can also copy this file here : download here :

*www.thecomputernext.bravehost.com/downloads/explorer.zip

 

[manishjha18]

will check it

 

[anoopmor]

Hi all

I am having strange problem in my laptop. If I am downloading anything on desktop or anywhere else, icon is not showing. It is being downloaded as I can open it first time but second time, I cannot see the icon and can't find it too.

Pls help.