Blank desktop actually with wallpaper and mouse cursor is a sign that Windows shell, namely explorer. Windows is not really monolith. Shell runs as explorer. So when shell fails you lose all of these, but OS itself just goes on. Not that you can do much with it in such state.
This is your lifeline. As long as you can launch something you can attempt to fix situation without drastic measures. It is best to come prepared, but if you can get to browser and Internet you can prepare in the process as well. You will need at least some of these preferably portable and ready to use :. Blank desktop is usually much less of a problem than it seems. You can easily run most of software and even get online.
As long as you know how to check and fix common issues it is easy situation to get out of. Microsoft… Blank desktop actually with wallpaper and mouse cursor is a sign that Windows shell, namely explorer.
What is explorer. Common issues There are three most common reasons for: explorer. Saurabh "How to start software without shell" You had such a experience? Many many years ago ,when I didn't even have a net connection I lasted a whole month using this technique. I was much younger then and I gathered the courage to reinstall Windows only after a month.
Rarst Saurabh Well, I had that just two days ago as described in post. All Answers. Collapse -. It sounds like your profile.
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May 1, Like this: Like Loading The trick for restoring it is similar to that for Windows XP, but with an extra step […] by Lost your Vista taskbar and desktop icons? Hi Richard Try this step before 2: Kill all Explorer. Any help would be great by Lee May 29, at am. Lots of thanks. I have wasted many hours before i came to this really simple solution. Second opition worked! Thank you by Rachel July 2, at pm.
Now to work on the personal laptop that has the more major issue… by Randman July 8, at am. No idea how to get to settings or search from an unresponsive desktop! Hey Rhonda, I lost my taskbar only due to a antivirus scan.. Tried ur second step…d taskbar appeared only to disappear after a split second…Plzzzzzzzz help… by Monisha September 28, at pm. Hi Monisha If neither tips 1 nor 2 work, try shutting down and rebooting your computer.
This was infinitely helpful and easy. Thank you so much. I rebooted in safe mode and did a system restore to a previous date. That done it rebooted fine. I had this problem and this sorted it out. Cheers by james September 15, at am. Thank so much x by Alex December 11, at pm. The second solution worked for me, thanks!
Thanks Carol Palmer! Thanks a TON!!!! Thank you…Helped me a lot : by Rajeev Pentyala March 9, at pm. My desktop icons disappear whenever i power on my pc….. Thanks for the help. Hi Peter It sounds like something more serious is happening here. I lost my desktop icons. On desktop I did right click and refresh and they all came back. Many thanks, saved me alot of headaches… by Ben June 11, at am.
Thanks Ben. Worked like a charm. How do i start up in safe mode using the task manager? Nothing above has worked so far. Hi Biba Do you have admin rights to your machine or are you working in a locked down corporate environment? Re: Missing Taskbar icons, especially Power Manager. There is a way to revert XP to Win2k-like behavior: 1.
Group Policy Editor starts. Now XP will boot-up Win2k-style: first all the system stuff, then the user logon. It was a great help! This works but once I log off the user it disappears again by Lita January 26, at am. I love u man …whoever u r.. Not at all. Solved my problem. Thnxx a lot……may god bless you. None of above fixing my problem by Brenda October 29, at am.
Hi Gideon Have you tried rebooting your computer? Omg thanks so much was so worried for a second by Tee July 17, at am. Hi Udayveer I suggest you reboot your machine. Leave a Reply Enter your comment here
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