Lost my Desktop - Help!

brousuka

Hi there, basically I have lost every thing but the background picture on my screen on start up - no windows icons, nothing at all. I was on a guitar chords site and loads of these pop-ups and warnings came up about system being possibly infected with spyware etc. and a unfamiliar window popped up asking to click to repair now ( or continue unprotected) but thinking this could be rogue antispyware I basically clicked 'deny' and 'block' to everything, couldn't get rid of the damn window for a while and when I did everything was lost on my desktop. I tried start-up again and no luck. Can anyone help?! Btw I had Uniblue registry booster/cleaner and also using Mozilla Firefox.

Random

Try ctrl+alt+delete and then go into task manager.

Then file > new task (run)

Then enter explorer.exe and see if that loads things up for you?

brousuka

Random wrote: »

Try ctrl+alt+delete and then go into task manager.

Then file > new task (run)

Then enter explorer.exe and see if that loads things up for you?

Unfortunately not, nothing happened random.

Keano

Did you try reboot the machine in safe mode?

unnameduser

OP in your case you may want to run a virus and spyware scan.

Overheal

brousuka wrote: »

Unfortunately not, nothing happened random.

were you able to launch task manager? did you also try explore.exe?

Ive never seen Firefox behave like that..

brousuka

Yep, tried task manager and, reboot and all the commands in safe mode and still no bloody luck. At least thankfully I have another PC upstairs, which I am using now, but this happened on the laptop which is always in my kitchen and so handy. I'm sooo frustrated now!!

Gadgetman496

Do you still have your start button & taskbar or are they gone too?

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brousuka

gadgetman496 wrote: »

Do you still have your start button & taskbar or are they gone too?

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Yes, there gone too, all I have is the wallpaper and curser, nothing else.

Rebel021

Unless you try Hirens Boot cd and repair it from that or a window restore using the Vista installation dvd if all that fails then its a clean install.

Cuddlesworth

Rebel021 wrote: »

Unless you try Hirens Boot cd and repair it from that or a window restore using the Vista installation dvd if all that fails then its a clean install.

If he is able to get into task manager then he should be able to stop whatever process is disabling the system.

brousuka

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

If he is able to get into task manager then he should be able to stop whatever process is disabling the system.

Cuddlesworth, when I go to task manager....Processes... there are about 20 items listed such as svchost etc etc, what would happen if I removed all of these? or should I not?!

Gadgetman496

Removing any of the processes will cause no harm but some of them are required.

If you press & hold down the Ctrl key & then press the ESC key does it give you the start menu?

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brousuka

gadgetman496 wrote: »

Removing any of the processes will cause no harm but some of them are required.

If you press & hold down the Ctrl key & then press the ESC key does it give you the start menu?

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I'm afraid not! just tried it there gadgetman.

mp22

if you still have mouse pointer dose anything show up if you right click on the background?(if mouse missing please disreguard question)

brousuka

mp22 wrote: »

if you still have mouse pointer dose anything show up if you right click on the background?(if mouse missing please disreguard question)

Nothing happens on right click of mouse either, thanks for suggesting though mp22.

Gadgetman496

You could remove the drive & caddy it to another machine & then run Malwarebytes to scan it.

Or as suggested earlier you could boot from a downloaded boot CD to effect the repair.

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Overheal

brousuka wrote: »

Cuddlesworth, when I go to task manager....Processes... there are about 20 items listed such as svchost etc etc, what would happen if I removed all of these? or should I not?!

svchost is a normal process. and its normal for there to be a few of them.

Google the name of any process before killing it eg. google svchost.exe and it will describe what the process is.

generalmiaow

can you try a few of the following:

windows + R
(should see run dialog)

task manager - new task... cmd [enter]
(should see a command line appear)

if you have flash drive and you can get a command line,you might be able to get portable spybot search & destroy or portable clamwin onto it

brousuka

generalmiaow wrote: »

can you try a few of the following:

windows + R
(should see run dialog)

task manager - new task... cmd [enter]
(should see a command line appear)

if you have flash drive and you can get a command line,you might be able to get portable spybot search & destroy or portable clamwin onto it

Yes, the CMD prompt has appeared. Thank you for your advice.