no icons or start button on screen

popa smurf · 06-04-2014 04:48PM #1

hi guys have a dell that runs windows xp and the screen is completely blank when you start up, can go into task master alright using ctrl alt and del and tried a few things like reloading explorer exe but noting seems to work any ideas thanks

mp22 · 06-04-2014 06:02PM

If there is colour on the screen, right click and see if the show desktop is on.

johndoe99 · 06-04-2014 08:02PM

start in Safe Mode with networking, and run an antivirus/malware scan.

popa smurf · 07-04-2014 06:07AM

mp22 wrote: »

If there is colour on the screen, right click and see if the show desktop is on.

cant right or left click on screen

popa smurf · 07-04-2014 06:09AM

johndoe99 wrote: »

start in Safe Mode with networking, and run an antivirus/malware scan.

there is an error message coming up wininet not found

yoyo · 07-04-2014 09:51AM

Sounds like it could be a nasty virus/malware infection has corrupted some system files. You can run a rescue cd hard drive scan such as the Kaspersky Live CD. Windows XP is going out of support tomorrow so backing up everything and changing to Linux or upgrading to a new OS may be your best option

Nick

popa smurf · 07-04-2014 09:35PM

Thanks for reply's i think its ****ked well its kind of good timing anyway with the ending of support for xp it was a great machine, have a lap top find it very slow compared to the old pc

no icons or start button on screen

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