I am new to forum.My XP starts but it shows just wallpaper.It does not show taskbar and desktop icons.I can open all the applications by going to task manager and then opening new task.How can i solve this problem.Please any body help me.

Hi adnanhashmi and welcome to PC Help Forum!!

That sounds like you got some malware. Go into Task Manager, go to start a new task, and type explorer.exe and press enter. See if you get your taskbar and icons return.

If not, try rebooting your computer into Safe Mode. If you do see them, scroll down to the section "Get HijackThis Log"

To reboot into safe mode
Restart your computer and as soon as it starts booting up again continuously tap F8. A menu should come up where you will be given the option to enter Safe Mode. Select Safe Mode and press enter on your keyboard.

See if you can see your icons and taskbar in Safe Mode. If so, then you will have to download HijackThis using a different computer, and then transfer it to your computer and then follow the directions below. If not, let me know and we'll have to dig deeper.

Get HijackThis Log
Please download and run hijackthis Do a scan and then save a log. Take the log and ATTACH IT (do not post) to your next post. You might have to change the .log extension to .txt or put the log into a compressed (zipped) folder, if you have trouble attaching it.

We do not like to post hijackthis logs in sections other than the malware forum as we do not want to encourage people to post malware issues in this forum.

I am not looking for malware. I am looking for what programs or combinations of programs might cause this behavior. If I notice any malware, I will redirect you to the malware forum.

If you post (instead of attaching) a hijackthis log in this forum, several trusted techs will come to your house and eat all of your Ritz crackers, Cheeze Doodals and any sweet pickles you have in your fridge. We will also put our feet up on all of your coffee tables. This is no joke. We'll do it. It's not pretty.

Thanks for ur concern.I had checked this.I went to safe mode but i can't see the task bar and icons even there.And also by executing explorer.exe the problem is not solved

That's not good!

Hope you have an XP CD handy. If so, here's what you gotta do:

Put your XP CD into your CD drive and boot from it. When you are given the option, start the Recovery Console.

When you get to the command prompt, type cd\windows\system32\restore, and press "Enter". Now type rstrui.exe and press "Enter" again. This should start the System Restore feature. Restore to a time before all this began.

OR (if that doesn't work)

Type chkdsk /r and press "Enter". This is a long check...be patient.

OR (if that doesn't work)

Perform a Windows Repair. If you're not sure how to do a repair, check out the following link:
Perform a Repair Installation

If you have problems, here is an alternate way to repair XP:
Alternate XP Repair Method

Windows XP repair feature won't delete your data, installed programs, personal information, or settings. It just repairs the operating system. After running XP Repair you will need to install all Windows Updates and possibly your video card driver.

Microsoft Update


Let me know how it goes.