No Start Bar Or Icons

Greetings,
While I was away on a brief vacation, Microsoft updated my Win XP Pro
computer and re-started it. When I came home I logged in as usual. When
the opening screen appeared, I had WallPaper and NO Icons and NO startup
bar. I can launch TaskManager by pressing Ctrl/Alt/Delete and with that end
a session or even run a program but NOTHING show on my desktop but wallpaper!
I tried starting in SaFE mode but that did NOTHING but give me a black
screen with no Icons.... tough I do believe I saw some sort of image of the
start bar as it was loading Safe Mode (at least a flicker of it).
How can I get my computer back? This is a miserable mess!
Joe

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Taskbar Is Missing When You Log On to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;318027

and/or

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 117 - Restore Taskbar and Start Menu

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

or Line #195 "Restore Desktop Icons and Taskbar"
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

or try the XP General NG
Windows XP Newsgroups
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ewsgroups.mspx

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"DrJoeRoss" <> wrote in message
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| Greetings,
| While I was away on a brief vacation, Microsoft updated my Win XP Pro
| computer and re-started it. When I came home I logged in as usual. When
| the opening screen appeared, I had WallPaper and NO Icons and NO startup
| bar. I can launch TaskManager by pressing Ctrl/Alt/Delete and with that end
| a session or even run a program but NOTHING show on my desktop but wallpaper!
| I tried starting in SaFE mode but that did NOTHING but give me a black
| screen with no Icons.... tough I do believe I saw some sort of image of the
| start bar as it was loading Safe Mode (at least a flicker of it).
| How can I get my computer back? This is a miserable mess!
| Joe
|
| --
| STOP SPAM now! with RevengeWare (tm)
| software from: http://www.21century-ecommerce.com
| Don''t just filter spam, put the spammer ouf of business!
| Works with all email saved in "eml" format!
|
|