Windows explorer (taskbar) freezes and start menu disappears

About every 10 minutes or more, the taskbar freezes and I can't do anything.
I have to constantly open the task manager, end the exlporer process, and
reopen explorer. I don't know how at all I'd be able to fix this.

Another problem I've been having is with my start menu. Whenever I open it,
the shortcut files aren't there. The program folder and all of the things on
the right (including documents, computer, network, etc.) is still there. I
don't know how I'd fix this either.

If anyone has a solution to anyone of these 2 or both of these problems,
please help me out and reply with an answer.

Thanks,
Jer

Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.

This should repair/replace any corrupt system files.

If that does not work, try repairing your system. Boot from your Windows
Vista DVD, select the System Repair Option > on the setup screen, select
'Repair Computer > Select your installation of Windows > select Startup
Repair option and follow instructions.

Also, check your Event Viewer for any error logs that might give us a clue
as to what might be failing.
--
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Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"xpriestsxsyrinxx" <> wrote in
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> About every 10 minutes or more, the taskbar freezes and I can't do
> anything.
> I have to constantly open the task manager, end the exlporer process, and
> reopen explorer. I don't know how at all I'd be able to fix this.
>
> Another problem I've been having is with my start menu. Whenever I open
> it,
> the shortcut files aren't there. The program folder and all of the things
> on
> the right (including documents, computer, network, etc.) is still there. I
> don't know how I'd fix this either.
>
> If anyone has a solution to anyone of these 2 or both of these problems,
> please help me out and reply with an answer.
>
> Thanks,
> Jer

Hi Jer,

Do you have the google desktop installed? It's been known to cause this
issue. Otherwise, click start and type msconfig, then hit <enter>. On the
general tab, place the system in diagnostic mode, click apply/ok and reboot
as directed. See if the problem with the taskbar goes away.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"xpriestsxsyrinxx" <> wrote in
message news:6C1CE7E6-9E31-42AB-B94B-...
> About every 10 minutes or more, the taskbar freezes and I can't do
> anything.
> I have to constantly open the task manager, end the exlporer process, and
> reopen explorer. I don't know how at all I'd be able to fix this.
>
> Another problem I've been having is with my start menu. Whenever I open
> it,
> the shortcut files aren't there. The program folder and all of the things
> on
> the right (including documents, computer, network, etc.) is still there. I
> don't know how I'd fix this either.
>
> If anyone has a solution to anyone of these 2 or both of these problems,
> please help me out and reply with an answer.
>
> Thanks,
> Jer

worked for me

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"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:efL%...
> Hi Jer,
>
> Do you have the google desktop installed? It's been known to cause this
> issue. Otherwise, click start and type msconfig, then hit <enter>. On the
> general tab, place the system in diagnostic mode, click apply/ok and
> reboot as directed. See if the problem with the taskbar goes away.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "xpriestsxsyrinxx" <> wrote in
> message news:6C1CE7E6-9E31-42AB-B94B-...
>> About every 10 minutes or more, the taskbar freezes and I can't do
>> anything.
>> I have to constantly open the task manager, end the exlporer process, and
>> reopen explorer. I don't know how at all I'd be able to fix this.
>>
>> Another problem I've been having is with my start menu. Whenever I open
>> it,
>> the shortcut files aren't there. The program folder and all of the things
>> on
>> the right (including documents, computer, network, etc.) is still there.
>> I
>> don't know how I'd fix this either.
>>
>> If anyone has a solution to anyone of these 2 or both of these problems,
>> please help me out and reply with an answer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jer
>
>

Thanks for the advice, but after the scan finished, it found a corrupt log,
but couldn't fix it. As for repairing it with the Vista DVD, I'm not sure how
to do that.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
> on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
> Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.
>
> This should repair/replace any corrupt system files.
>
> If that does not work, try repairing your system. Boot from your Windows
> Vista DVD, select the System Repair Option > on the setup screen, select
> 'Repair Computer > Select your installation of Windows > select Startup
> Repair option and follow instructions.
>
> Also, check your Event Viewer for any error logs that might give us a clue
> as to what might be failing.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "xpriestsxsyrinxx" <> wrote in
> message news:6C1CE7E6-9E31-42AB-B94B-...
> > About every 10 minutes or more, the taskbar freezes and I can't do
> > anything.
> > I have to constantly open the task manager, end the exlporer process, and
> > reopen explorer. I don't know how at all I'd be able to fix this.
> >
> > Another problem I've been having is with my start menu. Whenever I open
> > it,
> > the shortcut files aren't there. The program folder and all of the things
> > on
> > the right (including documents, computer, network, etc.) is still there. I
> > don't know how I'd fix this either.
> >
> > If anyone has a solution to anyone of these 2 or both of these problems,
> > please help me out and reply with an answer.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jer
>
>
>

How to repair Windows Vista:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html

http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/...ry_and_repair/
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"xpriestsxsyrinxx" <> wrote in
message news:90F061F7-E905-4DEF-A601-...
> Thanks for the advice, but after the scan finished, it found a corrupt
> log,
> but couldn't fix it. As for repairing it with the Vista DVD, I'm not sure
> how
> to do that.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
>> on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
>> Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.
>>
>> This should repair/replace any corrupt system files.
>>
>> If that does not work, try repairing your system. Boot from your Windows
>> Vista DVD, select the System Repair Option > on the setup screen, select
>> 'Repair Computer > Select your installation of Windows > select Startup
>> Repair option and follow instructions.
>>
>> Also, check your Event Viewer for any error logs that might give us a
>> clue
>> as to what might be failing.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "xpriestsxsyrinxx" <> wrote in
>> message news:6C1CE7E6-9E31-42AB-B94B-...
>> > About every 10 minutes or more, the taskbar freezes and I can't do
>> > anything.
>> > I have to constantly open the task manager, end the exlporer process,
>> > and
>> > reopen explorer. I don't know how at all I'd be able to fix this.
>> >
>> > Another problem I've been having is with my start menu. Whenever I open
>> > it,
>> > the shortcut files aren't there. The program folder and all of the
>> > things
>> > on
>> > the right (including documents, computer, network, etc.) is still
>> > there. I
>> > don't know how I'd fix this either.
>> >
>> > If anyone has a solution to anyone of these 2 or both of these
>> > problems,
>> > please help me out and reply with an answer.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Jer
>>
>>
>>