my start button is gone. when i run explorer.exe it doesn't come back, any suggestions on how to get it back?

9/12/2005 1:26:58 AM

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"Press the [Ctrl] and [Esc] keys at the same time. This causes both the Task Bar and the Start menu to pop up. Hit the [Esc] key to make the Start menu disappear. Press and hold down the [Alt] key, then hit the Spacebar. A small menu will pop up, from which you will select the Size option by hitting the [S] key. Press your Up-arrow key once or twice. Your Task Bar will again appear on the bottom of your screen. Using your mouse, click on the Task Bar to lock it in place. "

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1054783702

9/12/2005 1:29:25 AM

^ that

[Edited on September 12, 2005 at 1:29 AM. Reason : ]

9/12/2005 1:29:45 AM

and lock your taskbar the next time.

9/12/2005 1:32:24 AM

that doesn't work. nothing pops up when i hit the ctrl and esc keys. its treating the my documents folder as my explorer.exe file, where there task bar should come up when i run explorer.exe right?

9/12/2005 1:48:24 AM

there are no icons on my desktop either, and i can't right click. every time i shut down or restart the computer it comes back the same way.

9/12/2005 1:52:11 AM

do you have your original windows disc/system restore disc?

9/12/2005 2:00:11 AM

sounds alot like the smitfraud.c problems ive seen alot of at work lately

9/12/2005 2:30:18 AM

yea Im going to go with virus.

restart in safe mode, and use a virus scanner, and stop downloading porn

9/12/2005 11:55:32 AM