Reply With QuoteI have had that a couple of times and rebooting the computer got them back and then i ran a registry cleaner and all has been good since
I think it was registry mechanic I used
Windows XP desktop icons gooonnnnneeee
Hi all.
i've received 2 calls from my mates saying that when they boot their PC up which are both running XP, their desktop icons are gone and also the start button.
Has anybody heard of this before? i guess its a virus of some kind.
Any help appriciated.
Thanks
SLick1
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I have had that a couple of times and rebooting the computer got them back and then i ran a registry cleaner and all has been good since
I think it was registry mechanic I used
When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all
There is a virus around that wipes off icons and exe files do a system restore, if xp only has one restore point, then that’s that bloody dreaded virus, it would be easier to clean system completely
there is a backdoor to the malware that locks you out with policies that remove access to desktop icons, start menu, regedit, taskmanager etc
right click on your desktop, new shortcut
make the shortcut cmd.exe or explorer.exe etc
then you can access your USB or DVD drive and install the usual goodies - Malware bytes, SuperAntiSpyware etc
enjoy...
do windows shortcuts such as windows + e and windows + r still run as well?Originally Posted by Mysterex
nope not in the ones i've come across - they use policy editor to lock it all out - you can't access control panel or any administrative tools either
thats spot on Misterex.
you cant right mouse click or anything like that so theres no going back to a restore point. The only thing you can do is go into task manager.
Can you go back to a restore point via safe mode? Hit F8 several times on boot up and you get an option to go back to a restore point.
hitting F8 is ignored. once you press F8, it just chugs along into the normal screen which displays the the desktop picture and nothing else. No icons, start button.
hmmm... that's unusual. Check out there are a few different ways of getting into safe mode.
ie using msconfig
How to get into Safe mode by the System Configuration Utility
* 1. Got to your Start menu and select “Run” option.
* 2. Type in msconfig command and click OK. The System Configuration Utility program will then open.
* 3. Select the BOOT.INI tab located at the top of the System Configuration Utility window.
* 4. Check the box labeled /SAFEBOOT and click OK.
* 5. When asked if you prefer to restart the PC immediately, or Exit Without Restart, choose to restart the computer manually.
* 6. Your computer will automatically boot into Windows XP Safe Mode when you will restart it.
* 7. When you are done with Safe Mode, go to the Start menu again and select Run option. Type in msconfig *and click OK.
* 8. Select the Normal Startup radio button and click OK.
* 9. When asked if you prefer to restart the PC immediately, or Exit Without Restart, choose to restart the computer manually.
* 10. Your computer will boot into Normal mode the next time you switch it on.
thanks for that but i cant get in. Nothing works. F8 doesn't work, i cant get to the start menu so i cant get into MSCONFIG because its not shown. Only the desktop picture is shown. No start menu, no task bar, nothing...
can i get to the start menu if i boot off he windows XP disk?
I had this happen to a mates pc about a year ago, I can't remember how I fixed it but there is a way without doing a re-format.
If I can remember what I done I'll post the solution.
try
ctrl-alt-delete and see if in the task manager if you still have explorer.exe running.
If not then that is the issue so you can try
Thanks for the link guys but it still didn't work. When i reboot the PC, the icons are gone and i have to start explorer via task manager.
Would a system restore point work?
What if i install Kaspersky? would that detect the virus and remove it?
Thanks
Slick1
Try hitting F5 had an asus motherboard and thats how i got into safe mode
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