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Help; I installed a program and no desktop or taskbar
The program (a proprietary program) asked to reboot (I was not manning the
install) and when we rebooted and logged back into windows something very strange happens: The taskbar flicks on and goes off permanently, there is only desktop wallpaper (one of the windows default bitmaps). When I tried Ctrl+Alt+Delete there is absolutely nothing listed in the taskmanager window. I tried pushing the start menu key on my keyboard and got a Kernel 32 error, and I could not click on the details button to see what they were. The only thing that fixed this Kernel 32 error was turning off the comptuer; I had no keyboard or mouse functions after this happened. Booting into safemode produces the same result. |
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Help; I installed a program and no desktop or taskbar
Try Booting to DOS - if that works, use the command
SCANREG /RESTORE pick the latest of the 5 options that precedes your problem, and reboot on request. I sounds like your program is not compatible with the OS, and screwed the registry on installation - what the above does is restore the registry from prior to the installation - you'll have to manually delete the files involved yourself. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "irimacale" u23512@uwe wrote in message news:6267f5200ef65@uwe... The program (a proprietary program) asked to reboot (I was not manning the install) and when we rebooted and logged back into windows something very strange happens: The taskbar flicks on and goes off permanently, there is only desktop wallpaper (one of the windows default bitmaps). When I tried Ctrl+Alt+Delete there is absolutely nothing listed in the taskmanager window. I tried pushing the start menu key on my keyboard and got a Kernel 32 error, and I could not click on the details button to see what they were. The only thing that fixed this Kernel 32 error was turning off the comptuer; I had no keyboard or mouse functions after this happened. Booting into safemode produces the same result. |
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Help; I installed a program and no desktop or taskbar
Well, it restored something; it changed it back to the previous log in for
windows (I had recently changed it for a different user), so I know it did something. But it still does the same thing: Log in, task bar comes on and goes off and then nothing. Noel Paton wrote: Try Booting to DOS - if that works, use the command SCANREG /RESTORE pick the latest of the 5 options that precedes your problem, and reboot on request. I sounds like your program is not compatible with the OS, and screwed the registry on installation - what the above does is restore the registry from prior to the installation - you'll have to manually delete the files involved yourself. The program (a proprietary program) asked to reboot (I was not manning the install) and when we rebooted and logged back into windows something very [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] Booting into safemode produces the same result. -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com |
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Help; I installed a program and no desktop or taskbar
Oh dear! - this can be caused by the destruction of the system.ini file
do a search for that file (it should be C:\Windows\System.ini) and see if it exists - if so, post the contents back here. If it doesn't exist, then see if there's any System.* files - and post the contents of the latest-dated file present. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "irimacale via WindowsKB.com" u23512@uwe wrote in message news:6274730fc2e71@uwe... Well, it restored something; it changed it back to the previous log in for windows (I had recently changed it for a different user), so I know it did something. But it still does the same thing: Log in, task bar comes on and goes off and then nothing. Noel Paton wrote: Try Booting to DOS - if that works, use the command SCANREG /RESTORE pick the latest of the 5 options that precedes your problem, and reboot on request. I sounds like your program is not compatible with the OS, and screwed the registry on installation - what the above does is restore the registry from prior to the installation - you'll have to manually delete the files involved yourself. The program (a proprietary program) asked to reboot (I was not manning the install) and when we rebooted and logged back into windows something very [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] Booting into safemode produces the same result. -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com |
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Help; I installed a program and no desktop or taskbar
The symptoms indicate that explorer.exe, the shell, is crashing.
Blank Desktop or Illegal Operations Error Message After You Install Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249191 Follow the procedures here = Recovering From a Failed Internet Explorer Upgrade in Windows 98: http://linuxactivist.blogspot.com/20...om-failed.html or http://snipurl.com/lfix Especially the section at the end (with edits by me): "If you still have boot problems after you reboot, you should use the command prompt to edit the c:\windows\system.ini file. On the command line type: edit c:\windows\system.ini Once it is open, change the line shell=explorer.exe to shell=progman.exe. What you are doing here is changing the default shell (that is having problems) from the Windows Explorer to the old Windows Program Manager shell. Press Alt, F, S to save the changes; then Alt, F, X to close. (As an alternative, you may use "winfile.exe" instead of "progman.exe"). "Reboot Windows. It should now successfully boot with no errors into an empty Program Manager shell. Use the File | Run | Browse drop down menu selection to browse to c:\program files\internet explorer (C:\Progra~1\Intern~1) or C:\WINDOWS\Windows Update Setup Files (C:\Windows\Window~1) and launch ie5setup.exe or ie6setup.exe (depending on what is there). (If neither of those files can be found, you probably did not ever install IE from a download at Windows Update. In that case, you will need to run ie6setup.exe from the CD you had installed from). Do a Minimal-custom install and check all the Bold faced options. When the setup program alerts you that these files are already installed, tell it to reinstall all of the files. When the Internet Explorer Setup program is done and reboots, hit the F8 key to bring up a Boot Menu. Choose Command Prompt and boot to the command prompt. Once there, type edit c:\windows\system.ini and, once it is open, change the line shell=progman.exe back to shell=explorer.exe. Save and exit the file. You have now set the shell back to the original value" If you have problems during the reinstall of IE, you can try this procedure instead: From a startup using Program Manager as described above, click the File menu Run, type the following and press Enter (use the upper and lower cases as shown): For IE6: RUNDLL32 SETUPWBV.DLL,IE6Maintenance or for IE5.x: RUNDLL32 SETUPWBV.DLL,IE5Maintenance Choose the option to "Restore the previous Windows configuration" and click OK. If that succeeds in getting you back to Windows, then follow it with an upgrade installation back to IE6 SP1, followed by a visit to Windows Update for all relevant critical updates. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "irimacale via WindowsKB.com" u23512@uwe wrote in message news:6274730fc2e71@uwe... Well, it restored something; it changed it back to the previous log in for windows (I had recently changed it for a different user), so I know it did something. But it still does the same thing: Log in, task bar comes on and goes off and then nothing. Noel Paton wrote: Try Booting to DOS - if that works, use the command SCANREG /RESTORE pick the latest of the 5 options that precedes your problem, and reboot on request. I sounds like your program is not compatible with the OS, and screwed the registry on installation - what the above does is restore the registry from prior to the installation - you'll have to manually delete the files involved yourself. The program (a proprietary program) asked to reboot (I was not manning the install) and when we rebooted and logged back into windows something very [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] Booting into safemode produces the same result. -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com |
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Help; I installed a program and no desktop or taskbar
This is what I have for system.ini :
[boot] oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon system.drv=system.drv drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv shell=Explorer.exe user.exe=user.exe gdi.exe=gdi.exe sound.drv=mmsound.drv dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll comm.drv=comm.drv mouse.drv=mouse.drv keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv *DisplayFallback=0 fonts.fon=vgasys.fon fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon 386Grabber=vgafull.3gr display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv [keyboard] keyboard.dll= oemansi.bin= subtype= type=4 [boot.description] system.drv=Standard PC keyboard.typ=Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard mouse.drv=Standard mouse aspect=100,96,96 display.drv=Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) [386Enh] ebios=*ebios woafont=dosapp.fon mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd device=*dynapage device=*vcd device=*vpd device=*int13 keyboard=*vkd display=*vdd, *vflatd [NonWindowsApp] TTInistial Sizes = 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 [power.drv] [drivers] wavemapper=*.drv midi=mmsystem.dll [iccvid.drv] [mciseq.drv] [mci] cdaudio=mcicda.drv sequencer=mciseq.drv waveaudio=mciwave.drv avivideo=mciavi.drv videodisc=mcipionr.drv vcr=mcivisca.drv MPEGVideo=mciqtz.drv MPEGVideo2=mciqtz.drv [vcache] [MSNP32] [drivers32] VIDC.IV50=ir50_32.dll msacm.iac2=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IAC25_32.ax [Password Lists] TM2=C:\WINDOWS\TM2.PWL SCS=C:\WINDOWS\SCS.PWL TM1=C:\WINDOWS\TM1.PWL AKN=C:\WINDOWS\AKN.PWL WALLEN=C:\WINDOWS\WALLEN.PWL WANDA=C:\WINDOWS\WANDA.PWL Noel Paton wrote: Oh dear! - this can be caused by the destruction of the system.ini file do a search for that file (it should be C:\Windows\System.ini) and see if it exists - if so, post the contents back here. If it doesn't exist, then see if there's any System.* files - and post the contents of the latest-dated file present. Well, it restored something; it changed it back to the previous log in for windows (I had recently changed it for a different user), so I know it did [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] Booting into safemode produces the same result. -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....tware/200606/1 |
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Help; I installed a program and no desktop or taskbar
That looks like a pretty good System.ini to me, except for a largely missing
[drivers32] section - but that doesn't prevent a full boot on my system I suggest that you follow Glen's excellent advice! -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "irimacale via WindowsKB.com" u23512@uwe wrote in message news:6281739478e04@uwe... This is what I have for system.ini : [boot] oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon system.drv=system.drv drivers=mmsystem.dll power.drv shell=Explorer.exe user.exe=user.exe gdi.exe=gdi.exe sound.drv=mmsound.drv dibeng.drv=dibeng.dll comm.drv=comm.drv mouse.drv=mouse.drv keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv *DisplayFallback=0 fonts.fon=vgasys.fon fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon 386Grabber=vgafull.3gr display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv [keyboard] keyboard.dll= oemansi.bin= subtype= type=4 [boot.description] system.drv=Standard PC keyboard.typ=Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard mouse.drv=Standard mouse aspect=100,96,96 display.drv=Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) [386Enh] ebios=*ebios woafont=dosapp.fon mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd device=*dynapage device=*vcd device=*vpd device=*int13 keyboard=*vkd display=*vdd, *vflatd [NonWindowsApp] TTInistial Sizes = 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 [power.drv] [drivers] wavemapper=*.drv midi=mmsystem.dll [iccvid.drv] [mciseq.drv] [mci] cdaudio=mcicda.drv sequencer=mciseq.drv waveaudio=mciwave.drv avivideo=mciavi.drv videodisc=mcipionr.drv vcr=mcivisca.drv MPEGVideo=mciqtz.drv MPEGVideo2=mciqtz.drv [vcache] [MSNP32] [drivers32] VIDC.IV50=ir50_32.dll msacm.iac2=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IAC25_32.ax [Password Lists] TM2=C:\WINDOWS\TM2.PWL SCS=C:\WINDOWS\SCS.PWL TM1=C:\WINDOWS\TM1.PWL AKN=C:\WINDOWS\AKN.PWL WALLEN=C:\WINDOWS\WALLEN.PWL WANDA=C:\WINDOWS\WANDA.PWL Noel Paton wrote: Oh dear! - this can be caused by the destruction of the system.ini file do a search for that file (it should be C:\Windows\System.ini) and see if it exists - if so, post the contents back here. If it doesn't exist, then see if there's any System.* files - and post the contents of the latest-dated file present. Well, it restored something; it changed it back to the previous log in for windows (I had recently changed it for a different user), so I know it did [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] Booting into safemode produces the same result. -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....tware/200606/1 |
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