lost icons, only wallpaper is visible

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I've also tried doing a system restore, but that doesn't work either.





grabill4 Wrote:
>
> My computer is suddenly extremely slow during start-up and shutdown,
> and when it does eventually start-up the wallpaper is the only thing
> that is visible. I can access the task manager (by ctrl, alt, delete)
> and there are processes running, but nothing shows. (Windows XP is my
> operating system on my dell dimension.)
>
> I believe the program stems from an ad-aware program that I ran
> previously in the day, as it deleted too much i'm afraid.
>
>
> While trying to restart my computer, on one occassion the icons
> eventually showed up and the taskbar appeared as if it was from windows
> 98 and I could still not access the internet, the computer was just as
> slow and it was evident that a problem was still in existence.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions???
> Thanks.


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