computer help!!!

bjtheman

bjtheman

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OK guys, last night my computer worked fine....well this morning I turn everything on and the only thing that shows is my wall-background? None of my program icons show or does my menu bar located at the bottom?? I had to access my task manager to get on the net, but sometimes when I bring it up it only stays up for like 2secs then closes??? WTF How can I get my icons to show when my computer turns on like before??? Need some help plz :confused:
 
Understandable! I emailed compaq my computer service place about it....but what they emailed me doesn't fix my prob!
Also, it seems like something is stuck too, when I move around with my mouse it highlights items when I'm not??
:confused:
 
What operating system are you using? The first thing to try would be to log off (and/or reboot) and log back in and see if things are fine.
 
I've got windows xp! Tried that 5 or 6 times now and still the same...bout to try again with something different! Just hope I'll be able to access the net again, it's becoming a pain in the butt!
 
If you have a home version of Windows, a restart will fix most problems.

Also press Ctrl, Atl, Del and see if any of the programs say (not responding) beside them.

Also run scan disk if you can.
 
Don't have XP on any of my machines, but usually all the icons and things are stored in "desktop" directory associated with your login on windows machines. On win2k, it'd be something like:
\Documents and Settings\[login]\Desktop\

You can see if everything is ok with that.
 
When I enter ctrl, alt del...it pops up then dissappears quick? It will not stay up longer enough to access.... something is stuck too, my mouse keeps clicking on items or highlighting things that I don't want too...
 
Definitely sounds like time for a reboot. You can power your system off, and unplug and replug in your mouse and keyboard.
 
Laptop here bro...I've rebooted almost 10 times same thing everytime! I'm getting very ticked at this laptop....never had this problem before.
 
Definitely run scan disk - something could have gotten corrupted (my user hive got corrupted on my laptop, and ugly things started happening).
 
ARRRRGGGHHH, my damn mouse keeps highlighting crap and clicking on items...pissing me off! How can I run scan disk????
 
from http://www.infopackets.com/computer+questions/windows+xp+scandisk.htm

Where is scandisk for Windows XP?

Lots of people are wondering what happened to the ScanDisk utility for Windows XP. If you didn't know, ScanDisk is used to check your hard drive for errors. Quite often, ScanDisk needs to run if Windows is shut down improperly.

To check your drive for errors with Windows XP: double-click My computer. Next, right-click on the disk you want to check and select "Properties" from the options menu. Now, choose the Tools menu option. There you will find the Error-checking utility. Click the "Check Now" button to begin checking your hard disk for errors.

If you like to use the command prompt, the equivalent command for ScanDisk is "chkdsk".
 
sounds like you have a key stuck. Shut your computer down, then run your fingers across your keyboard several times to try an unstick the key.

turn your machine back on and see if it works
 
CCapel...yes it came w/XP
GetnBigr...would that help w/my icons not coming up? Also, npo sound comes from my laptop....and the Compaq Service Support systems people are stupid...FYI!
 
I had a problem kinda like yours but not as bad, all I did was make a new user and deleted the old one and all was fine.
 
Can you click on the start menu? If so click it then go the programs then Accessories then go to system tools then click system restore. Then follow the instructions on restoring your computer to an earlier time. Try to go back a day or so.
 
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