Desk top Icons don't work

HammerHeadHank · 07-01-08, 02:37 PM

Hi, I have a weird problem I was getting a flash6.oxc registry error and my registry repair program wouldn't correct it, so I used adobie flash uninstaller to remove the flash 9 player.Ran my registry repair program fixed problems,Then it rendered my desk top Icons useless, System restore did not help. So I proceeded to do an XP-PRO repair with the OS cd. It did not fix my problem. The only way I can acess any programs is with the task manager utility. Is there a way to fix my problem ? Without a clean reinstall ? I have one drive with three partions on it One is dedicated for operating sys. only.
By the way the flash 6 problem still exists.

Please help, Thank you, HammerHeadHank

science man · 07-01-08, 07:43 PM

Sounds like you went to deep into your system. Do you have any idea what you could've done? Or a virus did this to you. What is the stiutation your in where you cannot reinstall? Do you not have to OS disk to do it? Are you afraid of loosing your data?

Know Nuttin · 07-02-08, 04:53 AM

so start menu icons do not launch either? What if you go directly to the exe? Have you tried creating new shortcuts? Maybe you have lost permissions to the existing shortcuts?

Zuzzz · 07-02-08, 05:40 AM

Open Task Manager and select "File", then "New Task". In the box type"c:\windows\explorer.exe" without the quotes. This might bring up your icons and start menu. Post back IF this helps. We can work from there.

Z

07-01-08, 02:37 PM	Thread Starter #1
HammerHeadHank Registered Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ohio	Desk top Icons don't work Hi, I have a weird problem I was getting a flash6.oxc registry error and my registry repair program wouldn't correct it, so I used adobie flash uninstaller to remove the flash 9 player.Ran my registry repair program fixed problems,Then it rendered my desk top Icons useless, System restore did not help. So I proceeded to do an XP-PRO repair with the OS cd. It did not fix my problem. The only way I can acess any programs is with the task manager utility. Is there a way to fix my problem ? Without a clean reinstall ? I have one drive with three partions on it One is dedicated for operating sys. only. By the way the flash 6 problem still exists. Please help, Thank you, HammerHeadHank
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07-01-08, 07:43 PM	#2
science man Disabled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth	Sounds like you went to deep into your system. Do you have any idea what you could've done? Or a virus did this to you. What is the stiutation your in where you cannot reinstall? Do you not have to OS disk to do it? Are you afraid of loosing your data?
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07-02-08, 04:53 AM	#3
Know Nuttin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	so start menu icons do not launch either? What if you go directly to the exe? Have you tried creating new shortcuts? Maybe you have lost permissions to the existing shortcuts? __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965BE, Asus M5A88-V Evo, 8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 , Coolermaster Hyper212+, OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB, Seagate 7200.11 500GB, Antec EA-380 Lenovo X200, P8400 C2D, 8GB, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3.
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07-02-08, 05:40 AM	#4
Zuzzz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Middletown, Ohio	Open Task Manager and select "File", then "New Task". In the box type"c:\windows\explorer.exe" without the quotes. This might bring up your icons and start menu. Post back IF this helps. We can work from there. Z __________________ Core i7 2600k @ 4.7GHz (1.400v)Orthos/Prime95 stable on Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3 16GB - G.Skill PC12800 9-9-9-24 XFX HD6950 1GB(Stock speeds for now) Coolermaster 212 Plus - Heat pipe FOLD for LIFE !! "Folding for Team32" --------------------- Zuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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