somethings wrong with my computer. i need help badly.

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:27 am

i cant see anything on my desktop exept my wallpaper. how can i fix this? i want all my icons back and my tool bar. i cant see none of em but my wallpaper. i can open stuff on the window task manager thingy but i cant open all of my stuff on the computer. help me!!

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:44 am

Not halo related. But meh ill help anyway try to run explorer.exe and it should make everything come back if not i dont know.

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:06 am

this isnt supposed to be halo related, its miscellaneous stuff right?
run explorer.exe on windows task manager or something else. wheres explorer.exe anyways. cant find it.

=sw=warlord · Post by **=sw=warlord** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:27 am

jut goto run and type explorer.exe and click run it should work.

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:02 am

in windows task manager?

=sw=warlord · Post by **=sw=warlord** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:08 am

yea goto files and run.

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:33 am

Either hold the windows button, and then press "R".
This will bring up a "Run box", now type in "explorer.exe" without the quotes. Then hit enter.

If that process does not work, try to right click and uncheck the option that says "Hide my Desktop". This is for older computers and I do not believe that XP supports this function.

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:30 am

oh this is my new xp computer. i dont have a old computer. u meen right click on the desktop, i cant see anything on my desktop. even wen i right click i still dont see the list of stuff. the explorer.exe thing doesnt do anything. is it supposed to show something when u click ok on exploer.exe?

Dragonleaderx · Post by **Dragonleaderx** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:55 am

Rightclick on desktop> then like refresh or something then hit show desktop icons.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:57 am

Control alt delete. File
> New Task (Run...)

Type explorer.exe and press ok.

√ >_>

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:16 am

the explorer.exe thingy is not working and the desktop doesnt show the right click list thing too. oh and how do i go to control panel. when i type in control panel while browsing, it says file not found. i think i found a way to make all the icons back. all ineed is the control panel now.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:09 pm

You can find the CP in the start menu.

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:37 pm

i dont see my tool bar at the bottom too. cant click on start, cant see start and cant see the time. oh and tell me how to get to control panel without the start menu.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:50 pm

Did you by any chance try restarting your computer? >_>

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:01 pm

yah lots of times. first it shows the icons and stuff for like 2 seconds and then it all dissappears. that only happens after it shows that welome sign thingy when it first shows ur desktop.

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:01 pm

To open the control panel, hold down the windows button (previously posted), and then hit "R".
This will bring up a run dialong box. In this box, type in "cmd" without the quotes.
Once the Command Prompt is open, type in "control" minus the quotes.

halo2poo · Post by **halo2poo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:36 pm

it doesnt work, yesterday when i typed in control panel in command promt the control panel poped up. but today it diesnt show the control panel anymore everytime i type in control panel.

Havocslasher · Post by **Havocslasher** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:03 pm

Hey heres a tip, if your computer brand is ACER there is your problem, if its not there is hope yet, my suggestion is, if you have a friend take out your harddrive and put it in his computer or anyones and if it doesnt work and the same thing comes up reformat it, and just redownload everything, or i could send u a dvd with everything on it.

usually it does just mean theres a problem with ewxplorer.exe and usually an "end now" sequence comes up but by the sounds of things it not, so if the ctr+alt+delete method dont work your in a dilly of a pickle