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Name: Ellen
Date: January 14, 2004 at 19:12:18 Pacific
Subject: Win98-boot fails-no start bar-icons
OS: Win98
CPU/Ram: Intel P4 - 512 mg
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Help!! My PC worked fine one day but on start up the next day displayed just our wallpaper then flashed the Start Bar. The mouse and keyboard work but there is no Start Bar and no Desktop icons. When I Cntl+Alt+Del the dialog box appears but shows there are no programs running. Right clicking mouse does not result in a drop down menu. I have restored the registry to a known working day but nothing changed. Although there is virus protection in place, I'm concerned that the previous day's Internet visit may have brought something back. Any suggestions to run a virus check in DOS? I'm lost without all my windows based tools.



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Name: murve
Date: January 14, 2004 at 19:14:37 Pacific
Subject: Win98-boot fails-no start bar-icons
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hi ellen,
download fprot for dos, get the latest definitions, and scan your machine.
all the best,
murve


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Response Number 2
Name: malu05
Date: January 15, 2004 at 15:28:39 Pacific
Subject: Win98-boot fails-no start bar-icons
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That is a VB command, so it might be a virus! I don't know why microsoft maded it but they made command's for Hiding they Incons, Start bar, Proces bar and so... but all thoe you can disable in Explore reference so there is no need for them!!! exept for Virus makers and Noob programmers


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