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Icons, Task bar do not load
Name: atomix Date: June 9, 2003 at 20:55:04 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: P3-566, 128MB
Comment:
Upon windows 98 booting, the background image is displayed, however the Task bar (or Start bar... Whatever you want to call it) do not load. CTRL+ALT+DEL reveals that explorer is running, so the shell starts, but it isn't finishing for some reason. Any ideas?
Try booting into Safe Mode and running the program.
Larry
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Response Number 3
Name: atomix Date: June 10, 2003 at 19:30:15 Pacific
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That tool didn't do the trick, but I'll keep trying the antivirus idea though. Thanks for the help!
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Response Number 4
Name: Derek Date: June 10, 2003 at 19:48:16 Pacific
Reply:
Which icons don't arrive:
Those next to Start Button (Quick Launch)?
Those next to Clock (System Tray)?
or both?
Derek
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Response Number 5
Name: atomix Date: June 10, 2003 at 20:05:03 Pacific
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UPDATE: The antivirus was the right way to go (Thanks again, Larry). I used AVG from grisoft (The best antivirus IMHO, and free to boot!) I had to boot to command line and install the drivers for the CDROM, as the cdrom was not working. Not sure if this was the virus's fault. After installing CDROM drivers, I copied over AVG. I booted windows in Safe mode and installed.
On the next boot (Booting NORMALLY) it caught the infected files before they could run. I was then able to run a full diagnostic, and clean the virus once and for all. It ended up being "Win32/Magistr.A" and "I-Worm/Choke"
Hope this helps someone else with this puzzling problem!
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