my computer has no start menu

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_... At top of that page read how to use a VBS file. Then go to line 195, at the right side. ----------------------- Taskbar and Icons missing: Try this: http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/... (Original Message, and Response Number 1 looks like a fix?) Also try this: http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/... and http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/... (That one is a special Posting someone made of how he fixed it.) Another fix is un-quarintene explorer in Spydoctor.

Thanks but none of these worked. As far as the task manager goes i have seven things running under svchost.exe what is this do you know? thanks for the help

To find out what each Startup(or Process) item does or means, and any recommendation as to if you should close the process: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Task... Task List Programs OR http://www.processlibrary.com/ The Process Library

Also try, In Task Manager, click Applications tab, then click 'New Task...' button, then type explorer.exe

I tried that but it doesn't come up i have no explorer.exe it says that the file could not be found.

Appears you will have to do a Repair of XP ---- http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP