No desktop at boot

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Running windows xp home with sp2. When I boot the machine it comes to the
desktop but no icons are present. The same thing happens if I boot to safe
mode. I can do ctrl-alt-del and get the task manager. from there I can
pretty much run anything I want. When I look under the processes tab
explorer.exe is not present. If I enter the command to run it, I can see the
desktop bottom tollbar flash for a secone and then go away. It is as thought
explorer.exe turns off as soon as it turns on. Will re-install windows if
need be, but really don't want to go through the process if not necessary.
Are there any other solutions out there? Thanks!
 
Did that .. but the result was the same. I have though since removed a
number of trojan viruses so perhaps I should do the repair install again.
 
Booted from CD ran windows repair install but situation is the same. Are
there any solutions out there?
 
Hi,
It's likely that there's still malware (trojan, virus, spyware) installed.
No program removes all malware.

See these sites for help, including the posting of a HijackThis log to one
of the forums where HJT logs are analyzed:

The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Malware Removal and Prevention Overview - CastleCopsWiki:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.html

Removing Malware:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Partial list of forums- there are others:
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
http://forums.whatthetech.com/forums.html
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html

You will have to register to post to any of these forums and should look for
one or more "Important- Read this first" type messages, at whatever forum
you choose, for specific instructions.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
 
 
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