Start menu disappeared

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Brian

My Start menu is blacked out and my desktop icons have
all disappeared! This happened after trying to uninstall
adware program grokster. Did spyware clean...reinstalled
xp....cleaned registry. ...icons and start menu wont come
back. also tried a suggestion to click "start"+"run" and
type iexplore.exe, no success there either.

any help appreciated, Bri
 
First, you would type "explorer.exe" and not "iexplore.exe"
Second, see the following sites.

Taskbar and icons disappeared from desktop
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/85915.html

Adware.Dynamic Removel Information
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.dynamic.html

Preform a Spyware Scan
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Repair/Customize Desktop, Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

HOW TO: Start the System Restore Tool from a Command Prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304449

W32.Aplore Removal Information
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.HLLP.Handy Removal Information
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllp.handy.html

Taskbar Is Missing When You Log On to Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q318027
 
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