Which and How Do I -- XP Reinstall, Recover, Repair

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My computer starts and shows the Welcome screen with all
the user profiles listed but when I access any one of
them no Start Menu or Desktop icons appear.

Do I Reinstall XP or use the Recover Panel?

How do I use Recover Panel to find the corrupt file?

When I try to shutdown through Task Manager (no Start
Menu) I get the Explore.EXE Not Responding dialogue and
subsequent Savings Settings...before I use the power
button to shut down.

HELP!
 
If it worked at one time then a Restore might solve your problem. Can you start in safe mode? When your computer is booting you meed to press the F8 key usually. If you have a Start menu in safe mode then click Start>Control Panel and then you should see System Restore listed on the left. It pretty much explains itself

If that doesn't work then you will need to boot to the CD itself and then either Repair or Reinstall Windows

----- lemal wrote: ----

My computer starts and shows the Welcome screen with all
the user profiles listed but when I access any one of
them no Start Menu or Desktop icons appear

Do I Reinstall XP or use the Recover Panel

How do I use Recover Panel to find the corrupt file

When I try to shutdown through Task Manager (no Start
Menu) I get the Explore.EXE Not Responding dialogue and
subsequent Savings Settings...before I use the power
button to shut down

HELP
 
Safe Mode will try but I went through with the Reinstall
got the following error messages:

Error: Setup had problems registering the following OLE
control DLL D:\windows\system32\initpki.dll
Contact System Admin...

Error The signature for windows XP Home Edition Upgrade
is invalid. The error code is 426. the Service has not
been started

Fatal Error: Setup failed to install the product
catatlogs. This is a fatal error. the setup log files
should contain more information.

Any thoughts...thanks for your help
-----Original Message-----
If it worked at one time then a Restore might solve your
Click to expand...
problem. Can you start in safe mode? When your computer
is booting you meed to press the F8 key usually. If you
have a Start menu in safe mode then click Start>Control
Panel and then you should see System Restore listed on
the left. It pretty much explains itself.
If that doesn't work then you will need to boot to the
Click to expand...
CD itself and then either Repair or Reinstall Windows.
 
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