Lost everything except the wallboard

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fritzer Posts 3 Registration date Friday March 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 17, 2015 - Mar 6, 2015 at 05:28 PM
 fritzer - Mar 29, 2015 at 12:05 PM
i went to turn my computer on my screen was blank except for the wallboard.
no start bar, no icon, no task bar nothing
help
fritzer

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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165
Mar 6, 2015 at 05:33 PM
What is your operating system?
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fritzer Posts 3 Registration date Friday March 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 17, 2015
Mar 6, 2015 at 05:36 PM
windows xp
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165 > fritzer Posts 3 Registration date Friday March 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 17, 2015
Mar 6, 2015 at 05:47 PM
Okay, stand-by, I have your solution.
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165
Mar 6, 2015 at 05:51 PM
Sorry for the delay, just takes me a lot of time to type and I am not very good at it.

Please follow these steps to get your icons back:

reboot your computer in the Safe mode with command prompt.

Once Windows loaded, command prompt (black window) opens. Type notepad and press Enter.

A notepad window opens. Type the following text into notepad:

[Version]
Signature="$Chicago$"
Provider=Myantispyware.com

[DefaultInstall]
AddReg=regsec

[regsec]
HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System,DisableRegistryTools,0x00000020,0
HKLM, Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon,Shell,0x00000020,"Explorer.exe"

Save this as fix.inf to your Desktop (remember to select Save as file type: All files in Notepad). Close Notepad.

In the command prompt type Explorer.exe and Press Enter. Windows Explorer opens. Locate the fix.inf, click right button and select Install. Close Windows Explorer.

In the command prompt type shutdown -r and press Enter. Your computer will be rebooted.

Good luck
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i must of did something wrong. it didn't work
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165 > fritzer
Mar 16, 2015 at 05:56 PM
Yes, you must have!
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fritzer Posts 3 Registration date Friday March 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 at 01:43 PM
i've copyed the program you sent me 3 times and come up with the same thing. no desktop what shell i do now.
fritzer
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165
Mar 17, 2015 at 04:15 PM
Type:
alt+ctrl+del to open the task manager

Select new task

type: explorer.exe

Press ok
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i tried what you sent in your email " explorer.exe and it did not work either
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165
Mar 20, 2015 at 04:05 PM
What happens if you press the FN key?
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i pressed the f and n keys at the same time a page of i had no idea what i was reading what ever it was it did not work i still have nothing on the svreen but wallboard.
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165
Mar 27, 2015 at 04:35 PM
Not the f and N key but the window key on the keyboard which is the FN (function)
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hitting the fn key did nothing for me or the computer
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165
Mar 28, 2015 at 05:36 AM
Okay
Can you boot in safe mode with networking?
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i can boot saft mode
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,165
Mar 28, 2015 at 04:24 PM
Oh well, we have tried every trick in the trade.

I suggest that you restore to factory settings. (all data will be lost)

Tell me the make and model of your machine and I will attempts to tell you how to restore.
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i appreiate all you and your people did to help me with my problem. i'm sorry it didnot work out. once again, thank you
fritzer
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