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Desktop only showing background, no icons, no right-click

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N0MonyBlues Posts 3 Registration date Saturday April 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen April 23, 2016 - Apr 23, 2016 at 05:03 PM
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - Apr 23, 2016 at 05:49 PM
i have a Dell inspiron 1 desktop computer. Windows 7. whenever I turn it on it brings me to "start windows repair(reccomended) and "start windows normally" either way they both end up at the same place. (login background with no icons, no profiles to log into, and nothing to click) start windows normally just takes longer to get there.

So i've read a lot on this but ctrl+alt+del doesnt do anything and neither does right-click. So i'm stuck at the background and I don't know what to do!

Please help! in as much detail as possible.
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,162
Apr 23, 2016 at 05:17 PM
What do you get if you start in safe mode?
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N0MonyBlues Posts 3 Registration date Saturday April 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen April 23, 2016
Apr 23, 2016 at 05:25 PM
How do I do that? is that the f8 thing? i've tried pressing F8 as soon as I turn it on, before the windows logo comes on, while i'm at the background. every time and tht doesnt do anything.
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,162 > N0MonyBlues Posts 3 Registration date Saturday April 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen April 23, 2016
Apr 23, 2016 at 05:49 PM
If you kept F8 pressed down, then you did it correctly. If you can't apply xpcman's solution, you could try to restore to factory settings:

https://ccm.net/faq/7319-reset-dell-inspiron-to-factory-default-settings
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Apr 23, 2016 at 05:20 PM
You probably need to run a Windows Repair operation from the Windows DVD or a special Windows Repair CD that you can download an burn to a CD from the internet.

You need to change the boot order to start for an optical disk (CD or DVD) that's done buy pressing a PF Key (it think it's F10 on a Dell).

Good Luck
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N0MonyBlues Posts 3 Registration date Saturday April 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen April 23, 2016
Apr 23, 2016 at 05:25 PM
dont have a CD or DVD for it
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825 > N0MonyBlues Posts 3 Registration date Saturday April 23, 2016 Status Member Last seen April 23, 2016
Apr 23, 2016 at 05:46 PM
Then you will need to use another computer to burn a CD. The 2nd computer must match the Windows version you have. Either 32bit or 64bit.

Here is a link to instructions:

https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html
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