Wth is wrong with my desktop?! (1 Viewer)

[ssejamafone]

Well, story is, my friend came over today and used my computer to download some stuff: some songs and microsoft office 2007 off limewire, and some gossip girl episodes off tvfreeload. After she downloaded all this (can't remember what else she dl'd), i shut down my computer, then we went out. After i came back and turned my computer on, i get this:

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm88/ssejychan/orsumdesktop.jpg .

ie. a big black desktop screen of nothingness. When i log on, the desktop/background doesn't load, but My Documents opens up, so i can still access all my programs and internet and everything, but there is nothing on my desktop!!

Does anyone know what may be wrong? Some virus maybe? I did a spybot scan, but it came up with nothing. So, i dunno what's going on. It was working fine before i shut it down.

Please help. Ideas or suggestions would be wonderful.

I'll probably ring up tomorrow and ask what's wrong, if it keeps up like this. But, omg, i just want to know wth happened.

edit: i also have vista, if that makes any difference.

edit: This is what it used to look like: http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm88/ssejychan/myorsumbg.jpg. Like, now, there is no taskbar or anything.

 

[dwarven]

ummmm
maybe somehow ur background changed to black

so try changing the backround and see if it works

 

[BIGTYMA]

try typing explorer.exe in run.

 

[ssejamafone]

ummmm
maybe somehow ur background changed to black

so try changing the backround and see if it works

ok, i tried resetting the background and i got this: http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm88/ssejychan/IMGP2549.jpg . So, the background is fine, but there is still no task bar.

try typing explorer.exe in run.

I can't access the start menu to run anything. :'( Unless there's an alternate way to do it.

 

[dwarven]

get to task manager

control+alt+delete

you shud get a blue screen with several options
select task manager
go to the processes tab up the top
find the inage called explorer.exe
select it and press delete and confirm it.

then click on the Applications tab up the top
select new task (down the bottom right)
type explorer.exe

see if it works

 

[ssejamafone]

get to task manager

control+alt+delete

you shud get a blue screen with several options
select task manager
go to the processes tab up the top
find the inage called explorer.exe
select it and press delete and confirm it.

then click on the Applications tab up the top
select new task (down the bottom right)
type explorer.exe

see if it works

omg, haha, THANKYOU!!!! it works now!

Thanks soo much. =)))))

edit: Thanks heaps and heaps and heaps! it was getting me so worried, lol. ^^"

 

[dwarven]

lol np =P

 

[shinji]

download some stuff: some songs and microsoft office 2007 off limewire

FACT: NEVER EVER EVERRRRR Download softwares off of limewire.
NEVER.

torrents all the way.

 

[dwarven]

limewire is good for downloading songs (singles)
torrents for softwares and movies and songs (albums)

 

[ssejamafone]

FACT: NEVER EVER EVERRRRR Download softwares off of limewire.
NEVER.

torrents all the way.

limewire is good for downloading songs (singles)
torrents for softwares and movies and songs (albums)

oh, ok. ^^"" may i ask why?

 

[dwarven]

limewire has too many viruses
its faster for downloading singles

torrents rarely have viruses (been using for 4 years and no viruses)


use azureas- it has a search feature (kindda like limewire that uses torrents)

 

[ssejamafone]

limewire has too many viruses
its faster for downloading singles

torrents rarely have viruses (been using for 4 years and no viruses)


use azureas- it has a search feature (kindda like limewire that uses torrents)

oh, ic. I have azureus.

 

[dwarven]

lol alright.

oh run the virus scan again to make sure u dont have a virus

 

[ssejamafone]

lol alright.

oh run the virus scan again to make sure u dont have a virus

done. no virus. =D

edit: great. I turned on my comp today (this morning) and it comes up with the black screen of death again. I did that explorer.exe thing and it worked, but omg if this will happen everytime i start up. ><

and, i dunno what's what with the CPU memory, but previously when my comp was idle, it was probably only around 5% or less, but now it stays around 20-30% and even goes randomly up to 50%, when the comp's idle.

 

[shinji]

how many processes do you have?

just format your computer <_<
it's been compromised with viruses, even though you don't find any.

 

[dwarven]

done. no virus. =D

edit: great. I turned on my comp today (this morning) and it comes up with the black screen of death again. I did that explorer.exe thing and it worked, but omg if this will happen everytime i start up. ><

and, i dunno what's what with the CPU memory, but previously when my comp was idle, it was probably only around 5% or less, but now it stays around 20-30% and even goes randomly up to 50%, when the comp's idle.

yeah format your comp
what anti virus you using?

and try running system restore to few days back

if that fails, format

 

[shinji]

yeah format your comp
what anti virus you using?

and try running system restore to few days back

if that fails, format

i don't bother with system restore nowadays with respect to viruses. some viruses can infect the actual system restore rendering it useless,, or jsut be un affected by system restore.

formatting is the way to go.

 

[-s2-]

Such a waste of time.

 

[dwarven]

i don't bother with system restore nowadays with respect to viruses. some viruses can infect the actual system restore rendering it useless,, or jsut be un affected by system restore.

formatting is the way to go.

but if its not a virus (OP said not sure its a virus) its easier to run the restore than format

and if the restore fails, then format

 

[jordankuai22]

Well, story is, my friend came over today and used my computer to download some stuff: some songs and microsoft office 2007 off limewire, and some gossip girl episodes off tvfreeload. After she downloaded all this (can't remember what else she dl'd), i shut down my computer, then we went out. After i came back and turned my computer on, i get this:

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm88/ssejychan/orsumdesktop.jpg .

ie. a big black desktop screen of nothingness. When i log on, the desktop/background doesn't load, but My Documents opens up, so i can still access all my programs and internet and everything, but there is nothing on my desktop!!

Does anyone know what may be wrong? Some virus maybe? I did a spybot scan, but it came up with nothing. So, i dunno what's going on. It was working fine before i shut it down.

Please help. Ideas or suggestions would be wonderful.

I'll probably ring up tomorrow and ask what's wrong, if it keeps up like this. But, omg, i just want to know wth happened.

edit: i also have vista, if that makes any difference.

edit: This is what it used to look like: http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm88/ssejychan/myorsumbg.jpg. Like, now, there is no taskbar or anything.

i know whats wrong,

you are using VISTA