Windows wallpaper there but no icon, mouse etc


  1. twmonaghan
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    Win 7 64 bit home
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    Windows wallpaper there but no icon, mouse etc


    Hi all

    I have found today that my win 7 loads up to the desktop screen so that i can see the wallpaper but goes no further, i cant see the mouse or taskbar and if i use CTRL ALT DEL i get a black screen but can see the mouse pointer again but still cannot do anything

    anyone else experiencing this? I tried to system restore while in safe mode (safe mode is fine) but still not working after restore
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  3. mckillwashere
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    Windows 7 x86/x64, Server 2008r2, Web Server 2008
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    Repair Install

    this may or may not work.
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  4. Orbital Shark
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Hi twmonaghan, welcome to the forums :)

    Have you recently installed any new hardware or updated drivers?


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  6. Zeplash
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
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    Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up your taskmanager,move with the keyboard if your mouse is not around.. useing arrows and Tab... End the process explorer.exe....Top left - new - task- (Enter explorer.exe) Check it out!! Your Icons should be back and functioning...Then we'll work from there to finally solve this issue
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