Desktop doesn't load on start-up


  1. Posts : 9
    Vista
       #1

    Desktop doesn't load on start-up


    I get the start button, a black desktop with no icons and a shadow of the task-bar. As soon as I change something in display properties, like refresh rate or theme I am ok, and it will stay ok until I reboot. I have the drivers that were installed automatically by WU when I installed Win 7. I have an XFX GeForce 8800gt. Is anyone else experiencing this. Should I try installing beta drivers?
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  2. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    oneerc said:
    I get the start button, a black desktop with no icons and a shadow of the task-bar. As soon as I change something in display properties, like refresh rate or theme I am ok, and it will stay ok until I reboot. I have the drivers that were installed automatically by WU when I installed Win 7. I have an XFX GeForce 8800gt. Is anyone else experiencing this. Should I try installing beta drivers?

    Hi oneerc,

    I had this same kind of thing. But I have the ATI win 7 preview driver. I disabled the ATI external event viewer in services and unchecked the CCC from startup programs and it stopped. I don't know what the equivelant would be for those would with nvidia. If they have a nvidia beta driver for your card for 7, I might try it.
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  3. Posts : 4,364
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
       #3

    The nVidia WDDM driver is already a part of the system, and a new update puts the WDDM 1.1 driver in there - which I found to be crap.

    Can you boot into safe mode?
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  4. Posts : 8
    Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Ultimate
       #4

    Helper


    oneerc said:
    I get the start button, a black desktop with no icons and a shadow of the task-bar. As soon as I change something in display properties, like refresh rate or theme I am ok, and it will stay ok until I reboot. I have the drivers that were installed automatically by WU when I installed Win 7. I have an XFX GeForce 8800gt. Is anyone else experiencing this. Should I try installing beta drivers?
    Well what you need to do is copy tis file in your cmd and it will be fine

    @echo offreg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d a2c3c14a-9586-4d37-9aaa-79fbd64069d2 /freg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP1 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d a2c3c14a-9586-4d37-9aaa-79fbd64069d2 /fecho Vista SP1 registry key has been set. Please check for updates in Windows Update. and it will be fine i tried on my one and it working fine
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  5. Posts : 4,364
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
       #5

    Can you please clean this up using code tags?
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  6. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
       #6

    I had he same problem with my Asus 8800GTS after installing the prerelease Nvidia driver through Windows Update, fixed it by installing Vista beta driver 181.22.
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