PC only opens wallpaper - no icons or taskbar


  1. dlpmikki
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    PC only opens wallpaper - no icons or taskbar


    My husbands PC is not opening properly - he is only getting the wallpaper. No icons or taskbar and Ctrl Alt Delete just makes the whole screen go black. Right clicking mouse brings up menu but they mostly don't work.

    I see from searching this used to be a problem with xp/vista but not seen it mentioned for Windows 7. Have tried a system restore but that has not solved it.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks!
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  3. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    Try this: Repair Install
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  4. dlpmikki
    Posts : 9
    Windows 7
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    Thanks for the suggestion. However I note it says you can't do the repair from safemode and that is the only mode we can open the computer in.
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