Desktop and Start menu icons not working

[Rochdale Cowboy]

I'm having a rather frustrating problem. When I click on any desktop or start menu icons, the apps won't launch. The apps appear in windows processes, but do not show in applications on the taskbar. If I right click them and use 'Run as administrator', they launch correctly. Items in control panel are behaving likewise. I can launch control panel, but am unable to elevate some of the commands to administrator status (no right click launch available).

Driving me crazy . Please help if you can....

Ian

 

[myzr7]

Hello welcome to sevenforums Ian
Have you done a system restore to a time before the problems started?

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

Thanks for replying myzr7. Yes. Restored until I got it to work again and then created a new restore point. Now that restore point isn't working. After a few restarts, the problem arises again., so going down the restore avenue, may not be practicable.

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

Everything running ticketyboo in safe mode. Ran Malwarebytes. Nothing untoward found.

 

[mckillwashere]

Have you tried under a different user account or modifying your uac settings??

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

How bizzare! Can't switch users. Screen goes black then reappears as me again...

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

When I log off. The system is automatically rebooting with my user account...

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

I can't change my account from standard to admin in user accounts, because it is greyed out. I used to be admin. Don't know how this changed. As far as I am aware, the UAC is disabled.

 

[myzr7]

Ian, What you could try.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49819-icon-cache-rebuild.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

 

[mckillwashere]

....welll um...... can you open command prompt type in netuser and tell us what users show up???

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

I can open command prompt, but am unable to type anything in. Cursor just flashes. Keyboard is working, as I am typing this. Lol.



E-rebuild has no effect.


Scannow result. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.log.


Netuser (in elevated command prompt). ‘netuser’ is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.


Icon cache rebuild – no effect

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

Any more ideas anybody....

 

[mckillwashere]

Oops im sorry

I told you the wrong syntax....

its net user I forgot a space

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

Command prompt not working. I type in the window but nothing appears.... There is only a flashing cursor. No path or anything.

 

[Rochdale Cowboy]

Can anybody help?????

 

[mckillwashere]

Please be patient. I am on the forums about 16 hours a day. Do you have your system disks close by?