Missing Icons

The other day I was on my computer and it froze. So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared but all my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do not
appear. This computer was given to me and had Windows ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I can do to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't have
any icons to click on.

Thanks

IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use it to boot the computer
and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to return things to an earlier
date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...
The other day I was on my computer and it froze. So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared but all my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do not
appear. This computer was given to me and had Windows ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I can do to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't have
any icons to click on.

Thanks

I don't have any of the original disks...no boot floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use it to
boot the computer
and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to return
things to an earlier
date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...
The other day I was on my computer and it froze. So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared but all
my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do not
appear. This computer was given to me and had Windows
ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I can do
to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't have
any icons to click on.

Thanks


.

The boot floppy is not an original disk - you are supposed to make it
yourself.

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the ME boot disk files.

wrote in message
...
I don't have any of the original disks...no boot floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use it to
boot the computer
and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to return
things to an earlier
date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...
The other day I was on my computer and it froze. So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared but all
my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do not
appear. This computer was given to me and had Windows
ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I can do
to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't have
any icons to click on.

Thanks


.

A better option would be to use SCANDISK /FIX and see if that works - if
not, then try the /RESTORE option.
If that fails, then try System Restore - look here for instructions
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Jerry" wrote in message
...
The boot floppy is not an original disk - you are supposed to make it
yourself.

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the ME boot disk files.

wrote in message
...
I don't have any of the original disks...no boot floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use it to
boot the computer
and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to return
things to an earlier
date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...
The other day I was on my computer and it froze. So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared but all
my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do not
appear. This computer was given to me and had Windows
ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I can do
to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't have
any icons to click on.

Thanks


.

I cannot download anything if my computer will not allow
me to access the internet. And I don't have another
computer that I can do this at...so this option does not
work.

-----Original Message-----
The boot floppy is not an original disk - you are
supposed to make it
yourself.

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the ME boot disk
files.

wrote in message
...
I don't have any of the original disks...no boot
floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use it
to
boot the computer
and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to return
things to an earlier
date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...
The other day I was on my computer and it froze.
So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it
off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared but
all
my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do not
appear. This computer was given to me and had
Windows
ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I can
do
to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't
have
any icons to click on.

Thanks


.



.

I went to the link you provided and it says to load the
Windows ME startup disk....I do not have this disk.

-----Original Message-----
A better option would be to use SCANDISK /FIX and see
if that works - if
not, then try the /RESTORE option.
If that fails, then try System Restore - look here for
instructions
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Jerry" wrote in message
...
The boot floppy is not an original disk - you are
supposed to make it
yourself.

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the ME boot disk
files.

wrote in message
...
I don't have any of the original disks...no boot
floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use
it to
boot the computer
and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to
return
things to an earlier
date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...
The other day I was on my computer and it froze.
So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it
off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared
but all
my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do
not
appear. This computer was given to me and had
Windows
ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the
original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I
can do
to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't
have
any icons to click on.

Thanks


.





.

Then find a friend who can download the file for you and create the disk.
Or...
pay someone to do it for you.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

wrote in message
...
I cannot download anything if my computer will not allow
me to access the internet. And I don't have another
computer that I can do this at...so this option does not
work.

-----Original Message-----
The boot floppy is not an original disk - you are
supposed to make it
yourself.

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the ME boot disk
files.

wrote in message
...
I don't have any of the original disks...no boot
floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use it
to
boot the computer
and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to return
things to an earlier
date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...
The other day I was on my computer and it froze.
So I
did the only thing that I could do and powered it
off.
When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared but
all
my
icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do not
appear. This computer was given to me and had
Windows
ME
on it when I got it...so I do not have the original
disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I can
do
to
fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't
have
any icons to click on.

Thanks


.



.

wrote:

I went to the link you provided and it says to load the
Windows ME startup disk....I do not have this disk.

Make up your mind. In another post you say you don't have Internet
access. The link provided is one to make the disk, btw.

Options suggested so far have included:

SCANREG/FIX which can be typed into a DOS Window (requires a reboot
afterwards).

To get a bootdisk (you should have one whether you actually need one
this minute or not), either:

a) download the bootmaker from www.bootdisk.com or
b) ControlPanel/AddRemovePrograms/StartupDisk


Rick




-----Original Message-----
A better option would be to use SCANDISK /FIX and see

if that works - if

not, then try the /RESTORE option.
If that fails, then try System Restore - look here for

instructions

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post

messages to NG's

or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma

r27pmvp.asp

"Jerry" wrote in message
...

The boot floppy is not an original disk - you are

supposed to make it

yourself.

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the ME boot disk

files.

wrote in message
. ..

I don't have any of the original disks...no boot

floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use

it to

boot the computer

and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to

return

things to an earlier

date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
. ..

The other day I was on my computer and it froze.

So I

did the only thing that I could do and powered it

off.

When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared

but all

my

icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do

not

appear. This computer was given to me and had

Windows

ME

on it when I got it...so I do not have the

original

disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I

can do

to

fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't

have

any icons to click on.

Thanks


.




.

I'm using my computer at work to read these posts but I
cannot download from this computer.

That's making up my mind!!!

-----Original Message-----
wrote:

I went to the link you provided and it says to load
the
Windows ME startup disk....I do not have this disk.

Make up your mind. In another post you say you don't
have Internet
access. The link provided is one to make the disk, btw.

Options suggested so far have included:

SCANREG/FIX which can be typed into a DOS Window
(requires a reboot
afterwards).

To get a bootdisk (you should have one whether you
actually need one
this minute or not), either:

a) download the bootmaker from www.bootdisk.com or
b) ControlPanel/AddRemovePrograms/StartupDisk


Rick




-----Original Message-----
A better option would be to use SCANDISK /FIX and
see

if that works - if

not, then try the /RESTORE option.
If that fails, then try System Restore - look here for

instructions

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=279736

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post

messages to NG's

or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/
Ma

r27pmvp.asp

"Jerry" wrote in message
...

The boot floppy is not an original disk - you are

supposed to make it

yourself.

Go to www.bootdisk.com and download the ME boot disk

files.

wrote in message
.. .

I don't have any of the original disks...no boot

floppy.

-----Original Message-----
IF you have the ME safety boot floppy you can use

it to

boot the computer

and at the A:\ prompt type SCANREG/ RESTORE to

return

things to an earlier

date/time.

"Troy" wrote in message
...

The other day I was on my computer and it froze.

So I

did the only thing that I could do and powered it

off.

When I turned it back on my wallpaper appeared

but all

my

icons were gone. Even in SAFE mode the icons do

not

appear. This computer was given to me and had

Windows

ME

on it when I got it...so I do not have the

original

disks. Any ideas on what caused this or what I

can do

to

fix it. It's hard to troubleshoot when you don't

have

any icons to click on.

Thanks


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