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JohnnyOh
post Dec 29 2008, 05:40 AM
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Have a friend with Vista Home Premium. Has lost her desktop and taskbar - has to use Task Manager to load programs and access Internet. Suspect something simple has occurred. Any thoughts?
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post Dec 29 2008, 07:35 PM
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What happens when they type in "explorer.exe" (without the quotes) in the New Task area of Task Manager?
Does the Desktop and Task Bar come back?

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post Jan 13 2009, 03:10 PM
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Desktop and taskbar do not return. Says 'explorer.exe' not there (or words to that effect!). Thanks for advice.
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post Jan 15 2009, 09:28 PM
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I had the same issue caused by a trojan! It's best if she posts in am I infected and see what they have to say.
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