I am using windows XP. During the sequence of booting up, at one point the desktop appears with all the icons present, then the screen blacks out while the system does some more boot up stuff, then the final desktop screen contains no icons, nor the windows control bar at the bottom. When I access my files through Windows task manager, everything SEEMS to be there. While in task manager I CLICK on desktop and there are all the programs that are usually displayed on icons on the desktop screen. Any help is appreciated. Will everything work fine in Safe Mode?dumb question.. how does one get into safe mode. I can operate just about any software, but the operating system side is greek to me.Restart computer, and keep tapping F8 key, until MENU appears.Broni,
I tried restarting the computer while holding F8 several TIMES. I clicked the Last Known Good Configuration each time and, still, nothing IMPROVED. I'm completely at a loss at this point. Thanks.Quote

I clicked the Last Known Good Configuration