so my buddy got a new computer, and he let me play with it. my goal was to delete aol and internet exolorrer, replacing with firefox and the asorted spyware mentioned in this forum.
I was doing pretty well, turning things off in task manager, and putting all the files I didnt want in a big 'delete me' folder, but I seemed to have turned off the wrong button.
how do I get the desktop icons and windows xp bar back?
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You ARE aware that removing IE from Windows is the next best thing to impossible?
Chances are you killed some of the desktop explorer functions that are tied in with IE. If you have the option to undelete, do so. Might help.
Depending on how the system was set up you might try either booting from the OS CD/DVD and trying a repair or using the system restore disc if it was a factory configured system.
More deatails would propably be helpful.
Chances are you killed some of the desktop explorer functions that are tied in with IE. If you have the option to undelete, do so. Might help.
Depending on how the system was set up you might try either booting from the OS CD/DVD and trying a repair or using the system restore disc if it was a factory configured system.
More deatails would propably be helpful.
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I havent deleted anything yet, just told task manager to stop running ie. it gave me a blank screen - no desktop icons.
Im trying to figure out how to bring it back.
Im trying to figure out how to bring it back.
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restarting it seems to have worked. fucking laptops. ..
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Er-IE, or explorer.exe? explorer.exe sort of IS the desktop, there's no way in hell you can get rid of that without wrecking Windows that I know of. IE shouldn't be running unless you told the system to in the first place.If it was I suggest to Spybot/HijackThis the system.Enforcer Talen wrote:I havent deleted anything yet, just told task manager to stop running ie. it gave me a blank screen - no desktop icons.
Im trying to figure out how to bring it back.
Random propably completely idiotic idea-what's your friend's explorer configuration? There is a 'display folders as web folders' or some such option which MAY require IE to be active at all times. Just a thought.
I prefer the classic Win folders myself, but it's not my machine.
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'