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Missing Menu Bar & Desktop Icons [CLOSED], HP Pavilion 733n Desktop
Essexboy
post Dec 2 2007, 11:11 AM
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To find out if the CD-ROM image is on your machine, search for a folder named I386. There may be several but the one we care about will contain close to 7,000 files, two of which will be winnt.exe and winnt32.exe. The I386 directory is typically one of the top-level directories on the distribution CD-ROM but most importantly it is the directory that contains the distributed copy of Windows XP. Winnt.exe and winnt32.exe are the DOS and protected mode setup programs, respectively. (You'd only need those if you were planning to re-install Windows XP from scratch - I use them here as an easy way to indentify that we have the right directory.)
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post Dec 2 2007, 12:14 PM
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I tried it and it finished, then the windows file protection closed and nothing happened. I restarted and nothing. I'll try to do it again and wait a little longer after it finishes
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post Dec 2 2007, 12:16 PM
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Intriguing as that just worked for Vision2000 who has the same problem
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post Dec 2 2007, 12:37 PM
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what should I do?
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post Dec 2 2007, 01:01 PM
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Unfortunately in your case it may be a re-install but first I will try it as a batch file

[attachment=16942:FileFix.zip]

Download and extract the attached file and you will get a filefix.bat double click this and see what happens
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post Dec 2 2007, 01:09 PM
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nothing, should i try to make another user account, how would i do that through new task? (typing control wont bring up control panel)
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post Dec 2 2007, 01:10 PM
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when i do type in control, if flashes the start bar then nothing happens
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post Dec 2 2007, 05:05 PM
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New user accounts is Start > Run > nusrmgr.cpl

This will bring up the accounts manager - it is worth a try as I am running out of ideas and will have to do some more searching
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post Dec 2 2007, 06:43 PM
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nope, nothing
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post Dec 4 2007, 04:02 PM
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post Dec 4 2007, 04:43 PM
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I am afraid that batch file was the last item in my armoury - I am still searching. If you can get hold of a windows CD and try sfc /scannow. But to be honest it looks like a re-install of XP. Something to be prepared for there is a preparation tutorial here http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Reformat-In...ws-t173729.html Could you access your i386 folder ? and further data here http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...23061319AANse9S or here http://www.pctechbytes.com/hprecovery.htm
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post Dec 4 2007, 07:15 PM
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it never asked for a cd when i did the scan
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post Dec 5 2007, 03:54 AM
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One final shot download and install IE7 from here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/...ie/default.mspx
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post Dec 12 2007, 02:41 PM
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Due to lack of feedback, this topic has been closed.

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