Please help my tired head start going in the right direction to fix this.
Can't open any .exe or icon on desktop
Started by
sunflyer
, Dec 21 2005 05:55 PM
#1
Posted 21 December 2005 - 05:55 PM
Please help my tired head start going in the right direction to fix this.
#2
Posted 21 December 2005 - 06:00 PM
Click start then run, type chkdsk /f /r then press enter, type Y to confirm for next boot, press enter then reboot.
This will take an hour, it will appear to load normally then either the monitor will show progress or the screen will go blank, do not disturb this.
Click start then run, type sfc /scannow then press enter, you need the XP CD and get an onscreen blue progress bar, when the bar goes, reboot.
Click start, all programmes, accessories, system tools to run disc clean up, click more options then clean up restore points, click confirm, click OK. Then from system tools, run disc defragmenter.
Click start then run, type prefetch then press enter, click edit then select all, right click any file then click delete, confirm delete, then reboot
When it gets to the desktop, the system files and the hard drive will be as they should
Download and install Tune Up 2006 Trial
Run disc clean up then registry clean up then click optimize to run reg defrag, which needs a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to optimize the computer, select computer with an internet connection from the drop down menu, this also requires a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to accelerate downloads, select the speed just above your actual connection speed, this requires a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to run system advisor
If no change, the next thing to do would be a repair install, this will leave data and settings intact
XP Repair
If you are unable to run XP Repair
Alternate XP Repair
Use the last one, Windows Installation CD to repair the current installation, which uses a slightly different method
After running the repair it will be necessary to install all Windows Updates
Microsoft Update
Beyond this, it could be a hardware fault
This will take an hour, it will appear to load normally then either the monitor will show progress or the screen will go blank, do not disturb this.
Click start then run, type sfc /scannow then press enter, you need the XP CD and get an onscreen blue progress bar, when the bar goes, reboot.
Click start, all programmes, accessories, system tools to run disc clean up, click more options then clean up restore points, click confirm, click OK. Then from system tools, run disc defragmenter.
Click start then run, type prefetch then press enter, click edit then select all, right click any file then click delete, confirm delete, then reboot
When it gets to the desktop, the system files and the hard drive will be as they should
Download and install Tune Up 2006 Trial
Run disc clean up then registry clean up then click optimize to run reg defrag, which needs a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to optimize the computer, select computer with an internet connection from the drop down menu, this also requires a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to accelerate downloads, select the speed just above your actual connection speed, this requires a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to run system advisor
If no change, the next thing to do would be a repair install, this will leave data and settings intact
XP Repair
If you are unable to run XP Repair
Alternate XP Repair
Use the last one, Windows Installation CD to repair the current installation, which uses a slightly different method
After running the repair it will be necessary to install all Windows Updates
Microsoft Update
Beyond this, it could be a hardware fault
#3
Posted 21 December 2005 - 06:07 PM
Thank you so much, I will start the process now and report back as soon as I complete it.
#4
Posted 21 December 2005 - 06:13 PM
I didn't get very far. A window popped up "Windows Cannot Open this file: File: chkdsk.exe It then asks me to choose a program to open the file, either via the web or selecting from a program list.
This is one of the other windows I have gotten trying to open anything.
This is one of the other windows I have gotten trying to open anything.
#5
Posted 21 December 2005 - 06:17 PM
Did you include the spaces
chkdsk /f /r
This applies to sfc /scannow also
chkdsk /f /r
This applies to sfc /scannow also
#6
Posted 21 December 2005 - 06:22 PM
Yes, in fact I dropped the spaces when it didn't work with the spaces. Neither format worked.
#7
Posted 21 December 2005 - 06:24 PM
Start with XP Repair Install
Or you can try to get to system restore like this
Start the System Restore tool at a command prompt
1. Restart your computer, and keep tapping F8 during the initial start-up until you get options, select Safe Mode with a command prompt then press enter.
2. Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.
3. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to an earlier state.
Look for a recent system checkpoint to restore from
For additional information about the Safe mode with a command prompt, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
http://support.micro....com/kb/315222/
A description of the Safe mode boot options in Windows XP
Or you can try to get to system restore like this
Start the System Restore tool at a command prompt
1. Restart your computer, and keep tapping F8 during the initial start-up until you get options, select Safe Mode with a command prompt then press enter.
2. Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.
3. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to an earlier state.
Look for a recent system checkpoint to restore from
For additional information about the Safe mode with a command prompt, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
http://support.micro....com/kb/315222/
A description of the Safe mode boot options in Windows XP
#8
Posted 21 December 2005 - 06:38 PM
I got to system restore but unfortunately it says there are no restore points and I can't change the month.
Yesterday, I took the disk entitled Reinstallation CD Windows XP Home edition and followed the repair process on this site. I can try that again in case I didn't perform it correctly, but it didn't fix anything yesterday.
Yesterday, I took the disk entitled Reinstallation CD Windows XP Home edition and followed the repair process on this site. I can try that again in case I didn't perform it correctly, but it didn't fix anything yesterday.
#9
Posted 22 December 2005 - 11:14 AM
Suggestions on where I should go from here?
#10
Posted 23 December 2005 - 12:35 PM
Anyone else?
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