No, when I boot to Safe mode, there are still no desktop icons, taskbar, etc (I don't have access to the Start menu).
I can only get into Safe Command Prompt and Command Prompt.
Any ideas?
While installing digital camera software on my desktop, it hung and I had to shut it down. That's when all hell broke loose.
Now when the computer starts, it gets to the desktop and does not display anything, no icons, no taskbar, just a background. I can move the mouse but not click anything...
I was able to delete the Cal Reminder shortcut- but my computer still hangs at the Win98 splash screen and won't open to Windows. I also have been told the modem doesn't work in safe mode.
Details of what I've tried to fix the hang at startup:
Completely shut down, unplugged the computer...
Windows 98SE
Pentium 3, 128 MB RAM
My computer is hanging during startup. I don't know if this has anything to do with it but a fuse blew at my house and so the computer shut down. The problem with startup happened right after the fuse blew and I tried starting the computer.
I am able to start...
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