Microsoft KB Archive/174659

= Start Button, Taskbar, and Desktop Icons Missing After Logon =

Article ID: 174659

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q174659



SYMPTOMS
After you log on to Windows NT, the Start button, taskbar, and desktop icons may not be displayed. The only visible object on the screen may be the mouse pointer.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you restore the System and Software registry keys from an Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) that was created before you installed Internet Explorer 4.0 with the Windows Desktop Update component.



RESOLUTION


MORE INFORMATION
For more information about uninstalling Internet Explorer and Windows NT, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID : 165695

TITLE : How to Add or Remove Windows Desktop Update

ARTICLE-ID : 174265

TITLE : How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0

ARTICLE-ID : 171411

TITLE : Cannot Log In After Uninstalling Internet Explorer 4.0

ARTICLE-ID : 172919

TITLE : Uninstall Internet Explorer 4.0 Option Is Missing

ARTICLE-ID : 164538

TITLE : Using Older Registry or Repair Disk with Internet Explorer 4.0

ARTICLE-ID : 167185

TITLE : Problems after Restoring Older Registry or ERD

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