When I log off from the internet, there will be nothing on my computer. Is this normal?

Question

i've noticed on more than one occasion, that after i've logged off the internet, that there will be nothing on the computer desktop except the screensaver. nothing-no tool bar with a start menu, no folders, no files, no shortcuts, not even one for the internet! is this normal? in these instances, i've had to shut down the computer manually, which probably isn't helping the situation.

Answer 1

Go to your desktop, right click and hit properties, Go to the screen saver tab and choose monitor power. Change options to keep the HDD on and no standby or hibernation. See if that "cures" the problem.

Answer 2

No, this is not normal. When all the desktop components disappears, it's an indication that explorer.exe has failed. (explorer.exe is the Windows desktop application and is NOT Internet explorer).

You can restart it by pressing Control-Alt-Delete, then choosing FILE / New Task (RUN) and typing 'explorer.exe' into the window. Although this will restart the Windows desktop, it's not a fix to the problem.

I don't know where to send you on that one. This particular problem is a tough one to fix. I've had the problem result from adware on my machine, from bad software that runs in the toolbar, etc. It could be a million things.

Did this problem begin after you loaded a piece of software? If so, try removing that software to see if the problem goes away.

Try loading Firefox to see if the problem is Internet Explorer related. (You can get Firefox at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ It's free and it rocks). You could also download Internet Explorer 7 and see if the problem persists. It does seem to be related to something that ties itself to your IE or TCP/IP stack.

Good luck.

Answer 3

the form of interest ought to be reason from malicious utility like trojans or hidden spyware. receive a application called A-squared. receive superantispyware. receive CCleaner. First reboot your laptop and log into secure mode: As your laptop is beginning, faucet F8 repeatedly returned until now the sliding bars boot computer screen pops up, then decide on secure mode. Run A-squared test, then superantispyware test, then ccleaner in that order, (that's going to take an prolonged time to examine each and every thing). with any luck, if there is any trojans or spyware, those application will discover them. additionally do no longer overlook to run a pandemic test on your laptop once you get a huge gamble. sturdy success!

Answer 4

It sounds to me like you are logging off of your computer, but i am probably wrong. lol. Never heard of anything like that. I have misplaced the bar at the bottom, but never lost the icons on the desktop.

Answer 5

You need to take care of your computer with the following software:

1) AVG anti-virus: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
2) Ad-aware spyware remover: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
3) Spybot - Search and Destroy spyware remover: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
4) CCleaner - registry and privacy cleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/
5) McAfee SiteAdvisor: http://www.siteadvisor.com/
6) TweakNow Registry Cleaner: http://www.tweaknow.com/RegCleaner.html
7) HijackThis: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
8) Windows Defender: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
9) Kerio Personal Firewall: http://www.kerio.com/kwf_home.html

If you have at least the first 4 programs, your computer should be running well.

Answer 6

try pressing CTRL - ALT - DELETE whcih will open up the Windows Task Manager.
Click the APPLICATIONS tab and at the bottom click the NEW TASK button.
In the pop up screen type explorer.exe and hit ENTER.

That should start up explorer, which will bring up your normal desktop.

I know that doesn't explain why it's happening but at least it will get you running again.


HTH

Answer 7

that is how it is suppose to be. You should put your computer on hibernation. It saves your hard drive.

Answer 8

no, that is not normal. your hard drive is probably messed up.