Desktop crashes/minimizes

insomniac2181 · Post by **insomniac2181** » April 22nd, 2005, 12:56 am

Hey, I just installed windows xp pro, fresh install. Everything went fine. That is until I installed my verizon software so I could get online. After I do this, it says I need Java Virtual Machine, and it installs it for me. After I do this I have to reboot my computer. Seems fine, after everything loads (taskbar icons appear), it minimizes. And I mean EVERYTHING minimizes. the icons, the taskbar. I cant see any of it. The only thing visable is the wallpaper. I can still CTRL+ALT+DEL and see that all the processes are running. I have no idea whats going on. Is the Java Virtual Machine causing this? Any help would be greatly appreaciated.

Post by **ccb056** » June 8th, 2005, 12:15 am

you should not need to install any sort of software to get online

Scorpo · Post by **Scorpo** » June 30th, 2005, 12:27 pm

One of two things could be happening. Everything really is minimized, or explorer.exe has run out of memory or failed or whatever. What you need to do is do a ctrl-alt-del and go to the processes tab. Look for explorer.exe and try ending that process. Everything should come back when explorer restarts.