None of my programs run!

hi there, i'm a first time poster, and i'm a little nervous I really hope one of you guys can help me though, i have a severe problem with windows xp; apparently no programs are loading up!
Well thats how it seems in the toolbar at least, but task manager shows all my usual progs as running. I have norton anti-virus, daemon tools, Pc boost all set to start with windows, and none of their icons appear. Also, when i try to open any program using the destop shortcuts, windows explorer crashes, and i am asked if i want to send an error report (bloody right i do, i'm gonna bombard those s***s at microsoft with them, windows shouldn't be doing this!) .

the error report details:
AppName: explorer.exe AppVer 6.0.2800.1106 ModName:urlmon.dll
ModVer: 6.0.2800.1400 Offset: 0000e92b


funny thing is that i can get my media players and net browser to run, by running a file that uses them through the task manager "New task(Run..)" option. If i pick an mp3 file, of a video file, i get winamp or videolan starting; i had an old net page saved, and that got me here!

any help would be much appreciated!

 

Hello, ministoat!

If it started to happen just recently, maybe you could try a System Restore.

 

i cannot actually run system restore because the shortcuts in the menu don't work- literally none of the programs are running through shortcuts

 

Shortcuts? Okay!

Reboot and press F8 to get to: Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

Type: C:\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

Press Enter and follow instructions.

 

wow man, if that works i will love you 4 eva i got cakewalk running, and am now a bit distracted- will report back after i'm done tho, cheers!

 

Aaah! Come-on!

If that doesn't work because you don't have the restore points or whatever, then all I could advise is boot from XP CD and do a Repair Install of XP.

 

You can also try this:
Click start/run

Type: SFC /scannow

Note the space between SFC and /

keep your xp cd handy in case you're asked to chuck it into your cd rom

 

..and there was me wondering why f6 wasn't running safe mode

in the end i just used partition magic to install another o/s ! the run commands didn't work, and i tried to run a system restore to all the available points in safe mode, but no avail. I am, according to a friend, a god of computer shambolics, so i may be back again soon!

thanks for your time guys!