win98 start up

[madamy]

I'm having a problem when starting up my Sony VAIO PC with Win98. Specifically, I no longer see any desktop icons, taskbar or start button. All I see is the desktop backround. When I do an alt/ctrl/del to see which programs are running, nothing is listed.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
mca

 

[brianF]

Will the computer boot in safe mode????

See this article from microsft on troubleshooting startup problems
startup troubleshooting win98

 

[madamy]

didn't work. When I boot in safe mode I still don't get a task bar, startup button or any desktop icons. Any other thoughts?
mca