Start button, taskbar and icons missing

[ChelseaGuad]

Only the background is showing, everything else is gone. I tried ctrl+alt+ del but it won't pop up, nothing pops up and I have no idea what to do. Please help!

 

[techsamurai]

Only the background is showing, everything else is gone. I tried ctrl+alt+ del but it won't pop up, nothing pops up and I have no idea what to do. Please help!

Hello Chelsea,

Try the troubelshooting as mentioned in this article:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-vista/show-or-hide-the-taskbar

Good luck!