OK, after having to do recovery for windows, service pack 2 was missing. I could not find a dl link that wasnt for auto update. I usually use firefox and it said I had to be using IE. I have IE 7 and it wouldnt start after the recovery. I tried to dl an older IE version but couldnt sine I have a newer one. I uninstalled IE 7 and now after I log in, I get a mouse curser, wallpaer, and nothing else. No task bar, no icons. There is an IE dll error message. Any ideas?