Laptop Problem(Compeq Presario )

I have a Compeq Presario laptop now the problem is that earlier my laptop is fine but now as I start my laptop, WinxP OS get loaded but I can't see my desktop Icon, My Startup(START), I mean to say that I cant see anything only wallpaper is shown.Mouse is working but as I click it can't do anything.
I dont know how to recover OS . I tried by pressing F8 or Del after restarting. but only wait mono (hour glass mono) comes and system get hanged.
Plz help me.

press alt_ctrl_del when the wallpaper appears and see if anything is taking too much of cpu usage.

Ideally, after installing update or any activity which requires post boot processings lead to this problem. You should wait for some time. In my case a few times I waited for as long as 5 to 10 mins to get things done by itself. Hopefully things will workout once the updates/installations etc are completed.

Try Vimal's advice above and also from the Taskmanager try starting Explorer manually. Hopefully it helps you out

Pres Ctrl_alt_del and goto processes. See if a process named explorer.exe is running. If not, goto Applications tab, cilck on New Task.. Enter explorer and press enter. See if this method brings in the desktop...

i faced exactly the same problm.

you can bring the Explorer by opening Task Manager

Ctrl+Alt+Del ->(in TaskManager) File-> New Task(Run) -> type explorer

but i could bring the system back to its working state by doing System restore.

u can do it frm the TaskManager's run command (same as start->run)

just wait a minute i'll give u the steps on restoring thru this

But he says only hour glass is there,It means something is stuck.

if u wanna do sys. restore, follow these steps.
open up the SYSTEM RESTORE APP.type this in New Task->

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

btw vimal, i think he said the busy icon(hour glass) for when trying the F8 method (safe mode).
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@Kaushal Hiwarkar are your problm's symptoms same as mine

=>opened up the TASK Manager & under the PROCESS TAB --there was nothing<=

there are two main things that u need to look out for

1> boot up program listing
start>run>msconfig> startup
see what is running at ur start up .. uncheck the programs which u dont want like the real player updater.. acrobat reader speedup .. office startup etc ...

2> install bootvis ( google it )
optimize the system

3) get a coke chill out

i guess this will solve the lappy problem and coke will chill ur overheated brain