2008 Won't Open: Control Panel, Windows Update, Mozilla, Firewall Etc.

[anoble1]

Hi,

 

I am running Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition. I have noticed that now when I go to the start menu and click on control panel it acts like it is opening up. You know when you click on something and it goes to the bottom of the screen and sits on the start bar? That's what mine is doing. I can click it all day and nothing happens even if I hit Maximize. Same thing happens when I go into the Firewall, it will never open up. Even printers and devices won't come up. I haven't installed anything new to my knowledge. I have rebooted, shutdown everything same thing happens. I have even reinstalled Mozilla Firefox. I need help bad,

 

Any Suggestions,

[ICTCity]

1) This happens with EVERY program installed? For example notepad?

2) Create a local or domain user account, logon with its credentials and tell me if you get the same issue.

3) Can you see something in eventviewer?

 

To create a user, open the command prompt and type:

 

net user MyNewUser password MyPass /Active:yes

 

Let me know.

[anoble1]

Notepad will open, I've just noticed those in particular.

Same issue, I have an admin Local account, same thing on it.

 

Let me check on the event viewer, I "think" I checked it before and saw the programs come up in there. I just can't see them on the screen other than on the start bar.

 

1) This happens with EVERY program installed? For example notepad?

2) Create a local or domain user account, logon with its credentials and tell me if you get the same issue.

3) Can you see something in eventviewer?

 

To create a user, open the command prompt and type:

 

net user MyNewUser password MyPass /Active:yes

 

Let me know.

[ICTCity]

Notepad will open, I've just noticed those in particular.

Same issue, I have an admin Local account, same thing on it.

 

Let me check on the event viewer, I "think" I checked it before and saw the programs come up in there. I just can't see them on the screen other than on the start bar.

 

That's strange...

 

Is this a fresh install? If yes, did you installed all needed drivers? In the computer management console, do you see any exclamation mark? Are you sure you don't installed anything (updates, framework, service pack, ...)? This problem just came up a day?

[anoble1]

It's been installed for about 1 year. This is the first problem I have had with it. It all used to work before. No, in the CMC it is all clear, no errors.

 

That's strange...

 

Is this a fresh install? If yes, did you installed all needed drivers? In the computer management console, do you see any exclamation mark? Are you sure you don't installed anything (updates, framework, service pack, ...)? This problem just came up a day?

[ICTCity]

it sounds like an update (windows or driver) which has corrupted something...

[anoble1]

I feel stupid now. Found the problem. I held down shift and clicked on control panel on the start bar, then I clicked "Move" I then held the left arrow down for "about 8 seconds " and then I saw the window come back into the screen. I have no clue how it go that far over there, I only have 1 monitor, and my mouse doesn't go that far! I had to do that for every program.

 

it sounds like an update (windows or driver) which has corrupted something...

[ICTCity]

Ahahah that's funny :D

 

Well maybe something has saved some settings to point elsewhere from your desktop...

 

Thanks for posting the resolution!