Start Icon Disappeared

[Predict]

My windows start icon disappeared off the bar. I can still click where it was and use it, but the icon it self is missing. When I click where the icon suppose to be it works fine. I just cant figure out how to get the icon back to showing. I tryed changing themes and restarting, but nothing helped. Also I am using windows vista home.

 

[trooper_901]

try pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and open task manager. Now on the File menu, select New Task (Run...). Type in "explorer" and press OK. That should restart explorer and display your taskbar.

 

[Ultiweap]

What Disappeared exactly on the Start button or the taskbar completely?

 

[kimsland]

Windows Vista Start orb is located under Windows Aero Visual Style (aero.msstyle) and is IMAGE_872 located in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero as a PNG file

I have only seen reports that resetting Explorer will return it
But it may be to do with a faulty Aero theme or something

Edit:

Just for fun, here's the Vista Orb for Windows Xp
http://www.lee-soft.com/viorb/builds/vr1/ViOrb R1.zip

 

[Ultiweap]

So if I understand what you say Kimsland, the start logo is and only an image?

 

[kimsland]

Yes that's right
An image that can be changed (mind you lots of Hex editing involved, and this is not the forum for it)

 

[Ultiweap]

Ok I understand it now.