I lost my Start button and my Task Bar

I have been dealing with a serious virus for a couple weeks now that makes my computer run extremely slow. I ran several free antivirus and antimalware programs trying to fix my problem. This resulted in getting an error msg on start up that states "Windows
Explorer has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. After Explorer closes I have no desktop. Its a black and blank screen. I can still get to Explorer
by using ctrl-alt-del however I no longer have a Start button or a Task Bar on my Explorer home page.
I have tried several online suggestions on retrieving the Stop button with no success. I'm sure the blank screen at start-up is a result of the virus but I have no clue on getting rid of the virus at this point.
Please help me out if you have any ideas...Thank you!!

Try this tool: Malicious Software Removal Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/malicious-software-removal-tool-details.aspx
If you have a restore point, try to return the system to an earlier point in time when things worked correctly.
Or use Startup Repair to fix this issue, please refer to this link:
Startup Repair (Vista)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/startup-repair-faq#1TC=windows-vista
If issue persists, I suggest you ask in this forum for they’re more familiar with this topic
Vista IT Pro Forum
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/home?category=windowsvistaitpro
Regards
Yolanda
TechNet Community Support

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