Okay, so I just turned on the laptop that my friend lent me and it has been working fine for the last few weeks. Well, for some reason nothing but the background on the damn thing shows up, no matter how long I let it sit around to load. I have no idea what's wrong with it and it's got me kinda worried. Apparently the programs still run because just before everything disappears, the start menu appears and I managed to get on the internet.

Still, if anyone has any suggestions on how to fix this problem, I am all ears! Thank you!