the system starts up normal including background and mouse but no icons
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Turn off the computer.
Turn on the computer and then at the VAIO screen, press the F8 key.
In the Advanced Boot Options screen, verify Repair Your Computer is selected and then press the Enter key.
In the System Recovery Options window, click the Next button.
Next to User name:, click the down arrow, and then click to select an account with Administrator rights.
Next to Password:, type the appropriate password for the account selected and then click the OK button.
In the Choose a recovery tool window, click System Restore.
If this was normal after your last (previous) start, then do a system restore to a date that all was working correctly.
right click on desktop and choose personalise, in the left column desktop icons.