I am having trouble with my control panel. When I access the administration menu, I receive an error and no icons will load. Please Help.

What kind of error? What does it say?

Which version of Xoops? Fresh install or not?

Hi - perhaps this will help you find answers - in particular we need more information to be of help to you:

New users should always checkout the following:
1. Documentation - linked on the left. Specifically the administration manual
2. The FAQ section - linked on the left - specifically the sections on gloassry, beginners first steps, modules, blocks and themes. There are links to visual tutorials here.
3. The search function on the top right.
Please check also the read B4U post link below if you have problems.

For Visual tutorials please go here