Open Windows/Tabs Disappear From Taskbar

[Candy]

Why do windows or tabs that I have open in my taskbar "disappear", and I have
not (to my knowledge) closed them myself? What can I do to stop that?

Candy

 

[Nepatsfan]

Why do windows or tabs that I have open in my taskbar "disappear", and I have
not (to my knowledge) closed them myself? What can I do to stop that?

Candy

See if this program helps.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
Taskbar Repair Tool Plus
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Candy]

Thanks, Kelly, but can you amplify a bit, please? What do I do with it when
I download it? How will this fix my problem? Do I just click on something
from one of the drop-down menus? Which one? "Show Missing Icons"? "Show
Inactive Icons"?

I do NOT have auto-hide or hide inacticve clicked on my properties. Outlook
seems to be the only thing that disaappeared. Does that help you any in your
advice?

I have Windows XP and Mozilla Firefox is my main OS, although I have kept IE
for those applications that refuse to use anything else.

Thanks,
Candy

 

[Nepatsfan]

If Outlook is the only program that is not being displayed on the Taskbar you
can try the following.

Right click on the Outlook icon in the Notification area (next to the clock).
In the menu that pops up, is there a check mark next to "Hide when minimized"?
If so, click on this entry to remove the checkmark.

If that doesn't fix the problem, run Kelly's Taskbar Repair Tool Plus and under
Taskbar Problems click on Minimized Programs Missing. Click on the Repair
button. Hopefully, that will restore the missing programs on your taskbar.

Good luck

Nepatsfan