explorer menus gone???

[gary lund]

Hope someone else has hit this before...
a couple of days ago I noticed i didn't have the menus at the top of the
explorer/internet explorer screens, just the
icons. the file/edit/tools/etc.. menus have disappeared.
very strange. googled for an answer but came up empty. i can't remember
installing any software in the last
few weeks/months, so i don't think it's an install issue.
i am assuming that it's probably just a registry setting, but not sure where
to start looking. The programs seem to run fine, just no menus.
any help would be appreciated

system:
amd 2200+
768 meg ram
xp home
80 gig hard drive.
ati 9000 vid card.

tia
gary lund

 

[PaulM]

Try hitting F11 see what that does.

 

[gary lund]

no joy Paul, any other thoughts???
gary

Try hitting F11 see what that does.

 

[Wesley VogelX]

gary;
Right click the top Toolbar. Look at the options.

 

[PaulM]

On the left side of the window, do you see a line with little dots? Put the
mouse over it and it should turn to double arrows, left click and drag them.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Reset the toolbar setting from Registry using this fix:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_toolbarfix.htm

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Hope someone else has hit this before...
a couple of days ago I noticed i didn't have the menus at the top of the
explorer/internet explorer screens, just the
icons. the file/edit/tools/etc.. menus have disappeared.
very strange. googled for an answer but came up empty. i can't remember
installing any software in the last
few weeks/months, so i don't think it's an install issue.
i am assuming that it's probably just a registry setting, but not sure where
to start looking. The programs seem to run fine, just no menus.
any help would be appreciated

system:
amd 2200+
768 meg ram
xp home
80 gig hard drive.
ati 9000 vid card.

tia
gary lund

 

[gary lund]

no little dots :-(
am thinking windows re-install, going back to a restore point didn't
work....
last resort though unless you have a better idea????
gary

 

[gary lund]

Ramesh , didn't help....
I do get a blank white bar in win explorer with a windows icon in it, but
the short cut keys do not work so it's more than a display issue... No blamk
white bar in ie.
any other thoughts??
gary

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Please send me the screenshot to ramesh @ mvps . org

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Ramesh , didn't help....
I do get a blank white bar in win explorer with a windows icon in it, but
the short cut keys do not work so it's more than a display issue... No blamk
white bar in ie.
any other thoughts??
gary