programs don't show in taskbar

[Jordan & Christine Borgford]

I have Windows XP home edition. Have had new system since April '03. Most
everything running relatively smoothly. Yesterday, when logged on (as
administrator), opened up email and Internet Explorer, neither program
showed window in taskbar. When I minimized program, they disappeared. The
task manager shows that programs are running, but are not shown on taskbar -
and I can switch to program I need. When I log on as guest or other user,
everything operates properly - programs show up in taskbar. I've used
Symantec virus scan (from website) and housecall.antivirus.com website to
scan for viruses. Both found nothing. I've searched help & support through
Microsoft, but alas, found nothing matching my problem. It doesn't matter
what programs I have running, none show in taskbar.

Help please!! Very frustrating moving between programs using CTRL + ALT +
DEL, or ALT + TAB for that matter.

 

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Jordan & Christine Borgford said:

I have Windows XP home edition. Have had new system since April '03. Most
everything running relatively smoothly. Yesterday, when logged on (as
administrator), opened up email and Internet Explorer, neither program
showed window in taskbar. When I minimized program, they disappeared. The
task manager shows that programs are running, but are not shown on taskbar -
and I can switch to program I need. When I log on as guest or other user,
everything operates properly - programs show up in taskbar. I've used
Symantec virus scan (from website) and housecall.antivirus.com website to
scan for viruses. Both found nothing. I've searched help & support through
Microsoft, but alas, found nothing matching my problem. It doesn't matter
what programs I have running, none show in taskbar.

Help please!! Very frustrating moving between programs using CTRL + ALT +
DEL, or ALT + TAB for that matter.

Kelly's link below. Click on "T" and scroll down to...
"Programs Aren't Minimized in the Taskbar"