Solution 1:
Open Internet Explorer > View > enable Status bar. If the settings doesn't
stick on next reboot, try this:
Solution 2:
Go to Windows Explorer/View/Status Bar. Then go to Tools/Folder
Options/View/Apply to all folders.
Enable Show Status Bar (Line 67)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Solution 3:
If your status bar disappears when opening a new IE 6 browser window:
1) With (only one) IE open, click View, select: Status Bar
2) Right-click on IE's Toolbar and select: "Lock the Toolbar"
3) Hold down the Ctrl key and click the close button (upper right)
4) Open Windows Explorer, click View, select: Status Bar
5) Right-click on Explorer's Toolbar and select: "Lock the Toolbar"
6) Click Tools | Folder Options | View tab
7) Click the "Apply to all folders" button.
8) Hold down the Ctrl key and click the close button (upper right)
9) Open IE to any page, right-click on a link and select: "Open in New
Window"
10)Verify that these Registry entries exist:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
"Show_StatusBar"="yes"
"Show_URLinStatusBar"="yes"
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Regards,
Ramesh (MS-MVP)
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http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
~ Please reply to newsgroup ~
when I open a new browser my status bar does not show at
the bottom of screen. I understand you can go to the view
menu and select status bar to display it, but this is a
hastle to do this everytime you open a new browser. is
there a way around this? or even a patch?
