Taks pane no longer shows up when starting Excel

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Bob

How can I fix this? When I go to "View->Task Pane", it shows up. And when
Excel is strating, it appears momentarily, then goes away and a full-page
worksheet appears.

TIA!
 
Thanks Ken. What an annoying glitch, and what a crappy way to fix it! I
guess there is no resolution as to what causes this to happen? Now the taks
pane shows, disappears while loading Personal, then shows up again.

Appreciate the help!
Bob
 
You can force it to stay open by making a change to the Registry

Warning -- make a backup of the registry before you change it!

1. From the Start button, choose Run
2. Type regedit then click OK
3. Click the + sign to the left of HKEY_CURRENT_USER
4. Open Software, Microsoft, Office, 10.0, Common, and click on General
5. Choose Edit>New>DWORD Value
6. Type the name for the DWORD: DoNotDismissFileNewTaskPane
7. Press Enter to complete the renaming
8. Choose Edit>Modify
9. Type 1 as the value and click OK
10. Close the Registry Editor
 
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