Task Manager No Longer Displays Tabs Nor Menu Pull-downs

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Larry Dighera

Can anyone provide a clue about how to fix Task Manager on my WinXP
Home V2002 with SP1? It used to work correctly, but now Task Manager
only displays the Network graph; there are no other tabs (like
Processes, Performance, Users, ...) nor any pull down menus displayed.

I suspect a registry issue or malware initiated changes.
 
Open Task Manager and double-click anywhere on the top Window border.
Somehow, you managed to convert Task Manager to run in "Tiny Footprint Mode".

Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314227&Product=winxp

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| Can anyone provide a clue about how to fix Task Manager on my WinXP
| Home V2002 with SP1? It used to work correctly, but now Task Manager
| only displays the Network graph; there are no other tabs (like
| Processes, Performance, Users, ...) nor any pull down menus displayed.
|
| I suspect a registry issue or malware initiated changes.
 
Hi,

Can anyone provide a clue about how to fix Task Manager on my WinXP
Home V2002 with SP1? It used to work correctly, but now Task Manager
only displays the Network graph; there are no other tabs (like
Processes, Performance, Users, ...) nor any pull down menus displayed.

I suspect a registry issue or malware initiated changes.
Click to expand...

You're running Task Manager in small footprint mode,
just double click on the borders.

Good luck
 
Hi

Try double-clicking the edge of TM.

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Will Denny
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| Can anyone provide a clue about how to fix Task Manager on my WinXP
| Home V2002 with SP1? It used to work correctly, but now Task Manager
| only displays the Network graph; there are no other tabs (like
| Processes, Performance, Users, ...) nor any pull down menus displayed.
|
| I suspect a registry issue or malware initiated changes.
 
Can anyone provide a clue about how to fix Task Manager on my WinXP
Home V2002 with SP1? It used to work correctly, but now Task Manager
only displays the Network graph; there are no other tabs (like
Processes, Performance, Users, ...) nor any pull down menus displayed.

I suspect a registry issue or malware initiated changes.
Click to expand...


I should have searched the messages in this newsgroup before posting.
Will Denny provided the correct clue:

From: "Will Denny" <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Task Manager missing Menu
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 22:12:57 +0100
Message-ID: <[email protected]>

Try double-clicking the edge of TM.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


Many thanks.


Is this documented Task Manager behavior?
 
Open Task Manager and double-click anywhere on the top Window border.
Somehow, you managed to convert Task Manager to run in "Tiny Footprint Mode".

Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314227&Product=winxp
Click to expand...


Thank you for your rapid reply. That was indeed the source of the
problem.

Is Tiny Footprint Mode documented anywhere else than in the Knowledge
Base? Why didn't MS just put an entry under the Options or View
pulldown menu?

Is Tiny Footprint Mode a feature of a bug? :-)
 
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