Taskbar problem, buttons disappeared

[Guest]

the buttons on the taskbar that show what windows are open have disappeared.
anyone know how to fix?

 

[Galen]

In Steve <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

the buttons on the taskbar that show what windows are open have
disappeared. anyone know how to fix?

What happens if you reboot? Do they appear? Does the desktop and the taskbar
not appear? If you press the WinKey or CTRL + ESC do they appear?

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[Guest]

I have the same problem. Rebooting does not bring it back. I have looked
through desktop settings.
Wonder if it has anything to do with "Active Desktop".
Any ideas?

 

[Ricky]

See if this helps..
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Guest]

I went to the site below, and picked problem with my taskbar, and it came
back to normal. My problem started after I added the Microsoft Media Player
toolbar to the taskbar. That somehow got rid of the programs I had opened in
the taskbar. After downloading and installing the program, my taskbar was
back to normal.

 

[Alice Adler]

When yousay your buttons disappeared, do you mean opened programs? Any
window that I attempt to minimize seems to do so off screen. I can't see
them at all! I can see what's running in the task manager, but where did
they go? I went to the site you mentioned and my antibirus software said
something about "malicious" something or other. I'm afraid to download from
this site.

 

[Guest]

Yes, my opened programs weren't on the taskbar, just the QuickLaunch bar and
the icons for my programs to load.

Your anti-virus software warned you because the program is a .vbs file,
which some viruses were using one of those file extensions. I just hoped
that I could trust this site, so I downloaded the file:

Restore to XP Default * (clickable)

Had the file saved to the desktop, then after downloading, I scanned the
file with my anti-virus program, Norton AntiVirus 2006, and it checked out
fine. I then loaded the program, then re-start your computer and I got my
taskbar working again.

 

[Guest]

That was a really good site, thank you. i have been going crazy about why my
windows werent appearing!!! thanks.

 

[Guest]

Please tell me how to fix this problem because I facing this problem as well.
Thank you.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Please tell me how to fix this problem because I facing this problem
as well. Thank you.

Try this: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm line 240, left
column

 

[Guest]

After weeks of searching for the mysteriously disappear open prog in the task
bar, and blaming my other user for updating/downloading...we've finally been
rescued by ur help. Also found line 99, 164 and especially 298 (Taskbar
Repair Tool Plus!) very useful. Thank You very much!!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Ken Blake]

After weeks of searching for the mysteriously disappear open prog in
the task bar, and blaming my other user for
updating/downloading...we've finally been rescued by ur help. Also
found line 99, 164 and especially 298 (Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!)
very useful. Thank You very much!!

You're welcome. Glad to help.

But the real person to thank is Kelly. It's her fix, not mine. And her site,
which is one of the very best on the internet.

 

[Guest]

Knightrider 51 IS RIGHT!!!! IT WORKs!!!!!....for me!!!! thanks

 

[Guest]

the buttons on the taskbar that show what windows are open have disappeared.
anyone know how to fix?

This fix worked for me, took about 5 seconds.

 

[Guest]

Thank you so much!! This fixed my problem "taskbar missing when I remove the
language bar" within 5 seconds after spending 24 hours clicking around all
over the computer to try to figure it out!!
thank you!!!!
Michelle 4.10.07

 

[Guest]

Thanks Knightrider51. Had the same problem down here in Darkest Africa and
your solution fixed it. Cheers!