Lost taskbar buttons

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Charles

I no longer have task bar buttons for open programs. Not
the system tray icons. I can have Word, IE open and no
buttons on the bar next to Start. Have run anti-virus
and ad-aware. Any ideas? Thanks
 
Thanks for the ideas, but neither of these works in XP.

This started shortly after I downloaded the latest update
to XP. It is real inconvenient!
 
Have you run Scandisk,
done a defrag or rebooted,
locked and unlocked the taskbar,
grouped and ungrouped the similar programs
and anything else you can think of,
to wake it up, and then reboot it where it hurts?
 
Hi Charles,

This process with correct it:

Run the edit on line 240:

Programs Aren't Minimized in the Taskbar (Line 240)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Note: Do not reboot or logoff. Once the edit is merged, right click the
Notification Area/Task Manager/Processes. Highlight Explorer.exe, End
Process.

Leave the Task Manager open. Once the process has ended, choose File/New
Task and type in: Explorer.exe.


/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
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Are you THE Kelly of Kelly's Korner?? - if so, SO glad to 'meet' you. Love
your site!
I guess none of us got clear down to #240 :-(( Bet that worked, right
Charles?

Ann in PA
 
Hi Ann,

What a great reply to read. Yes, am one and the same. Thank you so much
for your kind words and the smile. It is greatly appreciated. :o)

This particular issue took a great while to troubleshoot and there are many
suffering from this behavior. Hope all goes well for Charles.

Thanks again, Ann. :o)

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
 
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