Toolbar Missing

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I cannot access toolbars in any of my folders. This problem cropped up
suddenly and I've no idea why. Tried everything possible that I can think of
to get them back but to no avail. Would appreciate any help.

(WindowsXP x64)

Thanks
 
cisherman said:
I cannot access toolbars in any of my folders. This problem cropped up
suddenly and I've no idea why. Tried everything possible that I can think of
to get them back but to no avail. Would appreciate any help.

(WindowsXP x64)

Thanks
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Does Sysstem Restore Help if you done that?
Do you mean Taskbar or the Toolbar Menu on the Top?

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Run a through scan for malware and viruses to make sure your machine clean.
HTH,
nass
 
I've done that but it didn't help. I've tried everything one can possibly
try...even tried restore point, but it says no changes so restore can't be
done.

I'm desperate to be able to do my work properly, so your suggestion was
appreciated. Thank you.
 
....continued from prior reply

Sorry, meant to answer your other question re: Toolbar or Taskbar.
It's the toolbar menu at the top of folders. There is absolutely nothing
there, but a blue bar and icon...which can't be clicked or accessed except to
close or minimize.
 
Hi Cisherman,
Open Windows Explorer and click View >> Toolbars >> make sure these checked:
Standard Buttons
Address Bar
Lock the Toolbars
Or you can add them by using the Customize option!

Close the Windows explorer and Hit F5 to refresh, does it help?

Menu bar/Toolbar Missing in Windows Explorer and/or Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555130/en-us

Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Click [Apply] then [OK] to close the IE properties window.

Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html

Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware Version 4.27
http://www.comodo.com/boclean/boclean.html
Run disk cleanup then this command:
sfc /scannow
HTH,
nass
 
Are you meaning the Toolbar in Windows Explorer?

View, Toolbars, and check Standad Buttons.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Many thanks for all the links, I've gone through a lot of investigation for
hours now.

Having done more problem determination...the problem occurs when I have
placed a shortcut to my desktop. When I launch a folder from my desktop the
toolbar, address bar etc. are all collapsed (3 bars at the top of the
window), I cannot open or access them, no matter what I try to do. Yet, if I
launch from inside Windows Explore Start Menu, the tree view comes up I can
access all toolbars.

Hope this additional information will be more helpful in helping me correct
the problem.
 
I've tried a couple of the fixes but sadly nothing has improved. This has
been a most troublesome problem, making work doubly hard and very time
consuming. If in the end there are no other possible venues for me to
try...I'm afraid, I'll have to do the long and arduous job of reformatting
the computer. So if there is anything else that might be a possibility,
please let me know.
 
Try Gerry's advise and see if that will fix it. If not try the link below on
how to create a new profile and test to see if that will work, if it did then
copy your data from the old Profile to the new one and delete it.
How to Identify a Damaged User Profile and Create a New Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151
 
I am so grateful for your continued input and will give the latest link a
try, though it's a bit daunting for me to attempt. Will let you know how it
turns out. Thanks again!!!
 
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