re start menu and task bar dissappeared

[taurarian]

Press Control+Alt+Delete keys
(The dialog box for Windows Task Manager opens)
Select the File menu, then New Task (Run).
(The dialog box for Create New Task opens)
Type in "Explorer" (without the quotes)
Press OK button.

Hopefully Windows Explorer restarts with the Taskbar and
Start button.

Hope this gets it back for you.

>-----Original Message-----
>This morning I lost my start menu and task bar on the
computer. Even if I
>do a ctrl-esc or press the "window" key, I do not get the
start menu then
>either.
>
>The only change that has been made to this computer since
yesterday is when
>I got onto the PC this morning my fiance was the last to
use it. We use
>the XP User Display from Doug Knox site, so that the
fiance can have his
>800X600 display in his profile and I can have my 1024X768
display in my
>profile.
>
>I have been using this utility for 2 weeks now without a
problem. And
>deleting the file isn't resetting it to bring back the
menu.
>
>On the other hand - I posted a few weeks back about this
same Laptop having
>problems with the external display. (the video card is
setup for dual
>displays, but the system will not send the wakeup call to
the external
>display to take it out of powersave mode. I spent 4 hrs
on line with
>toshiba tech support and they could not resolve the
problem.)
>
>Any ideas on how to get my start menu back? I can
navigate without it -
>but it is a PITA.
>
>
>.
>

[jayjay]

actually, no that didn't do it, but I did resolve it this morning.
When I booted up this am - the external monitor kicked in - and the task
menu was on that monitor. So - the internal had the background, the
desktop icons and the office tool bar. The external had background and
task menu only. When you moved your mouse to go to the start menu - you
watch it disappear off to the right of the screen on the internal before it
shows up ont he left of the sceen on the external. (same goes for autohide
on the office toolbar if you have it set on the right margin.

When troubleshooting the previous external monitor display, this problem
came about when they (being toshiba tech and xp troubleshooting for dual
monitors) had me choose the "extend windows desktop onto monitor" on the
second monitor. Yeah - it "extends" it alright - it extends it as in, a
panoramic extend - not a mirrored extend.


"taurarian" > wrote in message
...
> Press Control+Alt+Delete keys
> (The dialog box for Windows Task Manager opens)
> Select the File menu, then New Task (Run).
> (The dialog box for Create New Task opens)
> Type in "Explorer" (without the quotes)
> Press OK button.
>
> Hopefully Windows Explorer restarts with the Taskbar and
> Start button.
>
> Hope this gets it back for you.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >This morning I lost my start menu and task bar on the
> computer. Even if I
> >do a ctrl-esc or press the "window" key, I do not get the
> start menu then
> >either.
> >
> >The only change that has been made to this computer since
> yesterday is when
> >I got onto the PC this morning my fiance was the last to
> use it. We use
> >the XP User Display from Doug Knox site, so that the
> fiance can have his
> >800X600 display in his profile and I can have my 1024X768
> display in my
> >profile.
> >
> >I have been using this utility for 2 weeks now without a
> problem. And
> >deleting the file isn't resetting it to bring back the
> menu.
> >
> >On the other hand - I posted a few weeks back about this
> same Laptop having
> >problems with the external display. (the video card is
> setup for dual
> >displays, but the system will not send the wakeup call to
> the external
> >display to take it out of powersave mode. I spent 4 hrs
> on line with
> >toshiba tech support and they could not resolve the
> problem.)
> >
> >Any ideas on how to get my start menu back? I can
> navigate without it -
> >but it is a PITA.
> >
> >
> >.
> >