Windows XP task bar buttons

[HStone]

When a program, such as Word or I.E. is running, task bar
has buttons associated with each program/window opened. I
cannot see the task bar buttons for the applications that
I started, and if minimized, if would not show minimized
button short of using ALT+TAB to determine the
applications running.

I have been experiencing this behavior lately and do not
know what has caused the task bar buttons to disappear or
hide. Please help

[Joan Archer]

Could this be your problem.
Joan

> I suspect that you have installed the FriendsGreeting worm which in
addition
> to sending unsolicited e-mails to everyone in your address book
(something
> you
> will have agreed to when you installed this worm) also has the
unpleasant
> side
> effect you are seeing of removing minimised applications from the task
bar.
> More information on this worm and how to remove it may be obtained from
the
> sites listed below.
>
> FriendsGreetings worm.
>
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_FRIENDG
> RT
> .A
> http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99760
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.friendgreet.worm
> .h
> tml
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
>

HStone wrote:
> When a program, such as Word or I.E. is running, task bar
> has buttons associated with each program/window opened. I
> cannot see the task bar buttons for the applications that
> I started, and if minimized, if would not show minimized
> button short of using ALT+TAB to determine the
> applications running.
>
> I have been experiencing this behavior lately and do not
> know what has caused the task bar buttons to disappear or
> hide. Please help

[HStone anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com]

Joan,

Thanks for your feedback. I will look into this solution. Hopefully it will work.

HS


"Joan Archer" > wrote in message >...
> Could this be your problem.
> Joan
>
> > I suspect that you have installed the FriendsGreeting worm which in
> addition
> > to sending unsolicited e-mails to everyone in your address book
> (something
> > you
> > will have agreed to when you installed this worm) also has the
> unpleasant
> > side
> > effect you are seeing of removing minimised applications from the task
> bar.
> > More information on this worm and how to remove it may be obtained from
> the
> > sites listed below.
> >
> > FriendsGreetings worm.
> >
> http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_FRIENDG
> > RT
> > .A
> > http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99760
> >
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.friendgreet.worm
> > .h
> > tml
> > --
> > Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> >
>
> HStone wrote:
> > When a program, such as Word or I.E. is running, task bar
> > has buttons associated with each program/window opened. I
> > cannot see the task bar buttons for the applications that
> > I started, and if minimized, if would not show minimized
> > button short of using ALT+TAB to determine the
> > applications running.
> >
> > I have been experiencing this behavior lately and do not
> > know what has caused the task bar buttons to disappear or
> > hide. Please help