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Taskbar will not display open programs
I'm sorry that I know pretty much nothing about computers, so plase excuse my horrible description of my issue.
My computer was moving a tad bit slow. I was being a bad chemcial engineering major and opened up two huge programs(my old laptop couldn't even take 1 of them being open for more than 20minutes). Anyways, it was absolutely horrible so I decided to restart my computer. When windows came back up everything looked normal but then I opened a program and there was no little bar with an image dispaying 'internet explorer' or anything like that. When I minimized the window it disappeared completely and I had to go through task manager to bring it back up. I've had the issue for a few days and it is really annoying. I tried to play with the taskbar options but the closest option I was given was if I wanted the program boxes that are missing to stack up similar programs(ie "6 inernet expl...") or stay singular (6 different boxes in stead of one) I'm sorry if I am making this out to be a big deal especially if it isn't but I really can't seem to fix anything and all my internet searches pull up are about displaying running/non-running taskbar icons(in the box near the clock) and my problem is in the middle area. Thank you for whatever help/suggestions anyone can give. |
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Taskbar will not display open programs
chansaur wrote:
I'm sorry that I know pretty much nothing about computers, so please excuse my horrible description of my issue. My computer was moving a tad bit slow. I was being a bad chemical engineering major and opened up two huge programs (my old laptop couldn't even take 1 of them being open for more than 20 minutes). Anyways, it was absolutely horrible so I decided to restart my computer. When Windows came back up everything looked normal but then I opened a program and there was no little bar with an image displaying 'Internet Explorer' or anything like that. When I minimized the window it disappeared completely and I had to go through task manager to bring it back up. I've had the issue for a few days and it is really annoying. I tried to play with the taskbar options but the closest option I was given was if I wanted the program boxes that are missing to stack up similar programs(e.g. "6 IE") or stay singular (6 different boxes instead of one) I'm sorry if I am making this out to be a big deal especially if it isn't but I really can't seem to fix anything and all my internet searches pull up are about displaying running/non-running taskbar icons(in the box near the clock) and my problem is in the middle area. Thank you for whatever help/suggestions anyone can give. Line 240. Programs Aren't Minimized in the Taskbar Line 164. Restore Taskbar and Desktop to Default Functionality http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- Joe =o) |
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Taskbar will not display open programs
"chansaur" wrote: I'm sorry that I know pretty much nothing about computers, so plase excuse my horrible description of my issue. My computer was moving a tad bit slow. I was being a bad chemcial engineering major and opened up two huge programs(my old laptop couldn't even take 1 of them being open for more than 20minutes). Anyways, it was absolutely horrible so I decided to restart my computer. When windows came back up everything looked normal but then I opened a program and there was no little bar with an image dispaying 'internet explorer' or anything like that. When I minimized the window it disappeared completely and I had to go through task manager to bring it back up. I've had the issue for a few days and it is really annoying. I tried to play with the taskbar options but the closest option I was given was if I wanted the program boxes that are missing to stack up similar programs(ie "6 inernet expl...") or stay singular (6 different boxes in stead of one) I'm sorry if I am making this out to be a big deal especially if it isn't but I really can't seem to fix anything and all my internet searches pull up are about displaying running/non-running taskbar icons(in the box near the clock) and my problem is in the middle area. Thank you for whatever help/suggestions anyone can give. -- chansaur |
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Taskbar will not display open programs
On Apr 14, 12:45*am, Elmo wrote:
chansaur wrote: I'm sorry that I know pretty much nothing about computers, so please excuse my horrible description of my issue. My computer was moving a tad bit slow. I was being a bad chemical engineering major and opened up two huge programs (my old laptop couldn't even take 1 of them being open for more than 20 minutes). Anyways, it was absolutely horrible so I decided to restart my computer. When Windows came back up everything looked normal but then I opened a program and there was no little bar with an image displaying 'Internet Explorer' or anything like that. *When I minimized the window it disappeared completely and I had to go through task manager to bring it back up. I've had the issue for a few days and it is really annoying. I tried to play with the taskbar options but the closest option I was given was if I wanted the program boxes that are missing to stack up similar programs(e.g. "6 IE") or stay singular (6 different boxes instead of one) I'm sorry if I am making this out to be a big deal especially if it isn't but I really can't seem to fix anything and all my internet searches pull up are about displaying running/non-running taskbar icons(in the box near the clock) and my problem is in the middle area. Thank you for whatever help/suggestions anyone can give. Line 240. *Programs Aren't Minimized in the Taskbar Line 164. Restore Taskbar and Desktop to Default Functionalityhttp://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- Joe * =o)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - A better solution is the Taskbar Repair Tool Plus might be better: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm And do not forget to re-enable the Quick Launch toolbar after. |
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Taskbar will not display open programs
"chansaur" wrote: I'm sorry that I know pretty much nothing about computers, so plase excuse my horrible description of my issue. My computer was moving a tad bit slow. I was being a bad chemcial engineering major and opened up two huge programs(my old laptop couldn't even take 1 of them being open for more than 20minutes). Anyways, it was absolutely horrible so I decided to restart my computer. When windows came back up everything looked normal but then I opened a program and there was no little bar with an image dispaying 'internet explorer' or anything like that. When I minimized the window it disappeared completely and I had to go through task manager to bring it back up. I've had the issue for a few days and it is really annoying. I tried to play with the taskbar options but the closest option I was given was if I wanted the program boxes that are missing to stack up similar programs(ie "6 inernet expl...") or stay singular (6 different boxes in stead of one) I'm sorry if I am making this out to be a big deal especially if it isn't but I really can't seem to fix anything and all my internet searches pull up are about displaying running/non-running taskbar icons(in the box near the clock) and my problem is in the middle area. Thank you for whatever help/suggestions anyone can give. -- chansaur If you move your cursor to the bottom of the screen, do any of the bar/icons appear? If they do, try this: -Move your cursor to the bottom of the screen to get the taskbar to appear briefly. -Right click on the taskbar. -Select Properties. -Uncheck the "Autohide the Taskbar" checkbox, if it is checked. -Click OK. Hope this helps. |
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Oh my goodness!!!!! The Taskbar Repair Tool Plus thing worked AMAZINGLY!!!
I still don't know what the issue was but I clicked a link, ran a program, and magically all the minimized program buttons reappeared Thank you sooooooo much!!!! |
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Taskbar will not display open programs
On Apr 14, 11:04*pm, chansaur wrote:
Oh my goodness!!!!! The Taskbar Repair Tool Plus thing worked AMAZINGLY!!! I still don't know what the issue was but I clicked a link, ran a program, and magically all the minimized program buttons reappeared Thank you sooooooo much!!!! -- chansaur Bookmark / Favorite Kellys Korner! To me, it is a major, if not the best, site for Registry / tips fixes for XP. |
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Taskbar will not display open programs
"chansaur" ... I'm sorry that I know pretty much nothing about computers, so plase excuse my horrible description of my issue. My computer was moving a tad bit slow. I was being a bad chemcial engineering major and opened up two huge programs(my old laptop couldn't even take 1 of them being open for more than 20minutes). Anyways, it was absolutely horrible so I decided to restart my computer. When windows came back up everything looked normal but then I opened a program and there was no little bar with an image dispaying 'internet explorer' or anything like that. When I minimized the window it disappeared completely and I had to go through task manager to bring it back up. I've had the issue for a few days and it is really annoying. I tried to play with the taskbar options but the closest option I was given was if I wanted the program boxes that are missing to stack up similar programs(ie "6 inernet expl...") or stay singular (6 different boxes in stead of one) I'm sorry if I am making this out to be a big deal especially if it isn't but I really can't seem to fix anything and all my internet searches pull up are about displaying running/non-running taskbar icons(in the box near the clock) and my problem is in the middle area. Thank you for whatever help/suggestions anyone can give. -- chansaur |
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