Task Bar not displaying tasks!


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My task bar is simply - not displaying tasks. The quick launch bar is allowed to take up as much space as it wants, and there seems to be no way to get the tasks back. This has happened before, seems to have no real reason, and I can usually fix it with a system restore. Except that my system restore is buggered as well. It pops up with that usual 'send the info to MS' box. Help me - both problems please if possible!!!

/edit: Maybe if there is a way to reset all taskbar positions/settings to deafult...?

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  yanman said:
1. i personally wouldn't ude system restore, it's a waste of space and it doesn't work! lol

2. have you tried windowsupdate?

3. if all else fails, format lol

1. It worked in the past...

2. No luck there

3. I haven't got time!!!!

:cry: Might be a format time - only ten weeks after the last....I WANT A MAC!!!!

it sounds like the portion of the taskbar that shows currently running programs is shrinked to minimum, is this correct? just size it and make it bigger :huh:

as for system restore crashing... :s i dunno, run sfc /scannow and hope it fixes it.

Yeah - I think that's the problem (sized down) - just that I can't see the handles - at all! I've spent ten minutes trying to grab 'em, but they are just gone! That is why I was hoping to be able to reset the taskbar settings entirely.

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4Front Headphones for WMP

ACDSee 5

Ad-Aware 6

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Advanced Networking Pack for Win XP (wtf?)

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CuteFTP

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Messenger Plus!

.net Framework V1

.net Framework V1.1 (wtf?)

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Publisher 2002

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DRM Client

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Win XP Video Screensave Powertoy

WinRAR Archiver

WinZIP

YAMAHA XP Midi

None of these were installed recently (most recent being about a week ago, I think).

yanman is a avid fan of not having system restore on as he thinks it wastes sooo much space :whistle: anyway 200mb is alot :whistle:

why not stretch your taskbar up to the side or make it bigger, then grab the handles and move back into place.

Change you resolution so that it stretches the task bar.

  Rudy said:
hehe the problem is that u hid the taskpane

the quick launch is taking all the space!

No, I tried that - the Quick Launch is taking the space beacuse it can, that's all. When I disabled all the toolbars, the whole bar just collapsed.

  snippet1 said:
Possible, but shouldn't Ad-Aware have picked it up? I ran that twice tonight.

it might be not an adware but ratter a buggy plugin or a malefic one, ad aware dont detect those

  Davey said:
Try this

Oooh - thankeeethankeeethankeee!!! It's fixed!! Thanx - I'm keepin that patch!

Thanks for you help evryone - BTW, what exactly does that script do?

/edit: Just had a look - it resets some registry keys that obviously can play up from time to time...

  snippet1 said:
Oooh - thankeeethankeeethankeee!!! It's fixed!! Thanx - I'm keepin that patch!

Thanks for you help evryone - BTW, what exactly does that script do?

Some how reg entries became corrupt.

The VBS script deletes a couple entries and also adds and restores some thats needed to get it working again.

It then reboots explorer for the changes to take effect.

Good ol Dougy and Kellz.

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