Taskbar

HondoJ

Be careful what you ask for, you may get it! :-) Wow, there's a lot of
different steps on the winhlp.com site. I'll try some of them and let you
know what, if anything, works for me .
Thanks!

"Elmo" wrote:

> HondoJ wrote:
> > Update as of 0900 MDT, 5 Dec 2007: Just got off a call with Microsoft Support
> > and they at least got me back to where I started. They ran Tweak 134 (Hide
> > All Notification Icons_Undo) so now I at least have a Notification Area
> > again. Most of the
> > icons loaded but I still have some that I have to start manually which is
> > what I was trying to fix. They were all working a week ago so I don't know
> > why they would have stopped. If I look in MSCONFIG and check Startup, they're
> > all checked so I can't figure out what to do to get them to load. Ideas?
> >
> > "HondoJ" wrote:
> >
> >> Ia Hi Elmo,
> >> Thanks for getting back to me. In answer to your questions:
> >> 1. I had run the Tweak on line 294 (Hide or Show Notification Area Icons)
> >> with the intent of getting them to "show" but all that did was hide
> >> everything. So then looked on the Tweak pages and found a fix that was
> >> supposed to allow me to edit those
> >> two lines out of the Registry but nothing happened. I also tried the Tweak
> >> on line 99 (Restore the Task Bar to Default Settings) but that didn't work
> >> either. Then I got Startup Optimizer from CNET.com and tried running that to
> >> no avail.
> >> 2. Right now all I have on the lower right hand corner is the time. There is
> >> no notification area at all and even starting a program from the Start Menu
> >> doesn't bring anything up although I can tell they're running.
> >> 3. I'm not sure what screen you're referring to when you say point to all 4
> >> sides. I do have "Lock the Toolbar" as part of the toolbar on the bottom but
> >> I didn't see anything change anywhere in terms of a resize pointer.
> >> 4. I checked Task Manager and explorer.exe is running.
> >> Next? Thanks for the help!
> >>
> >> "Elmo" wrote:
> >>
> >>> HondoJ wrote:
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't know if you're still monitoring this post but I'm having the same
> >>>> problem. I've tried both of you recommended solutions as well as reinstalling
> >>>> Windows XP Pro as an upgrade. I also download a Startup Optimizer from CNET.
> >>>> com. Nothing has worked. Any other ideas?
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Hondo
> >>>>
> >>>> "Elmo" wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> anmldr wrote:
> >>>>>> My taskbar has disappeared. It only shows the time in the right lower
> >>>>>> corner. I need to get it back working. At some point, I may have
> >>>>>> accidentally changed the registry but I have no idea what I changed to
> >>>>>> make it disappear.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> BTW, the QuickLaunch is still available, Start button, etc. It is
> >>>>>> just the taskbar in the right lower corner that is no longer available
> >>>>>> (other than the clock).
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Help please.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>> Linda
> >>>>> That's the Notification area, though it's also called the Tray area by
> >>>>> some applications.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Try these Kelly tweaks. Instructions for using the applications are at
> >>>>> the top of the page:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality
> >>>>> Line 298. Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There are other tweaks on that page, but one of these should work.
> >>> What parts are the same? Did you recently edit the registry? Do you
> >>> still have the time in the lower right? Is the Notification area shown?
> >>> Is the Taskbar there showing currently running tasks?
> >>>
> >>> If no Taskbar, try these tests:
> >>>
> >>> - Point at all four sides of the screen, do you get a resize pointer?
> >>>
> >>> - Right-click the four extreme sides of the screen, does the context
> >>> menu include "Lock the Taskbar"?
> >>>
> >>> - Press Ctrl/Alt-Delete. Under the Processes tab, is Explorer.exe running?
>
> Also look here:
>
> http://winhlp.com/node/16
>
> --
> Joe =o)
>