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Guest Gary McC
Posted

The quick launch tool bar is installed and working. I can start it from the

Task

Bar, but when I shut down my computer, it doesn't seem to save the setting.

It has worked for years, but now I have to manually start the Quick Launch

tool bar after I boot up. I have two other user profiles on this computer

and they both work fine, and load on startup. Any ideas? Have tried

deleting the Quick Launch tool bar, and creating a new one, but iit didn't

help. This occurred around the time I installed PC Tools Spyware Doctor so

I did a System Restore back to before I installed it and it made no

difference. I also followed MS bulletin 55525, but it didn't fix the problem

either.

--

Gary, Saskatoon, SK

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Gary McC wrote:

> The quick launch tool bar is installed and working. I can start it from the

> Task

> Bar, but when I shut down my computer, it doesn't seem to save the setting.

> It has worked for years, but now I have to manually start the Quick Launch

> tool bar after I boot up. I have two other user profiles on this computer

> and they both work fine, and load on startup. Any ideas? Have tried

> deleting the Quick Launch tool bar, and creating a new one, but iit didn't

> help. This occurred around the time I installed PC Tools Spyware Doctor so

> I did a System Restore back to before I installed it and it made no

> difference. I also followed MS bulletin 55525, but it didn't fix the problem

> either.

 

Maybe this:

 

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

 

--

Joe =o)

Guest Gary McC
Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

I am not certain about the solution on Kellys-korner - does this mean I

should add the lines to the registry, as none of them exist now?

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Gary, Saskatoon, SK

 

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> Gary McC wrote:

> > The quick launch tool bar is installed and working. I can start it from the

> > Task

> > Bar, but when I shut down my computer, it doesn't seem to save the setting.

> > It has worked for years, but now I have to manually start the Quick Launch

> > tool bar after I boot up. I have two other user profiles on this computer

> > and they both work fine, and load on startup. Any ideas? Have tried

> > deleting the Quick Launch tool bar, and creating a new one, but iit didn't

> > help. This occurred around the time I installed PC Tools Spyware Doctor so

> > I did a System Restore back to before I installed it and it made no

> > difference. I also followed MS bulletin 55525, but it didn't fix the problem

> > either.

>

> Maybe this:

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Gary McC wrote:

> I am not certain about the solution on Kellys-korner - does this mean I

> should add the lines to the registry, as none of them exist now?

 

Yes, just right-click the _link_ to the file, save to the Desktop, then

double-click the file. It should be merged into the registry. If not,

right-click the file, click Merge.

 

--

Joe =o)

Guest Gary McC
Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Merged the file (lines) into the registry, re-booted and then opened the

Quick Launch toolbar, the re-started and the problem still persists.

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Gary, Saskatoon, SK

 

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> Gary McC wrote:

> > I am not certain about the solution on Kellys-korner - does this mean I

> > should add the lines to the registry, as none of them exist now?

>

> Yes, just right-click the _link_ to the file, save to the Desktop, then

> double-click the file. It should be merged into the registry. If not,

> right-click the file, click Merge.

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

What brand of computer?

-

I had the same problem with my HP computer. Nothing worked until

I downloaded some update fixes from HP. After that the quick

launch worked normally.

-

Doug W.

-

 

"Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

news:uwnP0VJ$HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Gary McC wrote:

>> The quick launch tool bar is installed and working. I can

>> start it from the Task Bar, but when I shut down my computer,

>> it doesn't seem to save the setting. It has worked for

>> years, but now I have to manually start the Quick Launch tool

>> bar after I boot up. I have two other user profiles on this

>> computer and they both work fine, and load on startup. Any

>> ideas? Have tried deleting the Quick Launch tool bar, and

>> creating a new one, but iit didn't help. This occurred

>> around the time I installed PC Tools Spyware Doctor so I did

>> a System Restore back to before I installed it and it made

>> no difference. I also followed MS bulletin 55525, but it

>> didn't fix the problem either.

>

> Maybe this:

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>

> --

> Joe =o)

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Gary McC wrote:

> Merged the file (lines) into the registry, re-booted and then opened the

> Quick Launch toolbar, the re-started and the problem still persists.

 

Try these too.

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

--

Joe =o)

Guest Gary McC
Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Tried applicable items, but still no success.

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Gary, Saskatoon, SK

 

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> Gary McC wrote:

> > Merged the file (lines) into the registry, re-booted and then opened the

> > Quick Launch toolbar, the re-started and the problem still persists.

>

> Try these too.

>

> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

>

> Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Gary McC wrote:

> Tried applicable items, but still no success.

 

Kelly has many more helpful tweaks here, but some require the licensed

version of TaskbarPlus! I've never run TB+ and don't know if it will

fix your problem.

 

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm

 

--

Joe =o)

Guest Gary McC
Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

There doesn'nt seem to be anything in the plus version that deal with the

issue. What might be helpful is if I new which dll or exe file lauches the

quick task toolbar. Obviously, something is preventing this file from

loading or being saved in the my user profile.

--

Gary, Saskatoon, SK

 

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> Gary McC wrote:

> > Tried applicable items, but still no success.

>

> Kelly has many more helpful tweaks here, but some require the licensed

> version of TaskbarPlus! I've never run TB+ and don't know if it will

> fix your problem.

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

try line 30 left column

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

Gary McC wrote:

> There doesn'nt seem to be anything in the plus version that deal with the

> issue. What might be helpful is if I new which dll or exe file lauches the

> quick task toolbar. Obviously, something is preventing this file from

> loading or being saved in the my user profile.

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Gary McC wrote:

> There doesn't seem to be anything in the plus version that deal with the

> issue. What might be helpful is if I new which dll or exe file launches the

> Quick Launch toolbar. Obviously, something is preventing this file from

> loading or being saved in the my user profile.

 

Maybe a permissions problem.. or software blocking changes to that

portion of the registry. Do you have Spybot's TeaTimer running? If so,

and it prompted for a change to the Taskbar and you clicked "Disallow",

and "Remember this setting", that could prevent it from being written to

the registry. Just one example of what some software could do.

 

--

Joe =o)

Guest Gary McC
Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

I have a Gateway GT 5028. I've tried running the file from line 30 -

kellys-korner but it do anything to help. There are a couple of lines of

keys that have no values, so I really don't know what it is supposed to do.

--

Gary, Saskatoon, SK

 

 

"Doug W." wrote:

> What brand of computer?

> -

> I had the same problem with my HP computer. Nothing worked until

> I downloaded some update fixes from HP. After that the quick

> launch worked normally.

> -

> Doug W.

> -

>

> "Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

> news:uwnP0VJ$HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > Gary McC wrote:

> >> The quick launch tool bar is installed and working. I can

> >> start it from the Task Bar, but when I shut down my computer,

> >> it doesn't seem to save the setting. It has worked for

> >> years, but now I have to manually start the Quick Launch tool

> >> bar after I boot up. I have two other user profiles on this

> >> computer and they both work fine, and load on startup. Any

> >> ideas? Have tried deleting the Quick Launch tool bar, and

> >> creating a new one, but iit didn't help. This occurred

> >> around the time I installed PC Tools Spyware Doctor so I did

> >> a System Restore back to before I installed it and it made

> >> no difference. I also followed MS bulletin 55525, but it

> >> didn't fix the problem either.

> >

> > Maybe this:

> >

> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> > Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

> >

> > --

> > Joe =o)

>

>

Posted

Re: Quick Launch Toobar doesn't load on startup in Windows XP Pro

 

Hi Gary,

 

Without knowing what spydoctor does or did - post:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

and the same for Local Machine.

 

--

 

All the Best,

Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

 

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

 

"Gary McC" <GaryMcC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:0D38BB89-CF16-40C8-8CAC-3A24BBA396F6@microsoft.com...

>I have a Gateway GT 5028. I've tried running the file from line 30 -

> kellys-korner but it do anything to help. There are a couple of lines of

> keys that have no values, so I really don't know what it is supposed to

> do.

> --

> Gary, Saskatoon, SK

>

>

> "Doug W." wrote:

>

>> What brand of computer?

>> -

>> I had the same problem with my HP computer. Nothing worked until

>> I downloaded some update fixes from HP. After that the quick

>> launch worked normally.

>> -

>> Doug W.

>> -

>>

>> "Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

>> news:uwnP0VJ$HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> > Gary McC wrote:

>> >> The quick launch tool bar is installed and working. I can

>> >> start it from the Task Bar, but when I shut down my computer,

>> >> it doesn't seem to save the setting. It has worked for

>> >> years, but now I have to manually start the Quick Launch tool

>> >> bar after I boot up. I have two other user profiles on this

>> >> computer and they both work fine, and load on startup. Any

>> >> ideas? Have tried deleting the Quick Launch tool bar, and

>> >> creating a new one, but iit didn't help. This occurred

>> >> around the time I installed PC Tools Spyware Doctor so I did

>> >> a System Restore back to before I installed it and it made

>> >> no difference. I also followed MS bulletin 55525, but it

>> >> didn't fix the problem either.

>> >

>> > Maybe this:

>> >

>> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>> > Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>> >

>> > --

>> > Joe =o)

>>

>>

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