Windows XP Buttons Missing on Bottom Task Bar

[Guest SpamMePlease\(NOT\)]

Windows XP Media Centre 2002 service pack 2

 

 

 

 

 

Today I switched on my PC and the buttons usually shown on the bottom of the

task bar when windows are open are not shown any more.

 

 

 

Secondly in spite of setting the sound scheme to "no sounds" the computer

makes a beep when windows notification messages pop up.

 

 

 

I notice that the task bar is slightly different from usual:

 

1. there is a light blue line about 10 pixels high running directly above

the task bar, and the width of the screen.

 

2. the quick launch tool bar on the task bar has two tiny vertical lines of

dots staggered.

 

 

 

All these changes are very annoying and I have run both my virus checker and

windows defender to see if I have a virus. They cannot detect anything.

 

 

 

Is it possible a window update has caused this?

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Windows XP Buttons Missing on Bottom Task Bar

 

System restore to yesterday.

 

SpamMePlease(NOT) wrote:

> Windows XP Media Centre 2002 service pack 2

>

>

>

>

>

> Today I switched on my PC and the buttons usually shown on the bottom of the

> task bar when windows are open are not shown any more.

>

>

>

> Secondly in spite of setting the sound scheme to "no sounds" the computer

> makes a beep when windows notification messages pop up.

>

>

>

> I notice that the task bar is slightly different from usual:

>

> 1. there is a light blue line about 10 pixels high running directly above

> the task bar, and the width of the screen.

>

> 2. the quick launch tool bar on the task bar has two tiny vertical lines of

> dots staggered.

>

>

>

> All these changes are very annoying and I have run both my virus checker and

> windows defender to see if I have a virus. They cannot detect anything.

>

>

>

> Is it possible a window update has caused this?

>

>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP Buttons Missing on Bottom Task Bar

 

The vertical dots appear to the right of the Quick Launch toolbar when the

taskbar is unlocked. You can adjust the length of the QL bar with it.

Locking the taskbar will hide these vertical dotted lines.

 

The blue area above the task bar sounds like a gap between the bottom of

your desktop wallpaper and the bottom of the screen. The area behind the

taskbar is probably blue also if this is the case (move the taskbar up and

down to see).

 

Try logging out and in again and see if this effect remains.

 

 

"SpamMePlease(NOT)" <I_Love_Spam_Man@BrainDead.com> wrote in message

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> Windows XP Media Centre 2002 service pack 2

>

>

>

>

>

> Today I switched on my PC and the buttons usually shown on the bottom of

> the task bar when windows are open are not shown any more.

>

>

>

> Secondly in spite of setting the sound scheme to "no sounds" the computer

> makes a beep when windows notification messages pop up.

>

>

>

> I notice that the task bar is slightly different from usual:

>

> 1. there is a light blue line about 10 pixels high running directly above

> the task bar, and the width of the screen.

>

> 2. the quick launch tool bar on the task bar has two tiny vertical lines

> of dots staggered.

>

>

>

> All these changes are very annoying and I have run both my virus checker

> and windows defender to see if I have a virus. They cannot detect

> anything.

>

>

>

> Is it possible a window update has caused this?

>

>