task list gone

[Guest blackpuppy]

In the task bar, there should be a group of all opened windows. That

is, if you open Explorer, there should be a "My Computer" button

there. If you open Excel, there should be a "Microsoft Excel" button

there. But this list is totally gone from my computer. I do not know

what this bar is called. Everything else is all right.

 

Other toolbars, such as Quick Launch, Windows Media Player and

Language Bar, are still there. For example, right click any empty

place in the taskbar, then in the popup menu, you can select Toolbars

> Quick Launch to enable/disable the Quick Launch toobar. But how

could I enable/disable this task list bar?

 

Why is it gone? I guess it happened after I installed Windows Media

Player 11. When I enable Windows Media Player toolbar in the taskbar,

then this task list bar is gone. But I do not know why. How to get

it back?

 

Thanks!

[Guest Elmo]

Re: task list gone

 

blackpuppy wrote:

> In the task bar, there should be a group of all opened windows. That

> is, if you open Explorer, there should be a "My Computer" button

> there. If you open Excel, there should be a "Microsoft Excel" button

> there. But this list is totally gone from my computer. I do not know

> what this bar is called. Everything else is all right.

>

> Other toolbars, such as Quick Launch, Windows Media Player and

> Language Bar, are still there. For example, right click any empty

> place in the taskbar, then in the popup menu, you can select Toolbars

>> Quick Launch to enable/disable the Quick Launch toolbar. But how

> could I enable/disable this task list bar?

>

> Why is it gone? I guess it happened after I installed Windows Media

> Player 11. When I enable Windows Media Player toolbar in the taskbar,

> then this task list bar is gone. But I do not know why. How to get

> it back?

>

> Thanks!

 

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

Line 240. Programs Aren't Minimized in the Taskbar

 

- or -

 

Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality

 

There are other Taskbar fixes on that page including:

 

Line 262. (r-h column) Prevent Manipulations of the Taskbar

 

... for after you've corrected the problem.

 

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Joe =o)