You obviously did not read what I said I had already tried which is exactly what you are suggesting......goto task manager
create new task
and typed there
"explorer.exe"
ur problem will be solved
I am running standard XP. I went into control panel-taskbar icon-made sure auto-hide was off. My HP laptop does not have a windows key. Thank you for your help. Please keep helping because I'm still 'down' I cannot minimize files-they disappear. Maybe thats a clue!Hello and welcome to the fourms
what version of windows are you using?
and have you enabled the 'Auto hide' feature of the task bar?
and can you press the windows key to bring up the start menu?
I suggest trying this if you have not done this already it will replace your registry in case any virus has changed it.Unzip the attachment and save it to a flash drive, put the flash drive on the troubled computer. Browse to the Flash Drive and double click the Taskbar.reg file. Agree to import the file to your Registry.
Tyhank you for your response. I did exactly what you suggest using winzip agreeing to load to the registry (it asked me if I was sure-so I know it went to the registry) but there was no change to my screen (no task bar-no start button) My Icons are all there.Unzip the attachment and save it to a flash drive, put the flash drive on the troubled computer. Browse to the Flash Drive and double click the Taskbar.reg file. Agree to import the file to your Registry.
IT WORKED! IT WORKED! I can't tell you how many things I've tried, the hours! Trying to avoid an XP reload.go to microsoft fix it and reset your task bar to default position
How to move the Windows Taskbar from its default position or reset it to its default position
scroll to the botton of page and click fix it for me
