Hi Clarence,

Try MS-MVP Kelly Theriot's site:

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

Look under Taskbar Repair, or Taskbar, minimized programs not showing. I
believe either one will work.

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HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Clarence" <mkstech@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:ui69XU1aHHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Running applications don't show up on the Taskbar whether they're
> minimized or not. This happened after having to perform an install from
> the restore disk for the laptop. Has anyone ever experienced this issue
> before?
>
> TIA
>
> CVH
>