<dabbit14@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum and I have got a very strange
> problem at the moment.
>
> I cannot access my taskbar at all, it seems to be frozen all the time.
> If I try to click on 'Start' or any programs located on there it
> doesn't respond, not even with a right click either!
>
> However, if I use the 'Start' button on my keyboard then the start
> menu does appear.
>
> If any of you could spare me some time to help me with this problem
> that would be great.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul

I have seen Windows updates causes symptoms like this before on my
Windows 2000/XP machines. Usually the next monthly update will correct
it until the next time. Although I got tired of it all and switched to
Aston Shell and all of those problems disappeared.

http://www.astonshell.com/aston/

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Bill