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Old 11-07-2009, 03:50 PM
jfs112862
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start menu and clock have disappeared

I had a power outage the of course turned my computer off. When i turned it
back on the start menu was missing as well as everything else on that task
bar at the bottom of the screen. I re booted several times as well as used
the restore tool to no affect. It seems that everything got lowered off the
screen because I get pop ups from some of the programs that I have set up,
which is normal . I just cannot see the task bar that the items are on. I
have xp sp3. Other than a little bit of a lag my windows works great.
Anyone have any ideas
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Old 11-07-2009, 05:00 PM
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Re: start menu and clock have disappeared

Check your screen resolution,

Some Wide Screen displays when set to the wrong resolution
will result in the task bar being located below the bottom of the
screen. Sometimes moving the mouse along the bottom edge
will activate some tasks bar pop ups, proving the taskbar is still
there but off the screen.

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"jfs112862" <jfs112862@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I had a power outage the of course turned my computer off. When i turned
>it
> back on the start menu was missing as well as everything else on that task
> bar at the bottom of the screen. I re booted several times as well as
> used
> the restore tool to no affect. It seems that everything got lowered off
> the
> screen because I get pop ups from some of the programs that I have set
> up,
> which is normal . I just cannot see the task bar that the items are on.
> I
> have xp sp3. Other than a little bit of a lag my windows works great.
> Anyone have any ideas



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Old 11-07-2009, 05:10 PM
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Re: start menu and clock have disappeared



-------- Original-Nachricht --------

> I had a power outage the of course turned my computer off. When i turned it
> back on the start menu was missing as well as everything else on that task
> bar at the bottom of the screen. I re booted several times as well as used
> the restore tool to no affect. It seems that everything got lowered off the
> screen because I get pop ups from some of the programs that I have set up,
> which is normal . I just cannot see the task bar that the items are on. I
> have xp sp3. Other than a little bit of a lag my windows works great.
> Anyone have any ideas


Look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318027

Bernd
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Old 11-07-2009, 06:00 PM
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Re: start menu and clock have disappeared

See if these help.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/13...tem-icons.html

http://ask-leo.com/my_taskbar_is_mis...t_do_i_do.html



"jfs112862" <jfs112862@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5828C369-C2B0-46AF-8B13-6966B90D5D1C@microsoft.com...
>I had a power outage the of course turned my computer off. When i turned
>it
> back on the start menu was missing as well as everything else on that task
> bar at the bottom of the screen. I re booted several times as well as
> used
> the restore tool to no affect. It seems that everything got lowered off
> the
> screen because I get pop ups from some of the programs that I have set
> up,
> which is normal . I just cannot see the task bar that the items are on.
> I
> have xp sp3. Other than a little bit of a lag my windows works great.
> Anyone have any ideas


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Old 11-07-2009, 06:40 PM
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Re: start menu and clock have disappeared

F11

jfs112862 wrote:
> I had a power outage the of course turned my computer off. When i turned
> it
> back on the start menu was missing as well as everything else on that task
> bar at the bottom of the screen. I re booted several times as well as
> used
> the restore tool to no affect. It seems that everything got lowered off
> the screen because I get pop ups from some of the programs that I have
> set
> up, which is normal . I just cannot see the task bar that the items are
> on. I have xp sp3. Other than a little bit of a lag my windows works
> great. Anyone have any ideas


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Old 11-08-2009, 06:30 AM
Craig S
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RE: start menu and clock have disappeared

I Googled "Restore task bar" (you should) and amongst many choices try this:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

"jfs112862" wrote:

> I had a power outage the of course turned my computer off. When i turned it
> back on the start menu was missing as well as everything else on that task
> bar at the bottom of the screen. I re booted several times as well as used
> the restore tool to no affect. It seems that everything got lowered off the
> screen because I get pop ups from some of the programs that I have set up,
> which is normal . I just cannot see the task bar that the items are on. I
> have xp sp3. Other than a little bit of a lag my windows works great.
> Anyone have any ideas

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Old 11-10-2009, 03:00 AM
jfs112862
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RE: start menu and clock have disappeared

thanks

"Craig S" wrote:

> I Googled "Restore task bar" (you should) and amongst many choices try this:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
> "jfs112862" wrote:
>
> > I had a power outage the of course turned my computer off. When i turned it
> > back on the start menu was missing as well as everything else on that task
> > bar at the bottom of the screen. I re booted several times as well as used
> > the restore tool to no affect. It seems that everything got lowered off the
> > screen because I get pop ups from some of the programs that I have set up,
> > which is normal . I just cannot see the task bar that the items are on. I
> > have xp sp3. Other than a little bit of a lag my windows works great.
> > Anyone have any ideas

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