help stupid am i

somehow i have lost my start meu/ task bar!! I have tried
moving the mouse button down to screen and dragging it
back up, didn't work!! Is there a backdoor to the taskbar
options, like through exploror?? thanks in advance
Lawndog

Lawndog wrote:
somehow i have lost my start meu/ task bar!! I have tried
moving the mouse button down to screen and dragging it
back up, didn't work!! Is there a backdoor to the taskbar
options, like through exploror?? thanks in advance
Lawndog

Hi,

Assuming it was moved "out of sight" and there isn't another problem,
booting into safe mode will restore it to the bottom of the screen.
There are a few ways to get to safe mode; one is to repeatedly tap F8 as
the computer boots, right away- before the Windows logo, to bring up the
Startup Menu and select safe mode from the list.
After Windows fully loads in safe mode, just restart as normal. If you
had the task bar set to "auto-hide" you will need to re-set that and
perhaps rearrange your desktop icons.

MM

"Lawndog" wrote in news:936201c48610
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somehow i have lost my start meu/ task bar!! I have tried
moving the mouse button down to screen and dragging it
back up, didn't work!! Is there a backdoor to the taskbar
options, like through exploror?? thanks in advance
Lawndog

Do you have a Windows Key on your keyboard? Hitting it should bring up the
Start Menu. Alternatively you can use CTRL-ESC

Perhaps it has been moved to another side/top of the monitor, move your =
pointer to both sides/top to see if it pops out.

Another way to get to the properties for it is Start Settings =
Taskbar and Start Menu..

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Brian A.

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somehow i have lost my start meu/ task bar!! I have tried=20
moving the mouse button down to screen and dragging it=20
back up, didn't work!! Is there a backdoor to the taskbar=20
options, like through exploror?? thanks in advance=20
Lawndog

Probably, Mostly Me (MM), Fuzzy Logic &/or Brian A. have solved it three
times over. Nevertheless...

http://search.support.microsoft.com/...SD=GN&LN=EN-US MSKB
Search "Taskbar"; Windows 98; Title Only; produces many, including...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...02&Product=w98
Taskbar Missing in Windows 95/98/Me

http://support.microsoft.com/default...37&Product=w98
Taskbar May Disappear When Using the Magnifier Tool
(229137) - When you are using the Magnifier tool, the taskbar on the
desktop may not be displayed.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...61&Product=w98
Unable to See or Use the Taskbar
(199161) - When you try to use the taskbar, you may not be able to see
it or use it.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...17&Product=w98
Taskbar Options Not Restored After Using Safe Mode
(129417) - After you start Windows in Safe mode and then restart Windows
normally, your non-default taskbar options are lost. For example, if you
selected the "Show small icons in Start menu" option, this option is no
longer selected after you start Windows in...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...37&Product=w98
Taskbar is Not Visible in Windows
(134237) - When you run Windows, the taskbar is not visible on the
screen.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Lawndog" wrote in message
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| somehow i have lost my start meu/ task bar!! I have tried
| moving the mouse button down to screen and dragging it
| back up, didn't work!! Is there a backdoor to the taskbar
| options, like through exploror?? thanks in advance
| Lawndog