taskbar

[Phil]

I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for the

clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want running are

checked. anyone have any thoughts?



thank you, phil

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Why hasn't SP3 been installed by now? [1]



What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)?



Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[1] Note: Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date,

computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software updates

from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

Update website will not be accessible) until SP3 has been manually

installed.



• What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





Phil wrote:

> I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for

> the

> clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want running

> are checked. anyone have any thoughts?

>

> thank you, phil

 

[proteanthread]

On May 11, 5:28 pm, Phil wrote:

> I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for the

> clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want runningare

> checked. anyone have any thoughts?

>

> thank you, phil





Are you running home or pro? may want to check your group policy

objects if running pro or open regedit and go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies" AND / OR

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies"

and double check those values.

 

[VanguardLH]

Phil wrote:



> I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for the

> clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want running are

> checked. anyone have any thoughts?

>

> thank you, phil



Items have disappeared WHERE in the Windows taskbar? In the toolbar area

(where you add shortcuts to programs)? In the button area (where you see

buttons show up for apps that you load)? Or in the system notification area

(aka system tray) for status icons of some of your running apps?



If you are asking about the tray icons (in the system tray) then maybe you

configured them to be always hidden. Is there a chevron ("

 

[Phil]

it is win xp home version, i'm using panda for my antivirus and also the

firewall. I alsi have spybot search and destroy for anti spyware. I have also

tried going to properties to be sure not just hidden.



thank you, Phil



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:



> Why hasn't SP3 been installed by now? [1]

>

> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

> What third-party firewall (if any)?

>

> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

> it)?

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> [1] Note: Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date,

> computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software updates

> from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

> Update website will not be accessible) until SP3 has been manually

> installed.

>

> • What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>

>

> Phil wrote:

> > I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for

> > the

> > clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want running

> > are checked. anyone have any thoughts?

> >

> > thank you, phil

>

> .

>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

And my other questions?



Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! (Line 298, Left)

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





Phil wrote:

> it is win xp home version, i'm using panda for my antivirus and also the

> firewall. I alsi have spybot search and destroy for anti spyware. I have

> also tried going to properties to be sure not just hidden.

>

> thank you, Phil

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>> Why hasn't SP3 been installed by now? [1]

>>

>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

>> Defender)?

>> What third-party firewall (if any)?

>>

>> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

>> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

>> bought

>> it)?

>>

>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>> [1] Note: Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that

>> date, computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software

>> updates

>> from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

>> Update website will not be accessible) until SP3 has been manually

>> installed.

>>

>> • What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

>>

>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

>> -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>>

>>

>> Phil wrote:

>>> I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for

>>> the

>>> clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want

>>> running

>>> are checked. anyone have any thoughts?

 

[Phil]

at 1 time i had a full version of nortons. i removed it using the add remove

software but have since used the norton removal tool.



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:



> And my other questions?

>

> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! (Line 298, Left)

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

>

> Phil wrote:

> > it is win xp home version, i'm using panda for my antivirus and also the

> > firewall. I alsi have spybot search and destroy for anti spyware. I have

> > also tried going to properties to be sure not just hidden.

> >

> > thank you, Phil

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >> Why hasn't SP3 been installed by now? [1]

> >>

> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> >> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

> >> Defender)?

> >> What third-party firewall (if any)?

> >>

> >> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> >> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

> >> bought

> >> it)?

> >>

> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >> [1] Note: Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that

> >> date, computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software

> >> updates

> >> from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

> >> Update website will not be accessible) until SP3 has been manually

> >> installed.

> >>

> >> • What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

> >>

> >> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

> >> -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

> >>

> >>

> >> Phil wrote:

> >>> I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for

> >>> the

> >>> clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want

> >>> running

> >>> are checked. anyone have any thoughts?

>

> .

>

 

[Phil]

The task bar repair tool worked like a charm. Thank you very much for all

your help.



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:



> And my other questions?

>

> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! (Line 298, Left)

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>

>

> Phil wrote:

> > it is win xp home version, i'm using panda for my antivirus and also the

> > firewall. I alsi have spybot search and destroy for anti spyware. I have

> > also tried going to properties to be sure not just hidden.

> >

> > thank you, Phil

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >> Why hasn't SP3 been installed by now? [1]

> >>

> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

> >> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than

> >> Defender)?

> >> What third-party firewall (if any)?

> >>

> >> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the

> >> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you

> >> bought

> >> it)?

> >>

> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >> [1] Note: Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that

> >> date, computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software

> >> updates

> >> from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

> >> Update website will not be accessible) until SP3 has been manually

> >> installed.

> >>

> >> • What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

> >>

> >> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean

> >> -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

> >>

> >>

> >> Phil wrote:

> >>> I am using win xp sp2. my taskbar items have all disappeared except for

> >>> the

> >>> clock. I went into msconfig and then startup and the items i want

> >>> running

> >>> are checked. anyone have any thoughts?

>

> .

>