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David C Kifer

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Apr 11, 2012, 1:16:59 PM4/11/12
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I'm running WinXP SP3. On rare occasions, I'll discover that while I've been concentrating on what
I'm working on, either or both the clock and the icons on the right end of the bottom "tray" have
disappeared. I've never figured out a common precursor to the disappearance. The only way I have
found to bring them back is rebooting. Anyone know a cause for this, or an easier way to bring them
back without a restart?

Thanks,
--
Dave
"Tam multi libri, tam breve tempus!"
(Et brevis pecunia.) [Et breve spatium.]

Tim Meddick

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Apr 11, 2012, 2:44:43 PM4/11/12
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A simple way of re-setting various Window's visual elements, is to find the
setting where you can hide / show the item that has "disappeared", choose
to hide (or; "do not display this item"), hit [ok] then repeat this
procedure only choosing to show / display this item again. Doing this
quite often returns the visual element.

In your case; you would right-click an empty area of the taskbar and choose
"Properties" - then, in "Taskbar Properties", uncheck the box named "Show
the clock" and hit the [ok] button. Repeat the procedure, this time,
choosing the re-check the "Show the clock" box again.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




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David C Kifer

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Apr 12, 2012, 1:51:44 AM4/12/12
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On 4/11/2012 2:44 PM, Tim Meddick wrote:
> A simple way of re-setting various Window's visual elements, is to find the setting where you can
> hide / show the item that has "disappeared", choose to hide (or; "do not display this item"), hit
> [ok] then repeat this procedure only choosing to show / display this item again. Doing this quite
> often returns the visual element.
>
> In your case; you would right-click an empty area of the taskbar and choose "Properties" - then, in
> "Taskbar Properties", uncheck the box named "Show the clock" and hit the [ok] button. Repeat the
> procedure, this time, choosing the re-check the "Show the clock" box again.
>
> ==
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)

Thanks, Tim, but I've tried that. I've also tried Lock/Unlock Taskbar, I've tried Autohide Taskbar
yes/no, none of them worked.

tigger

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Apr 12, 2012, 5:17:14 AM4/12/12
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David C Kifer writted thus:
Ctrl+Alt and Del, open task manager.
Close down Explorer.exe, then File-new task
run Explorer.exe

David C Kifer

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Apr 12, 2012, 1:03:09 PM4/12/12
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Thanks!
I'm saving this, to try it next time they disappear!
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