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The task list (Ctrl-alt-del) in XP Home has changed format!
There are no tabs at the top and the close, mininimize icons in the top
right are missing. The panel that come up shows the task and its status.
When I click on the icon on the bottom of the screen, no menu of choices
comes up and no desciption when I hover over the icon.
The only way I can close the task list window is by Esc.
I have rebooted several times but still can't get back to normal.
Can anyone help please?
Thanks
Chris

 

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Open Task Manager and double-click anywhere on the top Window border.
Somehow, you managed to convert Task Manager to run in "Tiny Footprint Mode".

Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314227&Product=winxp

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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"inquirer" wrote:

| The task list (Ctrl-alt-del) in XP Home has changed format!
| There are no tabs at the top and the close, mininimize icons in the top
| right are missing. The panel that come up shows the task and its status.
| When I click on the icon on the bottom of the screen, no menu of choices
| comes up and no desciption when I hover over the icon.
| The only way I can close the task list window is by Esc.
| I have rebooted several times but still can't get back to normal.
| Can anyone help please?
| Thanks
| Chris

 

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Thanks, that did it. I must have tried every option except that!!
Chris

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Open Task Manager and double-click anywhere on the top Window border.
> Somehow, you managed to convert Task Manager to run in "Tiny Footprint
Mode".
>
> Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible in Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314227&Product=winxp
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> "inquirer" wrote:
>
> | The task list (Ctrl-alt-del) in XP Home has changed format!
> | There are no tabs at the top and the close, mininimize icons in the top
> | right are missing. The panel that come up shows the task and its status.
> | When I click on the icon on the bottom of the screen, no menu of choices
> | comes up and no desciption when I hover over the icon.
> | The only way I can close the task list window is by Esc.
> | I have rebooted several times but still can't get back to normal.
> | Can anyone help please?
> | Thanks
> | Chris
>