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More info?)
If nothing else, restart in Safe Mode and see if you can make appropriate
changes.
"RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
news:MIOGe.7114$q23.1340114@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Try increasing your desktop resolution just to see if it is there. If you
> are at 1024 x 768 set it to 1280 x 1024 temporarily.
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> "Jeff Dowdy" <JeffDowdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:96D28F9D-B37C-4034-9271-8CA8410AD75D@microsoft.com...
>> Already tried that, nothing???
>>
>> "RonK" wrote:
>>
>>> Try hitting Ctrl and Escape keys.
>>>
>>> "Jeff Dowdy" <JeffDowdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C058652A-1378-43E9-9650-069534CB1E4D@microsoft.com...
>>> >I tried that, but all I get is the marquee outline. I have done that
>>> >before
>>> > and got an "I" shaped cursor when I accidentally resized it. This
>>> > thing
>>> > is
>>> > gone! The taskbar setting box from the control panel appears as an
>>> > open
>>> > application while nothing appears on the screen to change settings.
>>> >
>>> > "RonK" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Move your pointer to the very bottom of the screen, Right click and
>>> >> hold
>>> >> it
>>> >> and drag the taskbar back up.
>>> >>
>>> >> "Jeff Dowdy" <JeffDowdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:E377C018-12CD-408F-BD6D-BDCB90C43220@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >I am not sure who did it or how it happened, but I cannot find my
>>> >> >taskbar.
>>> >> >I
>>> >> > went to the control panel and when I click the icon the application
>>> >> > starts
>>> >> > but never comes up. How do I get my taskbar back?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
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