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Old 14-11-2011, 09:27 AM   #1
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Default What's my PC doing? Windows 7

Having a few issues with my work PC, it seems to disappear my taskbar whenever it wants. Any ideas on how to stop it from doing this? It is running Windows 7.

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Taskbar clearly there how I want it to be

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Gone - where'd it go?

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Old 14-11-2011, 09:58 AM   #2
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The taskbar may be set to Auto-hide. Does it reappear when you move your mouse down to the bottom of the screen?
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Old 14-11-2011, 10:08 AM   #3
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When it appears on the bottom, right click and a window will pop up. Select properties and have a look in there.
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Old 14-11-2011, 10:15 AM   #4
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Global warming has flooded your desert and so strange metropeople have built weird temples on it.

They probably stole your taskbar and sold it on e-bay......

Or it is on autohide.

N.B. One of the above is not true...
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Old 14-11-2011, 10:43 AM   #5
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Interesting.

If you had Auto-Hide on, the start button you are pointing to would also disappear.

the only reference I can seem to find that describes this is here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-c4b140b8ffba
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Old 14-11-2011, 10:49 AM   #6
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Download this and save it to your desktop, then run it when it happens

http://www.mediafire.com/?t2021z81u2dvhb6
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Interesting.

If you had Auto-Hide on, the start button you are pointing to would also disappear.

the only reference I can seem to find that describes this is here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-c4b140b8ffba
this ^^ it's not auto-hide that's for sure

just a windows bug
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Old 14-11-2011, 11:30 AM   #8
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this ^^ it's not auto-hide that's for sure

just a windows bug
Or global warming......
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Old 14-11-2011, 12:28 PM   #9
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Download this and save it to your desktop, then run it when it happens

http://www.mediafire.com/?t2021z81u2dvhb6
If after running the above file the task bar does come back normal, then it may be further edvidence of the issue I posted.

Does it seem to only happen coming out of Standby/Hibinate?

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Old 14-11-2011, 01:26 PM   #10
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Autohide is definitely not on and it does only seem to do it when the computer is coming out of a screensaver or hibernation.
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Old 14-11-2011, 01:31 PM   #11
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so add a password to your user account like the other guy did and see if it helps
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Old 14-11-2011, 01:35 PM   #12
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Just doing a bit of googling, and the issue could be the video card/driver. Try searching the manufacturer's website for an updated driver.

Failing that, try reseating it in the motherboard or try a new video card and see if the issue still occurs.

Seems to happen especially with nvidia drivers...
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Old 14-11-2011, 01:48 PM   #13
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yeah but i don't see why a driver would remove the taskbar and nothing else. It's more likely to hang the system, go blank or garbled
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Old 14-11-2011, 03:20 PM   #14
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Have you downloaded any screensavers, possibly the windows live screensaver in the windows live package? Uninstall it from the Add/Remove programs...

Try disabling the screensaver if it is enabled.
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