Why don't running programs show in my taskbar?

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Thanks so much, Leo, for this fix! Unfortunately, the folks at Microsoft should realize that when you allow the other parts of the taskbar to be resized at will that there's a way for people and programs to inadvertantly make their "running programs" section of the taskbar effectively a size of zero. Simply making this yet another toolbar and treating it like all the rest of them (ie you can turn it on or off with a menu click) would seem to me to be a more simple and straightforward design than requiring an obscure registry tweak to fix it. Nonetheless you and Kelly have come forth with a quick and easy way to make the change, though finding it took me considerably longer!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
I thought I was a goner.
I was just completely going NUTS about my running programs disappearing.
Thank you again!!!

ON MY TASK BAR THE PROGRAMS DO NOT SHOW. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? I ACCIDENTLY DID SOMETHING NOW THE ONLY WAY TO CHECK WHAT I AM RUNNING IS BY, WINDOWS TAKS MANAGER. please can someone let me know how to fix this problem. REPLY ASAP

The solution works!
My problem is solved. Thank you so much!!!
But I am still intereted to know why this problem happended. Hope someone could answer me. Thanks!

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My computer works now!!!!!!

Thanks!

THank you soooooo much. It feels much like wearing someone else's underwear when your computer doesn't work the right way. It was feeling terribly uncomfortable.

You dont now how much this helped me. Thanks and this is a great website. Its much quicker than the windows helpline and easier to understand.
P.S Thanks alot :D

thanks a lot...
during this two days i was the angriest person here.. because of my tasbar problem.. even, i couldn't work properly....
thanks a lot...

Thanks a lot for this "quick and dirty" help. I was seeing myself already browsing the registry for any clue...
Not seeing your tasks can make you feel as helpless as if you were using Win3.11 again :-)
Once more: THANK YOU, and of course Kelly...

Thanks for pointing me out to Kelly's website. The solution recommended there really works!

Without your help, I wouldn't be able to locate the solution. Thank you very much, Leo.

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