My Taskbar is missing and I have no Start button - what do I do?

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If you have two screens, you might accidentally drag your taskbar into the other screen. To get it back

1. go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility.
2. Open Magnifier.EXE.
3. Then, put your mouse's cursor into the other screen, lock then unlock the taskbar, and then you can drag your taskbar back.

lost my wireless signal strenth meter from task bar have tryed show on start menu but still no show

I've found another solution to the taskbar/desktop problem:

Click Ctrl-Alt-Delete
Click on Task Manager
Click on File -> New Task (Run...)
Explorer
Click on OK

Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools

Double click to load System Restore
Select "Restore my computer to an earlier time"
Select a date when your computer was working
Follow the instuctions and your system will reboot without problems.

thanks a lot.i followed the instructions of ctrl+alt+del and then i used the task manager.awesome

Thank you, it worked for me.

One could also try pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL to fire up the Task Manager, look for explorer.exe under the processes tab, if it is there, click on it, and then click on end process, then click on File in the menu, click on New Task (Run...), type in explorer and click on OK.
Posted by: Richie at July 27, 2009 12:37 AM

Hi, I've got a problem that looks like this.

Whenever i maximize a screen, the task bar disappears. So i have to make the screen smaller again to see it. Its like if the task bar is "behind" the programs i have open.
Any button i can press ect. to fix this?

Hi,
i downloaded a media file about a week ago and had to ask for a codec file, I have AVG running and nothing was alerted, however I seem to have picked up a virus which has completely taken away my desktop icons and toolbar.
I have to use Task manager to do anything and I have scanned the computer umpteen times, the AVG finds items but cant do anything with them, including a file called a.exe and msa.exe. it also highlights issues with globalroot files?
Im at a loss, any help much appreciated.
thanks very much all

when your taskbar and start button is missing,it does'nt mean ur computer have a virus,ur videocard might seems not be compatible to your mother board.

Who ever wrote that, thank u , everythink is workin now...XXX

HEY GUYS LISTEN
THIS IS WHAT YOU DO IF THE EXPLORER THING MENTIONED ABOVE DOES NOT WORK...PRess Control/Alt/Delete and bring up the window. Then go to the Processes and scroll down....until u see 'explorer.exe'
click it and then press 'end process'.
THEN go to New task (Run...) in the File menu and type in explorer.exe...It will come now.

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