What's my PC doing? Windows 7

[b2tf]

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.

Before:


Taskbar clearly there how I want it to be

After:


Gone - where'd it go?

[SSD-85]

The taskbar may be set to Auto-hide. Does it reappear when you move your mouse down to the bottom of the screen?

[QLD-Bluey]

When it appears on the bottom, right click and a window will pop up. Select properties and have a look in there.

[flappist]

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...

[Tuddy200]

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

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Tuddy200

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

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

this ^^ it's not auto-hide that's for sure

just a windows bug

Or global warming......

[block58]

Download this and save it to your desktop, then run it when it happens

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

[Tuddy200]

Originally Posted by block58

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?

Global Warming? Nope, the Government has saved us from that nasty!

[b2tf]

Autohide is definitely not on and it does only seem to do it when the computer is coming out of a screensaver or hibernation.

[Professor Farnsworth]

so add a password to your user account like the other guy did and see if it helps

[ch33z1l]

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...

[Professor Farnsworth]

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

[ch33z1l]

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.