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287291 2004-11-02 23:57:00 For some reason Task Manager only appears minimised in the system tray and at the bottom of the screen. The only options available are "Close" and "Always on Top".

Any ideas on how to let it maximise again? I'm puzzled.
fisherboy (3855)
287292 2004-11-03 00:44:00 Try this.
Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible in Windows XP
here (support.microsoft.com)
hth
johnboy (217)
287293 2004-11-03 00:54:00 Also check In the Task Manager "Options" menu:

Uncheck "Always On Top"
unCheck "Minimize On Use"
unCheck "Hide When Minimized
hth
johnboy (217)
287294 2004-11-03 01:20:00 Thanks.

Unfortunately I can't do any of the above except uncheck "Always on Top".

The !#$%^&^%%$$# thing just won't do anything except a little message on mouseover of the icon in the tray giving the CPU%.

Any other ideas????????
fisherboy (3855)
287295 2004-11-03 01:37:00 Can you right click the task bar and click taskmanager there to bring it up??
Go here (www.kellys-korner-xp.com)
Scroll down to
51.Right column- Enable the Task Manager - Disable Task Manager
download the file then
Click on "Enable the Task Manager" When the next box opens,select: Open
hth
johnboy (217)
287296 2004-11-03 02:25:00 OK. Tried that one. Says that the entry has been made to the registry. Still the same problem though.

Have had a look at the registry for a setting that might be causing the problem. No dice.

I appreciate the help to date. Any more clues?
fisherboy (3855)
287297 2004-11-03 02:40:00 If your system has a dual output video adapter, its possible that Task Manager is running in the second (non existant) screen?

If so, right click the task manager in the task bar (not the icon in the tray, but the button in the task bar) and select Move .

Then hold down the left arrow button to see if it comes into view . Or the right (depends which side any "phantom" screen is on . You can tell if there is such a setup as your mouse will "dissapear" off the screen on that side) .
godfather (25)
287298 2004-11-03 02:54:00 Unfortunately using the mouse on the icon in the taskbar has no effect. Right-click, left-click, double-click are all ineffective. The only response I can get is from a right mouse click in the tray, with two options ( Close and Always on Top).

Totally weird!
fisherboy (3855)
287299 2004-11-03 03:08:00 try going to C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder and scroll down to taskmgr and double click that and see if it will open then.
hth
johnboy (217)
287300 2004-11-03 03:25:00 Still the same as before .

Was there an article in PC World about how to run Task Manager in a minimised state? I wonder if I've done something . Can't find it in the PC World search function, or in any magazines round here . Might be my imagination .

Thanks again
fisherboy (3855)
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