Re: Taskbar stuck hidden, Appearance incomplete?

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From: Rock (rock_at_mail.nospam.net)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:24:54 -0800

Otto wrote:

> WinXPSP2, NVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400, TweakUI
>
> 1. After a reboot the Taskbar with QuickLaunch stays hidden. The only way I
> could get it back is by Logging Off and logging into another user (which I
> created just for this purpose), or as an Administrator (which I figured out
> afterwards!?!). The Taskbar behaves correctly there. Then I Log Off and Log
> In under my user name and the Taskbar is back. I tried Kelly's free fixes,
> and couple others, without success. My awkward way is the only way to get it
> back and that cannot be the right solution.
>
> 2. Also when I switch to a WinXP Theme, there is no corresponding choice in
> Appearance, only Windows Standard and Windows Classis plus bunch of others,
> but not WinXP, which seems to negate the choice of WinXP in Themes.
>
> Please help to fix this. Thank you.
>
> Otto
>
>
>

Use that new account, copy the data over from the old profile. The
delete the old one. Repeat the process recreating the profile with your
user name, copying over the data, then deleting the old account.

How to: Create a Custom Default User Profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305709

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

How to Copy a User Profile
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_logon.htm

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