Re: start button and taskbar disappeared

Press the Windows key, or Ctrl-Escape.
Rightclick the taskbar, and Properties, to set the taskbar to not 'hide'

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"mfws" <mfws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AF6374FF-A745-427F-909E-D27F6035D167@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
after downloading an msn game, the start button and taskbar have vanished.
i've tried restarting the computer to no avail. everything i've found under
"help" starts with clicking on the Start buton, but mine is not displayed.
any ideas?

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