right click task bar

hack_benjaminhack_benjamin
edited July 2005 in Science & Tech
help- i can't right click my task bar- for love nor money can i figure out why!!!

i think it may have happened when i installed style xp but i can't find an option in there and removing it didnt change the problem!

any ideas would be great

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  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    I don't know what XP style you're using, but try to revert back to the default blue and green one.
  • hack_benjaminhack_benjamin
    edited July 2005
    i've tried changing back- i've disabled stylexp, i've returned to the defalt style and still no go.

    i reckon its something to do with teh taskbar registry entry (if there is one?? - im a linux user by trade and know not of these things)
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    you might also try to check for spyware and/or viruses. If there's nothing there and you have XP Pro, then you could run a repair install to get things back to normal. You can't do a repair install with XP home though.
  • hack_benjaminhack_benjamin
    edited July 2005
    i've got pro.

    could you point me to an url on how to do a repair install pleasum
    and will it get rid of any of my settings etc?
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    you start the computer from the cd and then pick a repair install, not the first time it asks you though, the second. It will not get rid of any of your programs, maybe your settings. basically it re-installs windows and you'll have to run windows update and reinstall all the MS updates. It'll still be YOUR windows install, but just minus all the updates that MS put out.
  • hack_benjaminhack_benjamin
    edited July 2005
    ah ok- thats easy enough. cheers.

    (il append a solved if it works!)
    watch this space
  • --chris----chris--
    edited July 2005
    Hi!

    Try this:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer]
    "NoViewContextMenu"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoViewContextMenu"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoSetTaskbar"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    -=chris=- wrote:
    Hi!

    Try this:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer]
    "NoViewContextMenu"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoViewContextMenu"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoSetTaskbar"=dword:00000000

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
    "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000


    Now that there is some hardcore ****. Now I feel like such a noob for recommending the repair install lol
  • hack_benjaminhack_benjamin
    edited July 2005
    unfortunately it still didnt work- im still not able to right click- having done both...
    argh.

    don't want a fresh install--- havent got anything to back all my stuff onto and there are config files hidden that i probeably wont even remember!
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    I wonder.. Would anything here help.... Windows XP File Association Fixes
    Be careful using them.
    I'm not sure what file association it would fall under.
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    Have you tried starting in Safe Mode, then right click taskbar and set properties on it?
    Just throwing a couple ideas out there, since you seem stuck on it.
  • hack_benjaminhack_benjamin
    edited July 2005
    erm.. i dont know when to press delete or whatever it is- my computer just seems to take literally one second between the grub prompt and windows login
    so theres never enough time


    will try the fixes though
  • HawkHawk Fla Icrontian
    edited July 2005
    When it starts up just hold delete down, You'll get a few beep,beep, beeps, but it will get to bios. Won't hurt anything.
  • sfleurietsfleuriet Texas New
    edited July 2005
    repair install does NOT reinstall windows. it restores the System Files to how they were originally, without changing any settings, documents, or programs on your hd.
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