Where is my Start button???

Question

I have a 2 year old son, so every once and a while I find something interesting on my computer. Today I have no start button in the lower left hand corner, the screen is a complete desktop with no start or time on the bottom. It is not hidden and if I place my pointer as low as I can go and right click I have the choice for active desktop thhrough properties. I don't even know if I can blame this one on him yet. Poor little guy Any sugestions. Thanks.

jim_b28 · Answer

No Text Message Edited on 01/26/02 12:35PM by jim_b28

Denny Denham · Answer

silvernailm,

When you move your cursor to the bottom of the screen, just before it disappears off the monitor it should turn to a double-headed arrow which will allow you to drag the taskbar back up onto the display. It certainly sounds like it has been dragged off and the double-headed arrow can sometimes be displayed for only a very brief period as your cursor passes the proper point.

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phalkier · Answer

Have no answer. But blame Micro$oft. P. Halkier Dell 8100 Pentium 4 - 1.4 GHz 256 Mb RDRAM GeForce 2 GTS OS WinXP 'An intelligent computer is like a swimming boat'

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