IE 7 Menu bar check will not uncheck and bar is missing

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pbs - 13 Jul 2007 19:32 GMT

Checked menu bar and was able to display permanently the menu bar for several
months and now it has disappeared. The check mark is still there and will not
uncheck. Other check marks like lock the toolbar will check and uncheck. ALT
does not do anything.

Reset IE 7 and that did not solve the problem. The check mark remains in
front of Menu Bar and will not uncheck.

Have not made any add ons. Running Vista Home Premium OS.

Have searched for days for a solution but only found several other posts
with the same problem and no solution.

Please help.

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PA Bear - 13 Jul 2007 21:50 GMT

Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;

2. Start > (All) Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

More:

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

Does the problem persist if you Reset IE7 Settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

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MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
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> Checked menu bar and was able to display permanently the menu bar for
> several months and now it has disappeared. The check mark is still there
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> Please help.

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pbs - 15 Jul 2007 17:30 GMT

1) Yes it still will not uncheck nor is the menu bar there in "No Add-ons
mode".
2) Yes the problem still persists after Reset IE7 Settings (RIES).

Any solutions?

> Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
> IE7 in No Add-ons mode:
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> > Please help.

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PA Bear - 17 Jul 2007 20:29 GMT

One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
applications may be disallowing the change(s). These include but are not
limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster,
SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or
Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).

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> 1) Yes it still will not uncheck nor is the menu bar there in "No Add-ons
> mode".
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pbs - 22 Jul 2007 18:30 GMT

Thanks for trying to help.

We have two computers running identical applications and one is just fine.
The one I'm trying to fix was fine for 6 months running it on Vista Home
Premiuim and then the menu bar just disappeard.

No spyware or adware, etc. but running Nortons Anti-Virus (on both). Nio
new programs installed either.

I'm still hoping someone who has had the problem and has fixed it, or
someone from Microsoft (Know I'm dreaming) might post a fix.

> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
> applications may be disallowing the change(s). These include but are not
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PA Bear - 23 Jul 2007 23:24 GMT

> ...running Nortons Anti-Virus (on both).

And do you see Norton AntiVirus listed in my last reply?

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> Thanks for trying to help.
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pbs - 24 Jul 2007 01:34 GMT

Yes, I saw it and that is why I mentioned it is running on another computer
and there is no problem with that computer. Guess maybe it can cause
problems or not.

> > ...running Nortons Anti-Virus (on both).
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pbs - 02 Aug 2007 07:16 GMT

Fixed it
By clicking on other display options (Links, Status Bar, etc.) and turning
those elements on and off, the Menu Bar suddenly unchecked. Once it appeared,
I could click to display, click to hide it.
There was some type of interaction between the other display options, and
the Menu bar's display.

> Yes, I saw it and that is why I mentioned it is running on another computer
> and there is no problem with that computer. Guess maybe it can cause
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> > >>>>> Please help.

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