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Windows Forum / Windows XP / New Users / October 2008Taskbar and start menu properties box (not responding) in WinXPHom
Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another box comes up titled "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This program is not responding". Clicked on OK to close this box. I thought this was a one off but tried several times and same things happens, ie the task bar menu box will not close off if I click on OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box will close. This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar. I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical updates. Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not installed any new programs for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know why this is happening. Any suggestions please??  SignaturePeter K Try Kelly's fix: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is done. SignatureRey > Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start > menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know > why this is happening. Any suggestions please?? Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when opening "taskbar and start menu properties", if I click OK the box will freeze and not close, but if I click cancel first it will close. Any more fixes please? SignaturePeter K > Try Kelly's fix: > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know > > why this is happening. Any suggestions please?? Try the fix on this link: "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" Freeze http://forums.devshed.com/windows-help-34/taskbar-and-start-menu-properties-free ze-505506.html SignatureRey > Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as > suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when opening [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know > > > why this is happening. Any suggestions please?? Peter If Rey's suggestion does not work look at the System ans Application logs in Event Viewer and post copies of what you find. You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as > suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>> -- >>> Peter K Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed forum option before but after typing "sfc/scannow" in Run I got a message saying that "Windows cannot find sfc/scannow..." Also that option related to a particular sound card, I have Realtek intergrated audio on my Gigabyte M/B. I also tried the event viewer option and checked the application and system folders but could not find any error relating to the taskbar matter, it listed things I know nothing about. Perhaps this is one of those unsolveable problems. Any more ideas please. Thanks. Peter K SignaturePeter K > Peter > [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > >>> -- > >>> Peter K Use my free Windows Explorer Shell Fix tool. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm see if that helps. SignatureNewsgroup Trolls. Read about mine here http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads The list grows. Leythos the stalker http://www.leythosthestalker.com, David H. Lipman, Max M Wachtell III aka What's in a Name?, Fitz, Beauregard T. Shagnasty,Rhonda Lea Kirk, Meat Plow, F Kwatu F, George Orwell > Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed forum > option [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] >> >>> -- >> >>> Peter K > Use my free Windows Explorer Shell Fix tool. Download it here > http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm see if that helps. Please remove the MS MVP since you aren't one. And I certainly wouldn't advise anyone to download anything from you. SignatureFrank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM Do not reply with email NO! leave me alone and stop telling lies about me, I am a MVP and have been one longer then you now be a good little boy and get lost. SignatureNewsgroup Trolls. Read about mine here http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads The list grows. Leythos the stalker http://www.leythosthestalker.com, David H. Lipman, Max M Wachtell III aka What's in a Name?, Fitz, Beauregard T. Shagnasty,Rhonda Lea Kirk, Meat Plow, F Kwatu F, George Orwell >> Use my free Windows Explorer Shell Fix tool. Download it here >> http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm see if that helps. > > Please remove the MS MVP since you aren't one. > And I certainly wouldn't advise anyone to download anything from you. > NO! leave me alone and stop telling lies about me, I am a MVP and have > been one longer then you now be a good little boy and get lost. My sources at Microsoft say you aren't. How about a link to your profile page? SignatureFrank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM Do not reply with email Peter It's "sfc /scannow" without the quotes. You more than likely omitted the space between sfc and the forward slash! SignatureHope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed > forum option before but after typing "sfc/scannow" in Run I got a [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] >>>>> -- >>>>> Peter K > Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed forum option > before but after typing "sfc/scannow" in Run I got a message saying that [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Peter K Type "sfc /scannow", not "sfc/scannow". "/Scannow" is a switch so it must be separated by a space. SignatureJoe =o) I did try the sfc /scannow again but it says to insert the WinXP Professional sp2 disk, I don't have one as I have Win XP Home sp2. Will it be OK to use the XP Home disk?? I've heard that trying to update XP with a different XP version may cause more problems. Also tried the explorer.exe download from pcbutts and it didn't work either. My problem still persists. Any more suggestions would be appreciated. Peter K SignaturePeter K > Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start > menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know > why this is happening. Any suggestions please?? Did you ever get a result. My pc is now doing this. To whom are you talking to? What is your pc "now doing"? If you have a problem, then please give details? ...Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.com/index.htm >Did you ever get a result. My pc is now doing this. > Did you ever get a result. My pc is now doing this. You didn't reply to an existing message, and you didn't quote anything of the message you were replying to. As a result, we don't know who you're addressing or what you're asking about. SignatureKen Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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