What is it about the WinXP Quick Launch that makes it so very sensitive? Melinda Meehan <mmeahan[ at ]trashsonic.net> 6/19/2007 5:13:43 AM What is it about the Quick Launch bar that makes it disappear whenever the WinXP OS locks up and has to be rebooted? Is there something really really special about the QuickLaunch bar that is related to booting WinXP that every other Windows interface doesn't have (or does have)? For example, if the software locks up and I have to shut windows down with the power button, invariable, the Windows Quick Launch bar disappears - yet all the other interfaces such as the pop-up menus, the start menu, the control panel, etc. work just fine. What is so special (or badly written) about the Windows QuickLaunch bar that only this one GUI component disappears whenever the Windows machine is shut down unnaturally? What is it about the Quick Launch bar that is so sensitive to boot Windows operation that all the other GUIs don't have?

Re: What is it about the WinXP Quick Launch that makes it so very sensitive? Sharon F <sharonfDEL[ at ]ETEmvps.org> 6/21/2007 3:13:22 AM On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:13:43 GMT, Melinda Meehan wrote: [Quoted Text] > What is it about the Quick Launch bar that makes it disappear whenever the > WinXP OS locks up and has to be rebooted? > > Is there something really really special about the QuickLaunch bar that is > related to booting WinXP that every other Windows interface doesn't have > (or does have)? > > For example, if the software locks up and I have to shut windows down with > the power button, invariable, the Windows Quick Launch bar disappears - yet > all the other interfaces such as the pop-up menus, the start menu, the > control panel, etc. work just fine. > > What is so special (or badly written) about the Windows QuickLaunch bar > that only this one GUI component disappears whenever the Windows machine is > shut down unnaturally? > > What is it about the Quick Launch bar that is so sensitive to boot Windows > operation that all the other GUIs don't have? Where do you keep your Quick Launch (QL)? If not on the taskbar, it is viewed as window. Forcing a Windows shutdown gives QL a "closed window" state. It will not reappear until you turn it back on and reposition it on the desktop. If you keep QL on the taskbar, beats me why it doesn't reappear. Wild guesses: It is a per user item. Perhaps it's lack of appearance is a sign that there's some troubles with your user account settings. QL is also a part of "active desktop." Active Desktop is always on with XP (unless turned off in policy) and a part of Internet Explorer's shell integration. If the system is locking, Explorer (and IE shell components) are involved so the disappearance could just be an offshoot of the underlying problems that are causing the repeated lockups. -- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

Re: What is it about the WinXP Quick Launch that makes it so very sensitive? "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders[ at ]mvps.org> 6/21/2007 9:22:02 PM "Sharon F" <sharonfDEL[ at ]ETEmvps.org> wrote in message news:OPEBoI7sHHA.4236[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:13:43 GMT, Melinda Meehan wrote: > >> What is it about the Quick Launch bar that makes it disappear whenever >> the >> WinXP OS locks up and has to be rebooted? >> >> Is there something really really special about the QuickLaunch bar that >> is >> related to booting WinXP that every other Windows interface doesn't have >> (or does have)? >> >> For example, if the software locks up and I have to shut windows down >> with >> the power button, invariable, the Windows Quick Launch bar disappears - >> yet >> all the other interfaces such as the pop-up menus, the start menu, the >> control panel, etc. work just fine. >> >> What is so special (or badly written) about the Windows QuickLaunch bar >> that only this one GUI component disappears whenever the Windows machine >> is >> shut down unnaturally? >> >> What is it about the Quick Launch bar that is so sensitive to boot >> Windows >> operation that all the other GUIs don't have? > > Where do you keep your Quick Launch (QL)? If not on the taskbar, it is > viewed as window. Forcing a Windows shutdown gives QL a "closed window" > state. It will not reappear until you turn it back on and reposition it on > the desktop. > > If you keep QL on the taskbar, beats me why it doesn't reappear. > > Wild guesses: It is a per user item. Perhaps it's lack of appearance is a > sign that there's some troubles with your user account settings. > > QL is also a part of "active desktop." Active Desktop is always on with XP > (unless turned off in policy) and a part of Internet Explorer's shell > integration. If the system is locking, Explorer (and IE shell components) > are involved so the disappearance could just be an offshoot of the > underlying problems that are causing the repeated lockups. > > -- > Sharon F > MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User Actually the Quick Launch can be a bar on any edge of the screen. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to the problem, which I have never experienced. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail.

Re: What is it about the WinXP Quick Launch that makes it so very sensitive? Sharon F <sharonfDEL[ at ]ETEmvps.org> 6/21/2007 10:55:40 PM On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:22:02 -0500, Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM wrote: [Quoted Text] > Actually the Quick Launch can be a bar on any edge of the screen. And the reason I asked where it was kept on their desktop ;) -- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

Re: What is it about the WinXP Quick Launch that makes it so very Brunel 6/23/2007 11:20:01 AM Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm Mark L. Ferguson "Sharon F" wrote: [Quoted Text] > On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:22:02 -0500, Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM wrote: > > > Actually the Quick Launch can be a bar on any edge of the screen. > > And the reason I asked where it was kept on their desktop ;) > > -- > Sharon F > MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User >