John,Yes, it's XP and I have felt it was because Internet Explorer crashes, or appears to just "sit there".
Whether it's a virus - well, not to my knowledge and I use the usual packages and check regularly.
Yes, the task bar also disappears. Would you recommend a re-install or repair of IE then? Carol P On 29/01/2013 23:14, John Gregory wrote:
Carol, You don't say which version of Windows you are using, but this used to happen sometimes in XP. It is normally caused by Windows Explorer crashing or some other event or even a virus. Does the start menu come back when you reboot? I assume that along with the start menu the task bar has also disappeared? John. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 29 January 2013 12:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] AN INFURIATING LAPTOP PROBLEM Hi all, Well, I finally solved two longstanding computer related problems this week but one remains ... Our laptop often loses its Start Menu. What I mean is that the Windows key no longer goes to the start menu but operates normally for all other keystrokes. This means that the only way to shut down is usually to perform a Ctrl+Alt+Del, go to Users, log off, then go back into Windows and get out normally. Has anyone any idea what might be the cause and/or solution for this one, please? Thanks, as always, for any help offered. Carol P ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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