Outlook Express' status bar has nothing to do with Windows display properties, which had been addressed in prior messages. To show OE's status bar: 1. Press Alt V for the view menu. 2. Press down arrow to Layout. Press enter to open it. 3. Press tab to move to a check box labeled status bar. Make sure it is checked. 4. Press enter to exit the dialog box. My guess is that this check box was never checked, or was checked at one time and chenged. Francis