Windows XP Task Manager

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Mithster18

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#20537 29-Mar-2008 15:54

It's been a couple of days since this happened.
I opened Windows task manager to close an application that had froze and now it has no Options up the top nor any blue bar up the top with the minimize & close options, how do I get this back?

I have Windows XP SP2

manhinli

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#119557 29-Mar-2008 16:05

Is Explorer.exe running?

Press ALT + SPACEBAR to get the window control menu.

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Mithster18

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#119602 29-Mar-2008 21:07

Hm, now that I've had a look at the task bar the while the Task Manager is open, there is no name, only the "Opening" look to it.
I have included a montage of what I see.

manhinli

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#119603 29-Mar-2008 21:20

I've only have this happen to me once, but minimising and restoring the window using the taskbar seemed to do the trick. Not sure if its permanent.

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Mithster18

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#119695 30-Mar-2008 15:12

Hm, I can't click anywhere apart from selecting the thing to close & The buttons at the bottom of the window.
I can change windows by pressing Crl + Tab. And the only way I can close it is by presing Alt + F4 or Esc.

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#119696 30-Mar-2008 15:16

I would have already guessed that...

But it seems to be an actual mode (and it's fun to replicate it too

):
http://www.winxptutor.com/taskmgr.htm

Just double-click the empty areas in the frame.

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Mithster18

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#119734 30-Mar-2008 20:25

Fixed with the simpliest of actions....

Thanks for the help & the link.

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