You guys are unbelievable. I downloaded Tweak and followed Mikies screen shot and it worked! I couldn't get my icons unhidden (even with 'hidden' unchecked). This worked. I like a neat screen and keep my most-used programs on my task-bar. What a neat tool. Thank you so very much... Jane

lotodig- Just so you're more confident, I've re-booted my computer many times over the years using the technique I've described. Several times, for example, my cursor has frozen so I couldn't navigate to do anything, such as re-boot normally. I didn't always know why some problem was happening, but I did know that the power button re-boot would not make anything worse. Usually the only time you can have a problem is if you decide to do a re-boot/re-start of any kind in the middle of some major activity where you are making changes to the computer, such as installing updates or doing a defragmentation. However, in the other 99.9% of cases, all you're doing is cleaning out the RAM of some unexplained little problem and starting fresh.

I already tried what you said with no luck. I googled it & found the fix. I went to support microsoft fix it & downloaded the fix it thing to reset the tool bar to default location & it worked. Thanks for the help though, you all are always so fast & helpful here. Terri

Loralee, that has happened to me several times, I am blaming a herky jerky finger sometimes, and sometimes when I play cards, the task bar has a mind of it's own, so when these things happen, that don't happen often, and I am staring and wondering What happened? I write the solution down in a little book I have, so if it happens again, at least I don't have to come into the forum to find the answer. I know most of the time it is my own fault, and I feel somewhat bereft about that, I am a senior, and should know better by this time. regardless, I always appreciate the help provided by the great gang here, and know it will always be available. Shaddy