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The_Dude · 05-23-2003, 07:12 AM

My pc has this gay habit of auto hiding my status bar.

it happens in all the windows, anyone know how to defaultly set it to show the status bar?

using xp pro w/ ie 6

Cynthetiq · 05-23-2003, 07:22 AM

I have the same problem. I think that it's something to do with the way that the windows spawn and open. I have not been able to find a way of keeping the status bar in the LOCKED position like the toolbars.

BoCo · 05-23-2003, 08:01 AM

I hate the status bar, but I can't keep it invisible. Half the time I open a browser I have to go to View and uncheck it.

longjohns · 05-23-2003, 09:06 AM

isn't this where someone comes in and suggests opera?? ;-)

try opera

SecretMethod70 · 05-23-2003, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by longjohns
isn't this where someone comes in and suggests opera?? ;-)

try opera

he's talking about ALL windows - this isn't a browser behavior problem.

My best suggestion would be to make sure they're all set to "locked" other than that I don't know

Cynthetiq · 05-23-2003, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BoCo
I hate the status bar, but I can't keep it invisible. Half the time I open a browser I have to go to View and uncheck it.

damn.. maybe we need to switch

rubicon · 05-23-2003, 12:21 PM

I have the same problem. Status bar on IE or windows will randomly turn off - regardless of Locked settings. Seems to happen on XP.

XP and 200 alike will randomly change window Views as well. Usually it is what you set but every so often it will change to List or something else.

No solution I'm aware of. Aside from changing operating system.

longjohns · 05-23-2003, 12:50 PM

sorry, i didn't understand you were talking about explorer as well. "apply to all folders" works for me, but i guess you are having some problem about it changing randomly

The_Dude · 05-23-2003, 01:14 PM

xp does that shit on the icons too.

it has the preview or whatever you call it shit as teh default view for folder and i fuckin hate it

sixate · 05-23-2003, 02:39 PM

I have XP and I don't have any of these problems. My folder views never change unless I change them and my status bar is always there.

The_Dude · 05-23-2003, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sixate
I have XP and I don't have any of these problems. My folder views never change unless I change them and my status bar is always there.

well arent you special?

sixate · 05-23-2003, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Dude
well arent you special?

I'm glad you noticed.

yournamehere · 08-26-2004, 07:35 PM

Since I have the same problem (since I got XP

), I'll give this a bump. Maybe in the last 16 months, someone has figured this out.

mikec · 08-27-2004, 07:03 AM

have no other explorer/internet explorer windows open.

open my computer/windows explorer

turn on status bar

close my compuer/windows explorer window

repeat for internet explorer

you should be good to go!

Cynthetiq · 08-27-2004, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikec

have no other explorer/internet explorer windows open.

open my computer/windows explorer

turn on status bar

close my compuer/windows explorer window

repeat for internet explorer

you should be good to go!

Ohhhhhhh!!!! thanks!!!!! After all this time I never bothered to do that.... and neither did anyone else here in this thread...

/sarcasm

mikec · 08-27-2004, 07:32 AM

no one said they did....including you.

I see most often, people have multiple explorer windows open, they make the change, and wonder why the change does not stick. it has to be done w/no windows open.

in conclusion....it's the computer that's stupid....not you.....right?? - Nick Burns

rubicon · 08-29-2004, 08:08 AM

Even when following the typical "open window/IE, make change, close window" the disappearing status bar still happens. The only thing that seems to fix is an incorrect window size.

Icon views (ie: large, small, list, details) just started happening to my father. I've seen the same thing at other companies and other installs of 2000 - and some XP.

This is right there with the bug in IE where it doesn't remember the favicon.ico image. Which seems to affect (me at lesat) the latest version of Firefox.

Whatever...

My expectations from Windows are very low these days. I recently watched some streaming demos about Longhorn and while I'm intriguied by the WinFS file system, I think it's mostly an attempt to put a stop to industry-wide compatibility. But I don't know squat about it - maybe it's got some "compatibility mode" for other OSes to read the file system.

Rant done.

05-23-2003, 07:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	Status Bar My pc has this gay habit of auto hiding my status bar. it happens in all the windows, anyone know how to defaultly set it to show the status bar? using xp pro w/ ie 6 __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

05-23-2003, 07:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I have the same problem. I think that it's something to do with the way that the windows spawn and open. I have not been able to find a way of keeping the status bar in the LOCKED position like the toolbars. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

05-23-2003, 08:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	I hate the status bar, but I can't keep it invisible. Half the time I open a browser I have to go to View and uncheck it. __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.

05-23-2003, 12:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	I have the same problem. Status bar on IE or windows will randomly turn off - regardless of Locked settings. Seems to happen on XP. XP and 200 alike will randomly change window Views as well. Usually it is what you set but every so often it will change to List or something else. No solution I'm aware of. Aside from changing operating system. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.

05-23-2003, 01:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	xp does that shit on the icons too. it has the preview or whatever you call it shit as teh default view for folder and i fuckin hate it __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

05-23-2003, 09:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
longjohns Insane	isn't this where someone comes in and suggests opera?? ;-) try opera

05-23-2003, 12:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
longjohns Insane	sorry, i didn't understand you were talking about explorer as well. "apply to all folders" works for me, but i guess you are having some problem about it changing randomly

05-23-2003, 02:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	I have XP and I don't have any of these problems. My folder views never change unless I change them and my status bar is always there.

08-26-2004, 07:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
yournamehere Invisible Location: tentative, at best	Since I have the same problem (since I got XP ), I'll give this a bump. Maybe in the last 16 months, someone has figured this out. __________________ If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors: "If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too." It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.

08-27-2004, 07:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	have no other explorer/internet explorer windows open. open my computer/windows explorer turn on status bar close my compuer/windows explorer window repeat for internet explorer you should be good to go! __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

08-27-2004, 07:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	no one said they did....including you. I see most often, people have multiple explorer windows open, they make the change, and wonder why the change does not stick. it has to be done w/no windows open. in conclusion....it's the computer that's stupid....not you.....right?? - Nick Burns __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

08-29-2004, 08:08 AM	#17 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	Even when following the typical "open window/IE, make change, close window" the disappearing status bar still happens. The only thing that seems to fix is an incorrect window size. Icon views (ie: large, small, list, details) just started happening to my father. I've seen the same thing at other companies and other installs of 2000 - and some XP. This is right there with the bug in IE where it doesn't remember the favicon.ico image. Which seems to affect (me at lesat) the latest version of Firefox. Whatever... My expectations from Windows are very low these days. I recently watched some streaming demos about Longhorn and while I'm intriguied by the WinFS file system, I think it's mostly an attempt to put a stop to industry-wide compatibility. But I don't know squat about it - maybe it's got some "compatibility mode" for other OSes to read the file system. Rant done. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.