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    strange issue with windows explorer

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jonat1992, Jul 1, 2011.

  1. jonat1992

    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    Im having a wierd issue on my m17x r2 with windows explorer.
    Sometimes for no reason the taskbar will no longer be displayed, except for the start menu button. and the only way to fix this is to restart my computer. this is getting really annoying. ill tak a picture of my desktop to show you what i mean.

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    as you can see, at the top where my taskbar should be only the start button is showing
     
    jonat1992, Jul 1, 2011
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    Dreamliner330 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, something similar happened on my old computer...a reinstall fixed it.

    PS, with the new windows 7 launch bar...why do you have a mac dock?
     
    Dreamliner330, Jul 1, 2011
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  3. jonat1992

    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    i just like how the mac style docks look. not a big fan of mac products but i do like how the software looks.
    i guess ill have to do a re-install. thanks for the info
     
    jonat1992, Jul 1, 2011
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    The0ne Notebook Consultant

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    Have you tried disabling/removing Rocketdock to see if it's the culprit?
     
    The0ne, Jul 2, 2011
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    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    yea ive been having this problem since before i installed the dock. it happened shortly after i installed the alienware theme though. so i thought maybe that was the culprit so i uninstalled it and stardock mycolors but the problem kept re-occuring.
     
    jonat1992, Jul 2, 2011
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    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    I had this issue too.. it was with the Win installation the laptop came with. When i installed my own SSD and reinstalled windows, problem gone. i don't really know what was causing it beside the suspect that it was related to alienware screensaver that i was using
     
    CptXabaras, Jul 3, 2011
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    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    hhmmm this is interesting. im currently using a custom alienware screensaver. ill try removing it for now and see if that does anything. I really dont feel like re-installing windows and re-downloading all my games from steam.
     
    jonat1992, Jul 3, 2011
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