Greetings Brenda,
What probably happened is you were using an application which changed the resolution of the
screen briefly and due to a series of events after that, caused those settings to be saved
with Messenger so it's displaying the application outside the boundaries of your screen.
Double-click the Messenger icon in the notification area (by the clock on the taskbar) so
that MSN Messenger appears on the taskbar as a button. Then, right-click its taskbar button
in the taskbar, if the 'Restore' option *isn't* grayed out, click it. Then press alt-space
on the keyboard and choose Move. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the window
back into the visible area of the screen.
A little tip; after you've pressed at least one of the arrow keys after selecting Move, just
move the mouse around without clicking anything to more quickly get it back into position.
Just click once to end the move.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
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> brenda wrote:
>> Hi PA Bear.
>>
>> I hope this is the info you need. My system req's are Window's XP
>> Professional Version 2002, Service Pack 2, Intel Pentium 3 processor, 731
>> MHz, 256 MB of Ram. I have not put any new programs on my computer but for
>> some reason MSN Messenger just disappeared. The processor say's it is
>> running but I can't see it on my screen at all. The icon shows up on my
>> task bar but when I click on it nothing happens. I don't know what else to
>> tell you about it but if you need any other information to help me please
>> let me know. Thank you very much.
>>
>> "PA Bear" wrote:
>>
>>> Please see this page http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm then post back to this
>>> thread with the information we'd need to be able to assist you properly.
>>> --
>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
>>>
>>> brenda wrote:
>>>> Hi, would anyone know what is happening to my msn? I have had it for years
>>>> and now all of a sudden I can't see it. Meaning, it is running on my
>>>> processor but I can't see it at all! It's like it's hiding in the
>>>> background
>>>> but I can't bring it forward! Any ideas on what to do? I deleted it all
>>>> and
>>>> then tried to reinstall but nothing helps.
>
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