task manager - only shows services

Something annoying is happening with my task manager.

When I open it, a window appears that has no frame and no 'close'
buttons. It just lists all the services and their status and has a
single button that says 'services' and the services window when you
press it.

I cannot close this 'task manager!' and the window stays on top all
the time, so it is a pain as I cannot see what I want to see. The only
way to get rid of it is to reeboot.

What is going on??

Hello Baldrick,

It sounds like your Task Manager is in small footprint mode. This
tutorial will show you how to go back to normal mode.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...rint-mode.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

baldrick;798629 Wrote:
> Something annoying is happening with my task manager.
>
> When I open it, a window appears that has no frame and no 'close'
> buttons. It just lists all the services and their status and has a
> single button that says 'services' and the services window when you
> press it.
>
> I cannot close this 'task manager!' and the window stays on top all
> the time, so it is a pain as I cannot see what I want to see. The only
> way to get rid of it is to reeboot.
>
> What is going on??


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Brink

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On Aug 8, 7:13*pm, Brink <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:
> Hello Baldrick,
>
> It sounds like your Task Manager is in small footprint mode. This
> tutorial will show you how to go back to normal mode.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...mall-footprint...
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> baldrick;798629 Wrote:
>
> > Something annoying is happening with my task manager.
>
> > When I open it, a window appears that has no frame and no 'close'
> > buttons. It just lists all the services and their status and has a
> > single button that says 'services' and the services window when you
> > press it.
>
> > I cannot close this 'task manager!' and the window stays on top all
> > the time, so it is a pain as I cannot see what I want to see. The only
> > way to get rid of it is to reeboot.
>
> > What is going on??
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*VISTA FORUMS*' > *Please post feedback to help others.*

Thanks - but whos dumb idea was it to put that in?

Hi,

Double click the border to get back to normal mode. You are in the tiny
footprint mode.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"baldrick" <> wrote in message
news:d3859c94-9f1c-4173-8cce-...
> Something annoying is happening with my task manager.
>
> When I open it, a window appears that has no frame and no 'close'
> buttons. It just lists all the services and their status and has a
> single button that says 'services' and the services window when you
> press it.
>
> I cannot close this 'task manager!' and the window stays on top all
> the time, so it is a pain as I cannot see what I want to see. The only
> way to get rid of it is to reeboot.
>
> What is going on??

Baldrick,

Good question. I do not see much need for that option either.


baldrick;798677 Wrote:
> On Aug 8, 7:13*pm, Brink <gu...@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:> > >
> > > Hello Baldrick,
> > >
> > > It sounds like your Task Manager is in small footprint mode. This
> > > tutorial will show you how to go back to normal mode.
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...mall-footprint...
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > > baldrick;798629 Wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > > > > Something annoying is happening with my task manager.> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > them.*
> > > '*VISTA FORUMS*' > > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > >
>
> Thanks - but whos dumb idea was it to put that in?


--
Brink

*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
them.*
'*VISTA FORUMS*' *Please post feedback to help others.*

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:52:25 -0500, Brink <>
wrote:

>
> Baldrick,
>
> Good question. I do not see much need for that option either.



Ostensibly, its purpose is to have it use less screen real estate if
you want to have it open for an extended period. But the difference in
how much it uses is small, and it turns out that its main purpose ends
up just being to confuse people. I think we'd be better off without
it, too.


> baldrick;798677 Wrote:
> > On Aug 8, 7:13*pm, Brink <gu...@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:> > >
> > > > Hello Baldrick,
> > > >
> > > > It sounds like your Task Manager is in small footprint mode. This
> > > > tutorial will show you how to go back to normal mode.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...mall-footprint...
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > Shawn
> > > >
> > > > baldrick;798629 Wrote:
> > > >> > > > >
> > > > > > Something annoying is happening with my task manager.> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Brink
> > > >
> > > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > > them.*
> > > > '*VISTA FORUMS*' > > > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > >
> >
> > Thanks - but whos dumb idea was it to put that in?
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*VISTA FORUMS*' > *Please post feedback to help others.*

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