Start-task bar

after updating itunes to 10.5.0.142 and ipod touch 4th gen to ios5 my start menue is behind itunes and I have to minimize itunes to get to start , at the bottom of the screen,,,windows xp, I right click the task bar and uncheck keep on top of other windows and apply,,, then recheck keep on top of other windows and then apply,,,,still don't work,,,,,only happens with Itunes, of course,,,,is anybody have this problem after updating,,,, thanks pat

Hello TY965,
Even after a restart the start menu and task bar do not come back?
Try these steps and let me know the outcome
1. Launch task manager Ctrl + Shift + ESC
2. Under processes look for explorer.exe
3. Select it and End Process
4. Next go to File and select New Task
5. Type Explorer.exe and press OK
Observe behavior and see if the start menu and task bar come back
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Every time Firefox opened
== July 9, 2010

Hello Sher.
If you're talking about the menu bar, press ALT or F10 in your keyboard to make the Menu Bar temporarily visible. If you want it to be permanently visible, go into ''View > Toolbars > Menu Bar'', or right-click the Navigation Toolbar (the Reload button, for example) and select ''Menu Bar''.
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Follow-up for:
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http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/malicious-software-removal-tool-details.aspx
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/startup-repair-faq#1TC=windows-vista
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Mozilla+Crash+Reporter

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"Try Disk Utility
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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