Windows 7 Taskbar Vanishes After Standby on Windows 7 RC: Seeking Solutions

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jeroen536

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I'm running windows 7RC now more than a month and it makes me smile But i've got one problem. When my laptop awakes from standby or when i am not using my laptop for a long time (more than a hour), the taskbar disappears. I can open the start menu with the windows button and all programs work completely, but the taskbar doesn't appear.

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Does anyone recognize the problem and knows how to solve it?
 
Solution
I would go to Start > Control Panel > Power Options, click on the Change when to turn off the display, then click on the Change Advanced power settings link, and take a look at all the individual options under Advanced Settings.
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Did this occur immediately after install or do you recall installing some software that may have caused it.

Have you tried moving it around to a different position on the desktop?
 
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reghakr said:
Did this occur immediately after install or do you recall installing some software that may have caused it.

Have you tried moving it around to a different position on the desktop?
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Did this occur immediately after install or do you recall installing some software that may have caused it.
Good question..i installed windows 7 clean, so directly after installing windows I installed all the other stuff i need. Maybe it's the software, i don't know.

Have you tried moving it around to a different position on the desktop?
Not yet.. the next time the taskbar disappears i'll try it.
 
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You might also want to check your power settings

Just Go to Start > Help and Support and type in laptop power.
 
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My taskbar disappeared a few minutes ago. The screen turned off (powersaver), and when i moved my mouse, the screen turned on, but without taskbar..

Have you tried moving it around to a different position on the desktop?
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I tried to move the taskbar, but i can't click on the taskbar, so i can't move it.

You might also want to check your power settings
Just Go to Start > Help and Support and type in laptop power.
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What should i check?
 
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I would go to Start > Control Panel > Power Options, click on the Change when to turn off the display, then click on the Change Advanced power settings link, and take a look at all the individual options under Advanced Settings.
 
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Solution
reghakr said:
I would go to Start > Control Panel > Power Options, click on the Change when to turn off the display, then click on the Change Advanced power settings link, and take a look at all the individual options under Advanced Settings.
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I looked at the poweroptions and didn't find anything what could be related to the taskbar. But...

Google gave me some hope i found the following on sevensforums.com:

I've got a NVIDIA Geforce 8400M GS, so i think this is my problem. So i hope NVIDIA will soon launch new drivers..
 
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Possible Temp Fix for Disappearing Taskbar

I just installed 7 today and of course have the Nvidia drivers you speak of. So in searching this problem, i did two things, got my taskbar back by activating the screensaver, and then saw a possible solution - locked the taskbar - and the reactivated the screensaver - taskbar stays on the desktop in place. Maybe this is the answer for now.
 
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i found out that my screensaver is the source of the problem. Only when i use a screensaver called 'fliqlo' (it's still my favorite) the problem occures. When i use any other screensaver everything works fine, and i don't have any problems with my taskbar.

Do you use the fliqlo screensaver (or an other costum screensaver)?
 
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Missing task bar

Hi Yes this makes perfect sense to me I too have this screen saver and have installed in on two machiines that are experiencing missing taskbars when the screen saver kicks in. If you find a fix to this so the screen saver can be use that would be fab as this is also the one I use the most.

pluto
 
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Thanks so much for this--had the same exact problem, only in my case it was an Hermes watch screensaver that was eating the taskbar!
 
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