Taks pane no longer shows up when starting Excel

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Bob

How can I fix this? When I go to "View->Task Pane", it shows up. And when
Excel is strating, it appears momentarily, then goes away and a full-page
worksheet appears.

TIA!
 
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Bob

Thanks Ken. What an annoying glitch, and what a crappy way to fix it! I
guess there is no resolution as to what causes this to happen? Now the taks
pane shows, disappears while loading Personal, then shows up again.

Appreciate the help!
Bob
 
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Debra Dalgleish

You can force it to stay open by making a change to the Registry

Warning -- make a backup of the registry before you change it!

1. From the Start button, choose Run
2. Type regedit then click OK
3. Click the + sign to the left of HKEY_CURRENT_USER
4. Open Software, Microsoft, Office, 10.0, Common, and click on General
5. Choose Edit>New>DWORD Value
6. Type the name for the DWORD: DoNotDismissFileNewTaskPane
7. Press Enter to complete the renaming
8. Choose Edit>Modify
9. Type 1 as the value and click OK
10. Close the Registry Editor
 
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