Hi Blank flange,
I assume you are referring to the Windows XP task bar which normally appears
at the bottom of the screen when you are looking at the desktop? If you
move your mouse to the bottom of the screen does the taskbar re-appear?
If so, it is likely the "Auto-hide the taskbar" property has been enabled.
Slide your mouse to the bottom of the screen to display the task bar. Right
click to show the shortcut menu and choose properties. On the Taskbar Tab,
uncheck "Auto-hide the taskbar".
Click OK to save the changes.
In the future, please post your question to a newsgroup specifically for
Windows XP as you have posted your question to a newsgroup specifically for
Microsoft Project, a project management scheduling tool.
Julie