Address bar disappeared

Fuzzy Clam

Silly little problem this. Im using XP home. Up until today I had the address bar showing on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. This has now disappeared and the option (right click on tool bar and tick the option)to show the address bar is no longer there.

I think this has happened since installing SP3. Can anybody here with SP3 confirm whether the option is still there for them or should I be looking for a different cause.

Thanks

kleefarr

Check that the "Address bar" option is ticked. Right click the top of your IE page.

Fuzzy Clam

kleefarr wrote: »

Check that the "Address bar" option is ticked. Right click the top of your IE page.

No go. I don't see that option in IE.

I don't think the problem is with IE. The option used to be in the tool bar at the bottom. This tool bar is there even when IE is not running but the option is no longer there.

kleefarr

Definitely not there..



See here....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951448

and here....

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2589449&SiteID=17

and here....

http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-xp-sp3/address-missing-from-toolbars-after-installing-windows-xp-sp3/

kaizersoze

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

No go. I don't see that option in IE.

I don't think the problem is with IE. The option used to be in the tool bar at the bottom. This tool bar is there even when IE is not running but the option is no longer there.

Do you mean the task bar that is always there that contains the 'Start' button and the clock, etc?

Fuzzy Clam

kaizersoze wrote: »

Do you mean the task bar that is always there that contains the 'Start' button and the clock, etc?

Yes...


Thanks kleefarr. You're a gem.

Its seems that MS had to remove the opton due to a court ruling!!! Bummer...I found it useful.