Well.....The status bar in internet explorer disappears in WinXP.

I always liked having it locked at the bottom of the screen.

So....I found this tip on the internet on how to do it:

Enjoy

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1) Start with one instance of IE.
2) Select View | Status Bar.
3) Now press Ctrl while clicking the X in the upper-right-hand corner of the window to close the application.
4) Next, open My Computer and select View | Status Bar.
5) Finally, go to Tools | Folder Options and select the View tab.
6) Click Apply to all folders, confirm the dialog, and then close Windows Explorer.

Ahhh, I had done that once. Then after a re-install, I never got around to figuring that out again. Thanks for the tip!

I did this right after I installed XP because I like having the status bar there too. I'm not sure why the default on XP is not to show it.

me too

that's why i posted it here....so i could find it again :lol:

Thank you. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!



hehe, I never really thought to post asking why this keeps happening. I assumed it was me.

Nice post! Keep this thread here forever so that the next time I re-install XP I can look it up...

That's a good tip - thanks!

Thank you so VERY much!

I had it locked, but some crappy Jscript site opened a window w/o the status bar, and ever since then I had to keep re-enabling every time.

Whew!!

good tip

thank you!

nice....

had to use this today

me too, time for a bump.

Thanks for the bump. I had forgotten where I got the tip.

Thank you..I'll do this when I get home...drives me nuts not OT have the status bar..lol.

Thanks, very helpful.