Recently, I have encountered a couple computers having the same problem – Windows XP taskbar not showing opened windows and applications. This is probably caused by some viruses or trojans. I did a virus scan with NOD32 and it found and removed some viruses. However, the problem remains. I then used Malwarebytes (which I have mentioned earlier in this post), hoping that it can fix the problem. Malwarebytes found some trojans too but not able to fix the taskbar.
After searching on the Internet, I found a script that can fix the taskbar automatically. After running the script, your taskbar is restarted and you can see the opened windows again. You can download the “Fix Windows XP Taskbar Script” here.
P.S. Thanks to the person who wrote this script for the benefit of the world.
Tags: Taskbar, VB Script, virus, Windows XP