Two Taskbars on Install?


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
       #1

    Two Taskbars on Install?


    I just installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and when it first booted up, I had 2 task bars. Is there a reason this is happening? Anything I can do to fix it short of reinstalling?
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  2. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #2

    open command prompt (run as admin) and type:
    sfc /scannow

    If that doesn't help, try a repair install. If that still doesnt work, then do a new install.

    I have never seen this before...

    ~Lordbob
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  3. Posts : 40
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #3

    Don't know if this will work, but try opening task manager and killing explorer.exe and restart the process manually and see if that solves your problem.
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  4. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Neither worked. Reinstalling now. One of my friends just told me it could somehow be a HDD issue. I'll try another one if it happens after this install.

    Ty, Lordbob75
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  5. Dom
    Posts : 2,295
    Windows Seven Ultimate
       #5

    Searched google, similar to your problem but not the same.
    Why Do I have 2 taskbars (Screenshot)?
    I suggest you download CCleaner and scan for corrupt or most likely duplicate registry files, and then run a full scan with Malwarebytes.

    If neither of these work, this is one confusing issue
    I think the only other possibilities is that it is a corrupt installation, or a pirated version of Windows has gone wrong.
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  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #6

    SOLVED: The problem was with my RAM. I had a bad 2gb stick. When trying to install with that stick inserted, or with a 3rd stick that didn't have another to complete the dual-channel setup (i have 4 ram slots), windows would install corrupted. I was kind of 'forcing' the install when i used a usb stick. My bad RAM forced a corrupted install.

    That bad stick also causes my AMD display driver when using it with a good install, in case any of you are having problems with that. RAM actually causes all kinds of problems that can seem unrelated. When i searched for corrupted installs, or the 0x80070570 error, absolutely no useful information came up regarding RAM, but it makes a whole lot of sense. All that information is passed through the RAM so corrupt RAM can easily lead to corrupt installations or failures altogether(like the 0x80070570 error).

    I have no explanation for that other user who discovered his with a computer he bought, other than that his installation may have been corrupt as well.
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  7. Dom
    Posts : 2,295
    Windows Seven Ultimate
       #7

    psymon119 said:
    SOLVED: The problem was with my RAM. I had a bad 2gb stick. When trying to install with that stick inserted, or with a 3rd stick that didn't have another to complete the dual-channel setup (i have 4 ram slots), windows would install corrupted. I was kind of 'forcing' the install when i used a usb stick. My bad RAM forced a corrupted install.

    That bad stick also causes my AMD display driver when using it with a good install, in case any of you are having problems with that. RAM actually causes all kinds of problems that can seem unrelated. When i searched for corrupted installs, or the 0x80070570 error, absolutely no useful information came up regarding RAM, but it makes a whole lot of sense. All that information is passed through the RAM so corrupt RAM can easily lead to corrupt installations or failures altogether(like the 0x80070570 error).

    I have no explanation for that other user who discovered his with a computer he bought, other than that his installation may have been corrupt as well.
    Glad its sorted :)
    Hmm, weird
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  8. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Oh and i forgot to finish my thought. When i was searching for possible solutions to my 0x80070570 error, as i stated before, RAM errors didn't appear as a solution anywhere. But after i searched for RAM errors having discovered that as my problem, i found a long list of problems, even 0x80070570, that bad RAM can cause. Someone on the interwebs needs to make the connection, i feel i may be the first =-P
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  9. Dom
    Posts : 2,295
    Windows Seven Ultimate
       #9

    psymon119 said:
    Oh and i forgot to finish my thought. When i was searching for possible solutions to my 0x80070570 error, as i stated before, RAM errors didn't appear as a solution anywhere. But after i searched for RAM errors having discovered that as my problem, i found a long list of problems, even 0x80070570, that bad RAM can cause. Someone on the interwebs needs to make the connection, i feel i may be the first =-P
    Yep
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  10. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #10

    Odd indeed. Glad it is all sorted now.

    Thanks for posting the solution.

    ~Lordbob
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