Desktop navigation pane disappears

[vietle]

frequently my navigation pane at the bottom of my desktop disappears. it usually happens when i leave the laptop running. i can't seem to go to system restore since it only lets me go back to the previous day. this has been going on for over a week and i do not know how to resolve the issue. i have searched the internet to find solutions but have not been able to do so. to resolve the problem i have to bring up the task manger and end explorer. then i have to run explorer again for the navigation bar/pane to appear. anyone know how to resolve this. i am running windows 7 ultimate 32-bit

thank you everyone in advance

 

[Dom]

Hi vietle, and welcome to Sevenforums.

As in navigation pane, to you mean the taskbar, with all the programs on there?

If you can recreate the problem, please try this tests:

Try pressing the Windows key rb: and tell us if the start menu pops up.

If not, to get the taskbar back, Go to task manager (Ctrl + Shift+ Esc). Go to the 'Applications' tab. Click the 'New task...' button. Type in "explorer.exe" (without the quotes) and press enter. Tell us if the taskbar comes back up.

 

[vietle]

yes all those procedures work.
i think what i am referring to is the bottom toolbar icons. sorry i'm probably incorrect on what i call it. right next to the windows icon on the bottom left hand corner and i several quick launch icons in the taskbar. if the computer sits idle for a long time somehow all the icons disappear including when i have a browser open. the only way for me to make it appear again is by ending the explorer app and running the explorer.exe app again.

 

[jefhart]

I have had the same problem. Explorer is crashing as you have noted. I don't think there's a fix.