Taskbar missing (disappeared) due to corrupted Registry.
Cause:
The Registry file which stores system and program settings in Windows 95 is corrupted.
Solution:
NOTE: Shutting down and restarting Windows 95 may solve the problem. Try that first. Reboot to MS-DOS. Remove the attributes and rename the System.dat and System.da0 files. Rename the System.1st file to System.dat and restart Windows.
CAUTION: The following procedure loses all settings for applications installed after installing Windows 95. It is suggested that the following steps be performed only by experienced computer users.
1) Shut down Windows and restart in MS-DOS mode.
2) Change to the root directory.
EXAMPLE: Type CD\ (and press ENTER) until the C:\ prompt appears.
3) To remove the attributes for the System.dat files, type the following commands, and press ENTER after each line:
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DA0
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\SYSTEM.1ST
(where C:\ represents the root drive and should be replaced by the appropriate drive letter if necessary).
4) To rename the System.dat and System.da0 files, type the following commands, and press ENTER after each line:
REN C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.111
REN C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DA0 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DA1
5) Copy the System.1st file referred to in step 3) over the System.dat file by typing the following command and pressing ENTER:
COPY C:\SYSTEM.1ST C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.DAT
6) Restart Windows. (The system boots to the original configuration.)
NOTE: The user settings are maintained when using the above procedure, since they are stored in the file User.dat.
