See for yourself. It just disappeared when I was working on my english homework (pictures for visual aid for oral research presentation tomorrow). I needed to open MS Photo Editor and the button was gone! So I had to detour through "c:\docs and sets\blahblah\start menu\programs"
Good thing I got a screenie before the power went out a few minutes ago (just before I was going to post it -- it went out for like 1-2 seconds).



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for(i = 0; i < 00; i = i + 1) Print("massassi is good");
PrintInt(i); //print the integer value of infinity

Haha... couldn't you have just pushed the "start menu" button?

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Mischief. Mayhem. Soap.

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You're using Windows, just be happy it didn't BSOD on your *** !

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The Matrix is not Linux compatible.

lol i h4><0r3d j00 n00b!!!

Would the Windows key work? It looks like it was having some other drawing problems too, what with the half-earth on the bottom-right.

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The Devious Server

You could always (in this sort of situation) bring up the taskman, then end task for explorer.exe - it would refresh the shell.



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If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.

Obviously the fact that you're using an older version of Windows and programs that don't properly free system resources means you should switch to Linux.

Linusu ackbar etc.

Except no one said use Linux.

It's Win9x, what do you expect?

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Rédemarrer l'ordinateur.
(restart computer)

Probably a program not freeing up the memory as Jon said.

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It can't be 9x. He has to go through docs and sets. It's 2K+

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OSC Returns!!
10 of 14 -- 27 Lives On

I'm pretty sure the process manager is only in XP, in which case he's out of luck. Also, shutting down Explorer in anything other then XP will result in a BSOD, i believe.

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
The Never Ending Story²[/i]

[This message has been edited by Noble Outlaw (edited May 24, 2004).]

XP and 2000, both have process manager and neither will they BSOD.

It's a sign, my friend. A sign, that you need a life away from the computer.

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Titan A.E.

Ok, i don't know much about 2000, but what OS is Slaw on? that could be anything from 95 through XP (on classic theme) at least.

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
The Never Ending Story²[/i]

[This message has been edited by Noble Outlaw (edited May 24, 2004).]

Yeah, it's win2k. I'm a Windows whore

The half earth isn't a drawing problem; is my mom's weather monitor... umm... shortcut? Brings up a weather monitoring web site.
[pre-post edit]: Whoa! on second viewing, that IS a drawing error! It's supposed to be against the edge of the screen.

Oh yeah, and Windows key didn't work either.

Only prob with restarting my computer is the fact that it takes about 6-8 minutes to fully boot, and until then I can't do squat. After my parents transfer all their stuff onto their new Dell, I'll see if I can reformat the hd and reinstall only the stuff I actually use.
Of course, the fact that the power went out (for 2 frigging seconds!!!)gave me no choice in that matter (of restarting, that is).

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for(i = 0; i < 00; i = i + 1) Print("massassi is good");
PrintInt(i); //print the integer value of infinity

[This message has been edited by Darth Slaw (edited May 24, 2004).]

Did i hear the next near fatal error exception, where you mentioned a ... brings self to say it... "Dell" machine Slaw - all I can say it that I pray for your Massassi soul...

-Jackpot

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"lucky_jackpot is the smily god..." - gothicX

"Life is mostly froth and bubble,
But two things stand in stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own"
("Ye Wearie Wayfarer" - by Adam Lindsay Gordon)

Pair of feet in bottom of wallpaper. Window covering up rest. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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Weird Shi** Happens.
Light And Darkness

Yes, I purposely censored the gruesome, tattered and bloody decapped bodies that were the result of my sleepwalking on new year's eve

Hey jackpot, believe it or not, my parents won't let me use the Dell *someone around the world screams* ; it's their "Preciousssss... They was tricksy and putses a password on their Precioussss... MY Precioussss..."

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for(i = 0; i < 00; i = i + 1) Print("massassi is good");
PrintInt(i); //print the integer value of infinity