Hi folks. I don't know if we have any PC whizz kids ?
I am pulling my hair out with a problem afflicting my netbook !
I normally run 3 browsers concurrently: Chrome, IE 8; and Firefox. I need all 3 concurrently in order to to have 3 different gmail accounts open at the same time. However, Firefox has taken to disappearing from the task bar - and cannot be recovered.
Task manager shows it as still running OK, but there is no way to access it that I have been able to find. Opening a new Firefox window does just that - it gives a new version running, but you cannot open any closed Windows - because they are still running as far as Firefox is concerned !
I have spent over 2 hours this morning, running malware and virus checks. Only 2 suspect files showed up - which were both deleted. yet the problem persists.
I have also run c-cleaner - which amazingly recovered 235 MB of space from my hard disk for me - and also used it on the registry to remove conflicting entries. Still no good.
The *ONLY* way that I have found to deal with the problem is to close everything down, and to restart windows. However, having to do that 3 or 4 times per day is very wearying !
Does anybody have any constructive thoughts to offer please ?
I am using the Home version of XP if that is relevant.