Task manager missing all tabs

[Luna M]

Sometime in the last week or so, something occurred that caused me to lose all tabs in my task manager. I use task manager a lot, so this is a major inconvenience. I tried a system restore to three months ago, when I know task manager was working normally, but this did not fix the problem.

Maybe I'm missing something stupid, here. Is this Windows corruption, or did I somehow accidentally turn all the task manager tabs off?

A screenshot is attached to show you what the problem looks like. I did not crop the image: that is a clean Alt + PrintScreen of task manager. That is all I see when I pull task manager up. Please excuse the dark coloring, that is normal (for me) as I work in a dark environment.

Ideas? My Google-fu is weak on this problem.

 

[ruready2]

What version of Windows are you running? If you are running Xp click HERE and try this solution.

 

[LNCPapa]

Double click the top portion of the taskman - where it's grey.

 

[mike1959]

Hi, It sounds as if you are in Tiny footprint mode, but if not, and/or you want to try a better version of a task manager, you might have a look at this free program;
http://download.cnet.com/System-Explorer/3000-2094_4-10784281.html

 

[LookinAround]

fyi tip: If you use task manager a lot you should also checkout Process Explorer. I like it a lot. It's task manager on steroids! It does everything task manager does and much, much more

 

[SNGX1275]

Double click the top portion of the taskman - where it's grey.

This is the right answer.