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Article ID: 979964 - Last Review: March 30, 2010 - Revision: 1.0

The taskbar is displayed as blank when you run Internet Explorer 7 after you install security update 976325 (MS09-072)

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SYMPTOMS

You install security update 976325 (MS09-072) on a computer that has Windows Internet Explorer 7 installed. When you run Windows Internet Explorer 7 in full-screen mode or in Kiosk mode, the taskbar is displayed as blank and without any icons.

Notes
  • To run Internet Explorer in full-screen mode, start Internet Explorer and then press F11.
  • To run Internet Explorer in Kiosk mode, follow these steps:
    1. Click Start
      Collapse this imageExpand this image
      start button
      , and then click Run.
    2. Type the following command in the Open box, and then press ENTER:
      iexplore -k <URL>

      Note <URL> represents the URL of the Web page that you want to open in Kiosk mode. If you do not provide a URL, Internet Explorer loads your homepage.

RESOLUTION

Security update information

To resolve this problem, install the most recent cumulative security update for Windows Internet Explorer. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
For more technical information about the most recent cumulative security update for Windows Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx)
Note This update was first included in security update 980182 (MS10-018). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
980182  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=980182/ ) MS10-018: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Right-click the taskbar, and then clear the Keep the taskbar on top of other windows taskbar check box.
  2. Select the Auto-hide the taskbar check box.

APPLIES TO
  • Windows Internet Explorer 7
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