Disappearing Status Bar Mystery

Internet Explorer 6 periodically loses the status bar at the bottom of its window.

To correct this bug, open a single window in IE 5 or higher and click View, Status Bar (if it's not already selected). Right-click a blank spot on IE's toolbar and make sure that Lock the

Toolbar is checked. Hold down <Ctrl> and click the "X" in the upper-right corner of the window to close it.

Open Windows Explorer and make sure View, Status Bar is selected. Right-click a blank

spot on Windows Explorer's toolbar and make sure Lock the Toolbars is checked. Select Tools, Folder Options, View, Apply to all folders. Click Yes to confirm and OK to close the dialog box. Hold down <Ctrl> and click the "X" in the upper-right corner to close the window.