OFF2000: Only One Icon Visible in Taskbar When "Windows in Taskbar" Option is Selected

ID: Q215816

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
Microsoft Access 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you have multiple documents open in any of the programs listed, only one icon for the program appears in the taskbar even though the Windows in Taskbar option in the Options dialog box is selected.

CAUSE

This problem will occur if the following conditions are true:

You are running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01, SP1 (or SP2) with the Windows Desktop Update was not installed on your computer before you installed Office.

NOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 does not install the Windows Desktop Update. For more information, please see the Internet Explorer 5 Ie.txt file.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, install the Windows Desktop Update. For more information on installing the Windows Desktop Update, please see the section titled "Installing or Upgrading the Windows Desktop Update" in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Q220588 Contents of the Internet Explorer 5 Ie.txt File

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL2000 PPT2000 ACC2000 sdi fake


Keywords          : kbenv kbui kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 21, 1999