task pane keeps on starting up....

[net_user]

ok...i'm really stumped on this one....

in excel, word, powerpoint....

the office "Startup Task Pane" is always showing up....

i uncheck the Startup Task pane in the tools\option dialog...

still, when i launch the program the Startup Task Pane still shows up...

here are my specs...

winxp sp2 fully patched

office xp w/sp3

i have no group policy pushing out any settings of any....

also not importing any reg files for "tweakin"

[spacesurfer]

It worked for me when I unchecked it from Tools|Options.

Try deleting your Normal.dot and start over. Maybe your Normal.dot is corrupted.

Also, in View menu, make sure Task Pane is unchecked.

[net_user]

It worked for me when I unchecked it from Tools|Options.

Try deleting your Normal.dot and start over. Maybe your Normal.dot is corrupted.

Also, in View menu, make sure Task Pane is unchecked.

i've already tried all that.....thanks for the reply though...