# IE browser setting question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-browser-setting-question/312474>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 14, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-browser-setting-question/312474 "2005-07-14T05:41:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-browser-setting-question/312474/1 "2005-07-14T05:41:12Z")

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Somehow I’m missing that little green bar right above the task bar that advances as a page loads. Anyone know how I can get that back?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-browser-setting-question/312474/2 "2005-07-14T06:34:27Z")

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What version of IE are you running? My progress bar (IE 6.0.2900) is on the bottom of the screen, but I don’t know of anywhere to toggle it on/off. Are you sure you aren’t using a toolbar overlay or something?

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**Author:** ![Frumious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Frumious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumious)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-browser-setting-question/312474/3 "2005-07-14T07:10:40Z")

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Is it possible that the entire status bar has just been turned off? Try “Status Bar” under the “View” menu. Other than that, I’m not sure; I haven’t used Internet Explorer since back when Mozilla Firefox was called “Phoenix.” 😉

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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-browser-setting-question/312474/4 "2005-07-14T07:20:20Z")

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Ah. It was the status bar setting in view. Thanks **Frumious**!