# Windows XP Help Please???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 29, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274 "2010-03-29T23:50:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274/1 "2010-03-29T23:50:21Z")

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Hi, this is the first tech question I have ever asked, as I am the least tech-savvy person alive today, but a couple of hours ago I was typing something and accidently hit a key that has caused my address bar (where I would type in a website address for example) do become invisible unless I move my mouse up to the top of the screen.

All I want to do is get my settings back to how they have always been until today—I attempted to restore the settings to a previous day (there is a calendar that you highlite a date to restore back to, but after doing everything it instructs, it gives me a message that it was unsuccessful).

Any help would be GREATLY welcome—I know this is a very minor issue but it’s driving me crazy trying to get it back to the way it has always been…

Thanks, Matthew

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**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274/2 "2010-03-29T23:57:56Z")

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Try pressing F11.

If that does not work, what browser are you using?

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**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274/3 "2010-03-30T00:02:32Z")

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> [@Doctor](#):
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> Try pressing F11.
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> If that does not work, what browser are you using?

That did it!!! 😃

Doctor, if you are ever in Salt Lake, I would be mighty happy to buy you a cold one…

Thank you for your thoughtfulness—Matthew

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**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274/4 "2010-03-30T00:03:37Z")

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Mods, please feel free to close this thread…

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**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274/5 "2010-03-30T00:04:33Z")

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No problem at all. I know how frustrating it can be when something unexpected happens on your computer. I’ve done it myself.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-help-please/534274/6 "2010-03-30T00:46:45Z")

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Isn’t it great when computer problems are that easy to fix?