task bar

The task bar on my computer has suddenly stopped showing the open programs. This happened a day or two after I had added the quick launch icons to the taskbar. Can anone tell me what to do. It's a bit difficult to have to use 'alt-tab' just to find what is open!
donjrox

Have a look here; http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm . Though I'd try the stand-alone fix ' Minimized Programs Missing' first.