IE changed around on it's own.not sure what happened

ok, i go out to dinner and come back, jump on the net, and my browser is set up like this http://img11.photobucket.com/albums/v33/rice56/wtf_happened_to_ie.jpg
and my taskbar disappears(hides) but reappears if i move my mouse down. and i dont have it set up to do that either.
i just dont know why everything changed around like this

 

How was your browser set up before? I can't discern from your picture what exactly the problem is.

And you say that you DO NOT have the taskbar set to hide, but it hides anyway? You should be able to right-click on the task bar, select properties, and uncheck the box that says "auto hide the task bar". If that is already unckecked, than I guess scan for spyware (my solution to everything! ) and let us know what you find.

 

That's IE's full screen mode. Press F11 to toggle it.

 

Wouldn't full screen mode make the tool bar disappear as well? It does on mine, anyway. (I'm running WindowsXP Pro)

 

Doesn't on mine, but it's Win2k.

 

ah thats it.
ty

 

Thank da chicken, he's the man!!

BTW, make sure you include your OS, and system specs when posting. It will make it easier for folks to zero in on what ever the problem may be. You may even want to include the specs in your signature so you don't have to type it out everytime, or save the specs in Word and Copy/Paste. Whatever you prefer.

Eric