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Task manager menu, titlebar and tabs have disappeared

When I launch the task manager for windows it displays but incorrectly, below is a screenshot of how it looks:

Task Manager Display

It normally has tabs above it with ways to close the task manager, only way I know how to close the task manager is by right clicking the task manager icon in the task bar - Screenshot:

Task Bar Screenshot

How do I fix this error?

I am running Windows XP (Service Pack 3)

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marked as duplicate by Bob, Sathya♦ Jun 26 '12 at 13:03

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It's in Tiny Footprint mode. Try double-clicking the empty space around the list, that should restore the title bar, tabs and menus.

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Thanks, it would be much better if they had a button or something indicating that. – Lynda May 13 '12 at 23:54

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