Disappearing down arrow Word and Adobe Reader

[geilerts]

With WXP Home, in Word 2007 and Adobe Reader 8, the scrolling down arrow on the bottom right frequently disappears. I have to exit the programs and re-enter before it comes back. No hardware changes since it started happening, but both Word and Adobe are new in the last 3 months. Any ideas why this would happen?

 

[linney]

No idea really, same view if you play with the Restore Down or Maximize button? Besides any Arrow do the Scroll Bars vanish too?

Can you manipulate anything through the Keyboard with Ctlr+Page Down (or Page Up),

You could look at this from within Word.

What happened to Detect and Repair?

http://office.microsoft.com/client/...&rt=2&ns=WINWORD&lcid=3081&pid=CH100964821033

If it is a Windows problem, perhaps these are some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem with Windows.

Try Safe Mode (Do you have this problem in Safe Mode?).

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right-click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking. Select both boxes.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.