Hi again Please forgive me if I try to teach grandma to suck eggs but looking at your task bar, is there a < in a blue ring ? to the left of the task bar? If so click that and other icons should be displayed The task bar can only show so many icons and shows the newest first, hover the mouse cursor over the bar when expanded and right click the icon As I said, I apologise if its stating the obvious If another computer does not want to download the item in question it does make you wonder if its sound Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > This is another thing which has happened since I downloaded the Avira > anti-virus and Malwarebytes programs. Most icons have disappeared from > the > task-bar. Only Avira, Spybot S&D, and the clock show. The Avira icon > does not > have an option to close it down. > >> >> Another option would be to get someone you know had downloaded it to send >> it >> to you >> >> > I had a friend try to download it and he says he cannot open it, either. > But the sender says she can, either by clicking on a link or pasting it > into the browser. > > Thanks for you thoughts, Nivard. I appreciate your time and effort.