did you try going to the view menu and making sure "status bar" has a check next to it? i hope this helps with at least part of it.
My explorer page seems to hve 'slipped' down an inch. At the top I can see my wallpaper and I have lost the progress bar at the bottom. I cannot resize it with the cursor. Please help! Also, it cannot be dragged up, and it is in full page mode.

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