I've tried clicking the View > Status Bar which checks and unchecks, but doesn't show. Tried rebooting, maximizing and restoring. Everything else works fine, document selector and document tabs both hide and show fine.
Didn't see anyone else with this problem on the forums.
Please try renaming the file config.xml, which you will find at the following location, and then try starting up TextPad. Exit from TextPad before renaming the file.
C:\Documents and Settings\User name\Application Data\Helios\TextPad\5.0