Task bar is double wide (tall?)

[Guest]

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Hi, I've searched the archives and can't find the answer to this problem.
After my 8 year old grandson used the computer, my task bar (which I have at
the bottom of the screeen always showing over any windows) is twice as high
as it used to be. If I try to drag it down, it will go all the way off the
screen, and I can drag it back up, but it won't go back to it's original,
about one half inch high. It interferes with certain things now and I'd sure
like it back the way it was. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Pam

 

[Malke]

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Pam wrote:

> Hi, I've searched the archives and can't find the answer to this
> problem. After my 8 year old grandson used the computer, my task bar
> (which I have at the bottom of the screeen always showing over any
> windows) is twice as high
> as it used to be. If I try to drag it down, it will go all the way
> off the screen, and I can drag it back up, but it won't go back to
> it's original,
> about one half inch high. It interferes with certain things now and
> I'd sure
> like it back the way it was. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
> Pam

What happens is that the end "margin" of the QuickLaunch toolbar has
gotten so far over to the right that it is now down below. Unlock the
Taskbar and then "grab" the dotted line on the bottom bar and drag it
up to immediately to the right of the QuickLaunch icons. Now you've
successfully made the QuickLaunch toolbar shorter and can "grab" the
top bar of the Taskbar and "push" it down to the regular one-tier
height.

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Guest]

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You will have to unlock it by right clicking on it then remove any toolbars
that have been added then you should be able to drag it down a notch then
add the toolbars you want then lock it back.

--
Good Day
River Rat




"Pam" <Pam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CEA8B811-99F0-449C-9827-8949FD8A8E56@microsoft.com...
Hi, I've searched the archives and can't find the answer to this problem.
After my 8 year old grandson used the computer, my task bar (which I have at
the bottom of the screeen always showing over any windows) is twice as high
as it used to be. If I try to drag it down, it will go all the way off the
screen, and I can drag it back up, but it won't go back to it's original,
about one half inch high. It interferes with certain things now and I'd
sure
like it back the way it was. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Pam

 

[Guest]

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Thanks to Malke and River Rat for their help. I'm back in business! PAm

"River_Rat" wrote:

> You will have to unlock it by right clicking on it then remove any toolbars
> that have been added then you should be able to drag it down a notch then
> add the toolbars you want then lock it back.
>
> --
> Good Day
> River Rat
>
>
>
>
> "Pam" <Pam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CEA8B811-99F0-449C-9827-8949FD8A8E56@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I've searched the archives and can't find the answer to this problem.
> After my 8 year old grandson used the computer, my task bar (which I have at
> the bottom of the screeen always showing over any windows) is twice as high
> as it used to be. If I try to drag it down, it will go all the way off the
> screen, and I can drag it back up, but it won't go back to it's original,
> about one half inch high. It interferes with certain things now and I'd
> sure
> like it back the way it was. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Pam
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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You're Welcome
Thanks for letting us know.

--
Good Day
River Rat




"Pam" <Pam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsCAC6D04-EFA0-482C-8BF3-8291ABD4CE3F@microsoft.com...
Thanks to Malke and River Rat for their help. I'm back in business! PAm

"River_Rat" wrote:

> You will have to unlock it by right clicking on it then remove any
> toolbars
> that have been added then you should be able to drag it down a notch then
> add the toolbars you want then lock it back.
>
> --
> Good Day
> River Rat
>
>
>
>
> "Pam" <Pam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CEA8B811-99F0-449C-9827-8949FD8A8E56@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I've searched the archives and can't find the answer to this problem.
> After my 8 year old grandson used the computer, my task bar (which I have
> at
> the bottom of the screeen always showing over any windows) is twice as
> high
> as it used to be. If I try to drag it down, it will go all the way off
> the
> screen, and I can drag it back up, but it won't go back to it's original,
> about one half inch high. It interferes with certain things now and I'd
> sure
> like it back the way it was. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Pam
>
>
>