I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at the bottom
of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I can think of
) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be most
gratefully received

skipper wrote:

> I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at the
> bottom of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I can
> think of
> ) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be most
> gratefully received

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 (it will be a solid line if
you are using the classic style) 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
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

skipper schreef:
> I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at the bottom
> of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I can think of
> ) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be most
> gratefully received
I assume you mean the height and not the width which in the MS world is
generally full screen.

Right click the task bar, unmark lock and grab a hold of the top edge to
shift it.

"Malke" wrote:

> skipper wrote:
>
> > I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at the
> > bottom of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I can
> > think of
> > ) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be most
> > gratefully received
>
> 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 (it will be a solid line if
> you are using the classic style) 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
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>

"Malke" wrote:

> skipper wrote:
>
> > I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at the
> > bottom of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I can
> > think of
> > ) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be most
> > gratefully received
>
> 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 (it will be a solid line if
> you are using the classic style) 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
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
> Thank you so much for the answer to my question.. It works fine and I have made a note in case it happens again.

skipper wrote:

> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> skipper wrote:
>>
>> > I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at the
>> > bottom of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I
>> > can think of
>> > ) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be most
>> > gratefully received
>>
>> 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 (it will be a
>> solid line if you are using the classic style) 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.

>> Thank you so much for the answer to my question.. It works fine and I
>> have made a note in case it happens again.

Glad that sorted it for you. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Try this:

http://www.winxptutor.com/taskbar.htm


"skipper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EF3FEB90-EB8C-46EF-862F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at the
> bottom
> of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I can think
> of
> ) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be most
> gratefully received

Why? It just describes a basic move that the OP had almost certainly already
tried - and OP got the issue fixed thanks to Malke's response on the same
day over two weeks ago! I only looked at the site in case it had useful info
on the taskbar, but all that page says is: unlock it, drag top edge down,
lock it.

Andrew Carter wrote:
> Try this:
>
> http://www.winxptutor.com/taskbar.htm
>
>
> "skipper" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:EF3FEB90-EB8C-46EF-862F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have inadvertantly managed to double the size of the task bar at
>> the bottom
>> of the screen and try as I might (and I have tried everything I can
>> think of
>> ) it will not go back to the normal width. Any solution would be
>> most gratefully received