Desktop and Quick Launch Toolbars Problem

[Don I]

Hello,

I've got WinXP Pro SP2 here at work. My home PC has WinXP Home Edition (a
few years old--has been updated to SP2). On the both PCs, I have "Desktop"
and "Quick Launch" toolbars active.

However on the home PC, I am able to turn the display of the folder name
OFF--at work I'm NOT able to. At home, the first 4 icons in each folder are
shown and if I need one of the others, I click on the appropriate arrow
button and the list comes up. At work, NONE of the icons show up.

In addition, I've got a second PC at home which is running WinXP Home
Edition SP2 (purchased last October). It does the SAME as the other home
PC--except that the "Quick Launch" toolbar won't move away from the Start
Menu--I like the Desktop and QL toolbars over next to the System Tray and
that's where I've kept them since Win98 when toolbars first came out (or the
first time I saw them anyway).

My last work PC was Win2k Pro and it did EXACTLY what I want to do with
respect to these toolbars. How do I force this new PC to do the same?

TIA!

Don I

 

[Kelly]

Hi Don,

Explain:

1. I am able to turn the display of the folder name OFF--at work I'm NOT
able to.

If you meant:

How To: Turn off the Balloon Tooltips and Pop-ups

Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Advanced/Uncheck Popup
Descriptions for Folder and Desktop Items.

TweakUI/Taskbar/Uncheck Enable Balloon Tips
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Or use this automated edit:

Disable Balloon Tips or Disable All (Row 11)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Disable All includes: Balloon Tips, Folder Contents Info Tips, Explorer
Pop-Ups, Show Info Tips, Start Menu and Notification Area.

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

2. Depends:

Quick Launch: Gives error message, Cannot Create Toolbar

Either download the .reg or .vbs from here or run my utility listed below it
to correct.
Note: If you already have my utility downloaded, you will need to
re-download for the added fix.

Cannot Create Toolbar - Quick Launch (Line 296)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! Quick Launch - Repair
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Quick Launch: Won't remain checked/present nor retains the sort order

Either check your settings here:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.

In the right pane under Userinit, Change the key to read:
C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,

Or download and run the reg file on line 263 (right hand side)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Tip:

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

To use the VBS Files: Download .vbs file and save it to your hard drive (you
may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double click the vbs
file. You will be prompted when the script is done.

3. Unlock the Taskbar and use the four arrowed marker to move it over.
--
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com