Task Bar

[Guest]

Hi, I am using XP Professional. On my Task Bar (immediately to the right of
the Start button) I have a few icons, and IE7 was definitely there, but has
suddenly disappeared. It has not disappeared as an unused icon, as I use it
all the time! How can I get it back there, and any suggestions as to why it
disappeared? Many thanks. Trish

 

[Ron Badour]

The area to the immediate right of the taskbar is called Quick Launch which
can contain your most frequently used shortcuts. I think you are saying
that just the IE7 shortcut is missing. If so, do you have an IE7 shortcut
on the desktop? If not, look for one on the start menu. Right click the
taskbar and remove the mark from Lock the Taskbar (assumes it is marked). A
divider will appear separating the taskbar from QuickLaunch (QL). If there
is insufficient room for a shortcut to the left of the divider, left click
it and drag it over to the right. Then right click the IE7 shortcut, drag
it to QL and release. Select copy here. Relock the taskbar.

 

[dobey]

Hi, I am using XP Professional. On my Task Bar (immediately to the right
of
the Start button) I have a few icons, and IE7 was definitely there, but
has
suddenly disappeared. It has not disappeared as an unused icon, as I use
it
all the time! How can I get it back there, and any suggestions as to why
it
disappeared? Many thanks. Trish

It is usually on the Quick Launch toolbar, (along with Media Player, show
desktop etc.), not the System tray which you are refering to.

Right-click on the Task Bar, go to Toolbars and see if Quick Launch is
ticked, if it is you might have accidentally deleted it from the Quick
launch toolbar. All you need do is drag a shortcut for IE7 to the Quick
Launch toolbar area to create a new one.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi, I am using XP Professional. On my Task Bar (immediately to the right of
the Start button)

This is called the "Quick Launch Bar." It contains shortcuts to start
programs. Note that, although it appears *on* the Task Bar by default,
it is not actually part of it, and can be dragged off it and docked on
another side of the screen if you prefer.

I have a few icons, and IE7 was definitely there, but has
suddenly disappeared. It has not disappeared as an unused icon, as I use it
all the time! How can I get it back there, and any suggestions as to why it
disappeared? Many thanks. Trish

You can add any shortcut you want to the Quick Launch Bar by simply
dragging it there. If you have an IE7 shortcut on the desktop, drag it
there. If you don't have one, create one on the desktop, then drag it
there.