Doubled up taskbar & tray

[Terry Pinnell]

On my XP PC, the taskbar refuses to go back to a single line. Even
with only Launch items on the left and Tray items on the right (no
minimised buttons in the middle), it still stays double. It's as if
the tray area has become double-decker somehow.

After much googling still haven't found the fix. I have seen some
'scripts' for restoring 'default taskbar', but I'm nervous of losing
my careful setup.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Taskbar been eating too many eclairs?

Try this: Right click on the taskbar and remove the checkmark from 'Lock the
Taskbar'. Now you'll be able to see the handles for the QuickLaunch toolbar.
(Love handles, in your case.) Drag the right-most handle toward the Start
button and you should solve your problem.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

Taskbar been eating too many eclairs?

Try this: Right click on the taskbar and remove the checkmark from 'Lock the
Taskbar'. Now you'll be able to see the handles for the QuickLaunch toolbar.
(Love handles, in your case.) Drag the right-most handle toward the Start
button and you should solve your problem.

Thanks, but I don't keep taskbar locked. Note that I could increase
the size but not decrease it.

However, happily I did stumble on a sequence of manoeuvres that got it
back to one line. There was (at some point) a vertical bar (handle?)
in the empty area on the left, underneath the Quick Launch icons, and
I found I could drag that to the right and up one line.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Which is exactly what I suggested you do. Glad you were able to slenderize
your taskbar.