showing quick launch toolbar

[Jennifer]

If I right click on the taskbar, select properties, then
check off quick launch toolbar, then my taskbar doubles
in height. If I remove the quick launch toolbar, my
taskbar returns to its normal size. How can I have the
quick launch toolbar AND keep my taskbar to its normal
size. It has always been that way until yesterday. I
don't know what made it change.
The taskbar cannot be dragged to normal size with the
double headed arrow, even if it is unlocked.

 

[Tom Swift]

Boy, some people are s-o-o-o picky! (;->

Seriously, all you need to do is to resize your Quick Launch toolbar. What
happened is that you unwittingly elongated it, so that it no longer fits on
one line. Lauch your Quick Launch toolbar and look for it's handles. Resize
the toolbar until it's just large enough to hold all the icons it has.

Tom Swift

 

[Kelly]

Hi Jennifer,

This can happen by opening Accessibility Options, etc. If the icons on the
Quick Launch bar are showing as being larger, it will result in the taskbar
being twice its height and also include the date or similar under the clock.

If this is the case, right click the Desktop/Properties/Appearance/
Advanced. Under the Item drop box choose Caption Buttons and change the
number by one, ok your way out, then rest to 25.

And/or reset your default to the XP Theme.

Other options to consider if the above doesn't help, nor moving the glider
over toward the Start Button to list only three icons in the Quick Launch
bar:

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Jennifer]

Thanks for your detailed repy Kelly.
I am an experienced computer user, and I know what I am
doing. but this is baffling. You offered some excellent
suggestions, and I tried all of them.

1. My icons are all standard size. I resized the caption
buttons to 24 and back to 25 again.
2. I reset to XP theme. The only change I had made
previously was to remove the shadows to save memory.
3. I have reduced to only 3 quick launch icons.
4. If there are no programs open, my taskbar has an empty
space along the bottom line (except for the date area
which shows more detailed info).
5. If I have any programs open, they go to the bottom
line, under the quick launch icons.
6. The gliders display the double headed arrow, but they
will not move. There are 2 gliders - one between the
start button and the quick launch icons, and one directly
under that, with nothing on the left, and the open
programs on the right.

You really seem to know what you are talking about,
Kelly. I am thinking this may be caused by a corrupt
registy key, which fills up the space allocated to the
quick launch bar, and forces the glider after it down to
the next row.

 

[Jennifer]

You are probably right. I have grabbed the handles, but
the double headed arrows will not move in either
direction. The handles appear before the quick launch
icons and at the beginning of the next row.
Jennifer

 

[Tom Swift]

Right-click on the taskbar and remove the checkmark from 'Lock the Taskbar'.
Now try again.

Tom Swift

 

[Kelly]

Hi Jennifer,

I can only suggest from here in trying to set the Taskbar to default:

Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality (Line 164)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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Thanks for your detailed repy Kelly.
I am an experienced computer user, and I know what I am
doing. but this is baffling. You offered some excellent
suggestions, and I tried all of them.

1. My icons are all standard size. I resized the caption
buttons to 24 and back to 25 again.
2. I reset to XP theme. The only change I had made
previously was to remove the shadows to save memory.
3. I have reduced to only 3 quick launch icons.
4. If there are no programs open, my taskbar has an empty
space along the bottom line (except for the date area
which shows more detailed info).
5. If I have any programs open, they go to the bottom
line, under the quick launch icons.
6. The gliders display the double headed arrow, but they
will not move. There are 2 gliders - one between the
start button and the quick launch icons, and one directly
under that, with nothing on the left, and the open
programs on the right.

You really seem to know what you are talking about,
Kelly. I am thinking this may be caused by a corrupt
registy key, which fills up the space allocated to the
quick launch bar, and forces the glider after it down to
the next row.