start button

[Al and Joan]

My start button is stuck at the top left corner and I can't drag it down to
the bottom left. The system tray items are also up there. I was able to drag
the quick launch items down but not these

 

[JS]

Right click on Taskbar, unlock it,
left click and drag taskbar back to the bottom of the display.
Right click and "Lock the Taskbar".

Also:
Move your taskbar to a new spot
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/movetaskbar.mspx

JS
http://www.pagestart.com

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

My start button is stuck at the top left corner and I can't drag it down to
the bottom left. The system tray items are also up there.

So it's not the Start button and the System Tray, it's the *entire*
task bar.

Although by default the task bar appears on the bottom of the screen,
it can be on any of the sides you prefer it on. To move it from any
side to another, simply click on an unused part of it and drag it
where you want it. Be sure to click *within* it, not on the edge;
clicking on the edge and dragging will resize it.

If it won't move, it may be locked. In that case, right click on it
and uncheck "Lock the taskbar," then try again.

I was able to drag
the quick launch items down but not these

The Quick Launch bar is a toolbar, by default on the Task Bar, but it
can be dragged off the Task Bar and docked on another side of the
screen too.

That's what you did. Drag the QL bar back to the task bar before
dragging the task bar to the bottom.

 

[Al and Joan]

Did all that doesn't move. Did you mean right click and drag

 

[Al and Joan]

Can't seem to drag anything. Do I have to drag quick launch back to the top

 

[Al and Joan]

Well, I restarted computer and quick launch is back on top, but I still
can't drag anything. Is there something in the registry that I could change

Thank you, Al

Can't seem to drag anything. Do I have to drag quick launch back to the
top

 

[JS]

No, its Left Click and drag, you need to drag until
the mouse cursor is nearly down to the bottom of the screen.

JS
http://www.pagestart.com

 

[JS]

Also from Kelly's Korner:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

JS
http://www.pagestart.com

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Well, I restarted computer and quick launch is back on top, but I still
can't drag anything. Is there something in the registry that I could change

Note the important two points in my message below:

.. Be sure to click *within* it, not on the edge; clicking on the edge
and dragging will resize it.

.. If it won't move, it may be locked. In that case, right click on it
and uncheck "Lock the taskbar," then try again.

If neither of those is your problem, it will drag. Keep trying.

 

[Elmo]

Well, I restarted computer and quick launch is back on top, but I still
can't drag anything. Is there something in the registry that I could change

Thank you, Al

First you have to make sure the Taskbar is unlocked. Right-click the
Taskbar; if "Lock the Taskbar" is checked, click it to remove the check.

Then click on the Taskbar, in a blank area AFTER the running tasks, and
before the Language bar, or Notification area. You need to click the
"surface", not the border where you would resize the bar. While
clicked, drag it to the bottom of the screen.

Right-click the Taskbar, click "Lock the Taskbar" so it won't move again.

 

[Al and Joan]

Thank you everyone, finally dragged it from whence it came

Al

 

[M.I.5¾]

Note the important two points in my message below:

. Be sure to click *within* it, not on the edge; clicking on the edge
and dragging will resize it.

. If it won't move, it may be locked. In that case, right click on it
and uncheck "Lock the taskbar," then try again.

If neither of those is your problem, it will drag. Keep trying.

Just to clarify things. You have to click within the task bar itself to
drag it and *not* the quick launch area. The task bar is the bit with the
rectangular buttons that appear and disappear as you open and close
applications. The areas are deliniated with two vertical dotted lines but
only when the task bar is unlocked. Depending how your task bar is
arranged, you can also drag by clicking the area underneath the 'Start'
button (but only if there is such an area).