Task bar double height

[Panic]

My friend has Win XP, SP3. Over the phone he described to me his problem
with his task bar. It is double height. Most of his "stuff" is on the
upper layer with just a few dashes on the lower layer. He has tried to use
the cursor to drag it back to one layer but it won't budge.

I think he should try to delete those dashes on the lower layer, if he can.
Any ideas? I will forward any emails to him.

 

[Jose]

My friend has Win XP, SP3.  Over the phone he described to me his problem
with his task bar.  It is double height.  Most of his "stuff" is on the
upper layer with just a few dashes on the lower layer.  He has tried touse
the cursor to drag it back to one layer but it won't budge.

I think he should try to delete those dashes on the lower layer, if he can.
Any ideas?  I will forward any emails to him.

Try:

Right click the Taskbar, Properties and uncheck Lock the Taskbar,
resize it, and lock it again.

 

[Malke]

My friend has Win XP, SP3. Over the phone he described to me his problem
with his task bar. It is double height. Most of his "stuff" is on the
upper layer with just a few dashes on the lower layer. He has tried to
use the cursor to drag it back to one layer but it won't budge.

I think he should try to delete those dashes on the lower layer, if he
can.
Any ideas? I will forward any emails to him.

What happens is that the end "margin" of the QuickLaunch toolbar has gotten
so far over to the right that it is now down below. Unlock the Taskbar and
then "grab" the dotted line on the bottom bar (it will be a solid line if
you are using Windows Classic) and drag it up to immediately to the right
of the QuickLaunch icons. Now you've successfully made the QuickLaunch
toolbar shorter and can "grab" the top bar of the Taskbar and "push" it
down to the regular one-tier height.

Malke

 

[Panic]

Thanks Malke. I've forwarded your comment to my friend.