Taskbar Toolbar Options disabled

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When i right-click onto the taskbar and choose the toolbar options the
sub-menu is grayed-out. First noticed this problem when Media Player 10
wouldn't go into mini-mode. Tried everything i know (not much) to fix this
but to no avail. Can anyone help?
 
Thanks for responding so quickly, unfortunately it hasn't fixed it =(
The problem isn't that the options are just grayed-out (Address, Links,
Windows Media Player etc), they are completely disabled via the taskbar.
Only a small problem but annoying like most small problems are!!
 
Till Wes returns, see:

Q555140 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555140

ClassicShell:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/93507.asp

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Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


Thanks for responding so quickly, unfortunately it hasn't fixed it =(
The problem isn't that the options are just grayed-out (Address, Links,
Windows Media Player etc), they are completely disabled via the taskbar.
Only a small problem but annoying like most small problems are!!
 
Ramesh,

You *are* one busy fellow!! A Community Solutions Article no less. :-)
 
Hi Folks,

You guys have been busy. Thanks for the help, the KB does describe my
symptoms precisely but the fixes do not work!! I am using xp pro by the way:
i do not have the classic shell register in the register editor and
disabling it in the group policy editor does not work either.
Any other suggestions bar a re-install =O ??
 
Another try

NoCloseDragDropBands:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/93209.asp


--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


Hi Folks,

You guys have been busy. Thanks for the help, the KB does describe my
symptoms precisely but the fixes do not work!! I am using xp pro by the
way:
i do not have the classic shell register in the register editor and
disabling it in the group policy editor does not work either.
Any other suggestions bar a re-install =O ??
 
.... another failure.... !!!

Ramesh said:
Another try

NoCloseDragDropBands:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/93209.asp


--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


Hi Folks,

You guys have been busy. Thanks for the help, the KB does describe my
symptoms precisely but the fixes do not work!! I am using xp pro by the
way:
i do not have the classic shell register in the register editor and
disabling it in the group policy editor does not work either.
Any other suggestions bar a re-install =O ??
Click to expand...
 
Have you checked the HKLM hive also?

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

NoCloseDragDropBands

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


.... another failure.... !!!
 
That's worked!!! It was the Local Machine register that was enabled. Thanks
v much for your help =)

Ramesh said:
Have you checked the HKLM hive also?

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

NoCloseDragDropBands

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


.... another failure.... !!!

Ramesh said:
Another try

NoCloseDragDropBands:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/93209.asp


--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


Hi Folks,

You guys have been busy. Thanks for the help, the KB does describe my
symptoms precisely but the fixes do not work!! I am using xp pro by the
way:
i do not have the classic shell register in the register editor and
disabling it in the group policy editor does not work either.
Any other suggestions bar a re-install =O ??
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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