Two-row taskbar solution

[TomC]

IN XP Pro, with all current updates installed, the unlocked taskbar was
somehow resized to two rows from one. I could manually drag it down to a
line at the bottom of the display, or make it as large as I wanted, but it
would not resize to one row unless I unchecked the Quick Launch toolbar.

I copied all the files from the Quick Launch folder (right click on the
taskbar and click Open Folder) to another folder. With nothing in the Quick
Launch folder, the two-row taskbar showed only the usual vertical-line grey
separator icons stacked one above the other, just to the right of the Start
button. There was a space between the top and bottom icons. While dragging
the icons themselves didn't work, dragging the space between the icons, i.e.
just below the bottom of the top icon, pulling it to the right, immediately
corrected the problem.

I now notice that if I drag the taskbar up, from a single row to more rows,
the separator icon now stretches continuously between rows, while when the
problem was present there were two distinct separator icons.

I can't recreate the problem, so this may be a bit off. It may not be
necessary to clear out the Quick Launch folder.

 

[Sharon F]

IN XP Pro, with all current updates installed, the unlocked taskbar was
somehow resized to two rows from one. I could manually drag it down to a
line at the bottom of the display, or make it as large as I wanted, but it
would not resize to one row unless I unchecked the Quick Launch toolbar.

I copied all the files from the Quick Launch folder (right click on the
taskbar and click Open Folder) to another folder. With nothing in the Quick
Launch folder, the two-row taskbar showed only the usual vertical-line grey
separator icons stacked one above the other, just to the right of the Start
button. There was a space between the top and bottom icons. While dragging
the icons themselves didn't work, dragging the space between the icons, i.e.
just below the bottom of the top icon, pulling it to the right, immediately
corrected the problem.

I now notice that if I drag the taskbar up, from a single row to more rows,
the separator icon now stretches continuously between rows, while when the
problem was present there were two distinct separator icons.

I can't recreate the problem, so this may be a bit off. It may not be
necessary to clear out the Quick Launch folder.

The Quick Launch toolbar was taking up an entire row. I usually run my
taskbar/toolbar this way on purpose. Grabbing the lone separator and
bringing it to the Quick Launch level brings the toolbar back to single
row. Sometimes you get a double row toolbar but if you keep fiddling around
with it, it eventually becomes single row again. Moving icons out of the
toolbar is not necessary but it can be helpful if the toolbar is very full.

 

[kurttrail]

IN XP Pro, with all current updates installed, the unlocked taskbar
was somehow resized to two rows from one. I could manually drag it
down to a line at the bottom of the display, or make it as large as I
wanted, but it would not resize to one row unless I unchecked the
Quick Launch toolbar.
I copied all the files from the Quick Launch folder (right click on
the taskbar and click Open Folder) to another folder. With nothing in
the Quick Launch folder, the two-row taskbar showed only the usual
vertical-line grey separator icons stacked one above the other, just
to the right of the Start button. There was a space between the top
and bottom icons. While dragging the icons themselves didn't work,
dragging the space between the icons, i.e. just below the bottom of
the top icon, pulling it to the right, immediately corrected the
problem.
I now notice that if I drag the taskbar up, from a single row to more
rows, the separator icon now stretches continuously between rows,
while when the problem was present there were two distinct separator
icons.
I can't recreate the problem, so this may be a bit off. It may not be
necessary to clear out the Quick Launch folder.

Are you asking how to have the quick launch bar enable and have the
taskbar only one row in height? Or are you just rambling on about
something no one really cares about for no reason at all?

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[TomC]

I posted a solution to an annoying problem. Had you read and understood my
post, you might have noticed that it contains a description of a problem
followed by a solution to that problem. Had you looked more closely at my
Subject line, you might have noticed the word "solution".

Now, people with the same problem I had can find my solution just by doing a
newsgroup search that includes key words that are in my post. See?

No, don't thank me, always happy to help.

 

[TomC]

Grabbing the lone separator and

bringing it to the Quick Launch level brings the toolbar back to single
row.

Thanks, I guess this must have been what I did.
There was no need for the Quick Launch toolbar to take up more than one row,
it only had three icons when the problem occurred.

TomC

 

[kurttrail]

I posted a solution to an annoying problem. Had you read and
understood my post, you might have noticed that it contains a
description of a problem followed by a solution to that problem.

I read it and it was unclear whether you provided a real solution or
not. And having to clear out the Quick Launch folder is definitely NOT
part of any solution.

Had
you looked more closely at my Subject line, you might have noticed
the word "solution".

Still was unclear whether you were providing one or looking for one.

Now, people with the same problem I had can find my solution just by
doing a newsgroup search that includes key words that are in my post.
See?

If they want to be confused by nonsense, when all they really have to do
is drag the dotted line to the left of the quick launch bar up if the
quick launch bar is on the bottom row, or drag it down, if the quick
launch bar is on the top row.

See one sentence solution. Not the rambling of a moron trying to
over-analyze a very simple problem.

No, don't thank me, always happy to help.

But you didn't help. If people read the posts in this group before
asking their questions, then you would have see the easy solution to
this problem already in the thread, "I can't reduce the Windows taskbar
back to 1 line, w/o it disappearing beneath the bottom of the screen" on
the 17th of this month.

Or you could have used Google to find the answer.



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[TomC]

I read it and it was unclear whether you provided a real solution or not.

So the words in my post, "immediately corrected the problem" didn't give you
a hint?

If they want to be confused by nonsense, when all they really have to do
is drag the dotted line to the left of the quick launch bar up if the
quick launch bar is on the bottom row, or drag it down, if the quick
launch bar is on the top row.

Again, you miss the point. I was not asking for a solution to a problem that
I had already solved. You apparently refuse to get this, but it is true.
Pointing out that your solution does not work is irrelevant -- my Quick
Launch toolbar has no dotted lines to its left or right or anywhere
nearby -- I WAS NOT ASKING FOR A SOLUTION!

It does not matter if others have already posted answers to this or any
other computer problem, what matters is that someone with the same problem
gets a solution when they search. If they enter the words I used, they
should find my solution, that might work for them. If they enter other
words, they might find someone else's solution, fine. If their Quick Launch
toolbar has dotted lines, and they live on your planet, they might find your
solution, which I suppose might work, on your planet. Again, fine.

Yes, I searched on Google groups, and no, I did not get a solution that I
liked within the 10 minutes or so that I was willing to spend searching.
(Running a visual basic script to fix my taskbar, written by an unknown
author, is not my idea of an acceptable solution.)

And having to clear out the Quick Launch folder is definitely NOT part of
any solution.

Cute, a gratuitous assertion.

I am curious, do you actually ever help anyone with anything? Or do you just
spend your time flopping around, drowning in your own bile?

TomC









----- Original Message -----
From: "kurttrail" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Two-row taskbar solution

 

[kurttrail]

So the words in my post, "immediately corrected the problem" didn't
give you a hint?

Not at the end of a paragraph that started with removing the icons from
the quick launch folder.

Again, you miss the point. I was not asking for a solution to a
problem that I had already solved. You apparently refuse to get this,
but it is true. Pointing out that your solution does not work is
irrelevant -- my Quick Launch toolbar has no dotted lines to its left
or right or anywhere nearby -- I WAS NOT ASKING FOR A SOLUTION!

Huh? My solution works. And yours doesn't make any sense. Look at the
only other reply you have gotten in this thread from Sharon. She
answered you like you were asking for help, based on the assumption that
you were looking for help. She called the "dotted line" a "separator,"
but basically we are saying the same thing.

It does not matter if others have already posted answers to this or
any other computer problem, what matters is that someone with the
same problem gets a solution when they search.

Most of the people that ask questions here don't search for an answer
first. If they did, then nine times out of ten they wouldn't have to
ask their question.

And for the one smart person in a thousand that actually does search,
and finds you ignorant ramblings, at least now they have a chance to see
this conversation, and won't have to waste there time removing shortcuts
from the quick launch folder.

If they enter the
words I used, they should find my solution, that might work for them.
If they enter other words, they might find someone else's solution,
fine. If their Quick Launch toolbar has dotted lines, and they live
on your planet, they might find your solution, which I suppose might
work, on your planet. Again, fine.

http://www.marchankin.com/publicfiles/Toolbar.expanded.to.2.lines.pdf

If your taskbar is unlock, then you should have the same dotted line
separators that show in this picture.

Yes, I searched on Google groups, and no, I did not get a solution
that I liked within the 10 minutes or so that I was willing to spend
searching. (Running a visual basic script to fix my taskbar, written
by an unknown author, is not my idea of an acceptable solution.)

LOL! You're in the wrong place to be dissing Kelly! She is hardly
unknown here or in the community of Windows help!

Cute, a gratuitous assertion.

Cute blowing off trying to argue why it is not a correct assertion.

I am curious, do you actually ever help anyone with anything?

Yes, I'm doing it right now. Not you, obviously, but anyone that might
stumble across your nonsense at a later date.

Or do
you just spend your time flopping around, drowning in your own bile?

I had my gall bladder removed in my early twenties, so I haven't stored
up any bile in a long time. It just goes right through me.

----- Original Message -----
From: "kurttrail" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Two-row taskbar solution

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[Guest]

Thank you Tom for this solution. I too had this problem and your solution
fixed the problem. I only had to read through your instructions once to see
that I had the same problem and to understand how to fix it. It is just
unfortunate that I had to read through all of the other garbage in this
thread because I fully understood what you said, implemented your solution
and it worked. Thank you and don't let people who obviously have way too much
time on their hands discourage you from these types of proactive
contributions in the future.

 

[kurttrail]

Thank you Tom for this solution. I too had this problem and your
solution fixed the problem. I only had to read through your
instructions once to see that I had the same problem and to
understand how to fix it. It is just unfortunate that I had to read
through all of the other garbage in this thread because I fully
understood what you said, implemented your solution and it worked.
Thank you and don't let people who obviously have way too much time
on their hands discourage you from these types of proactive
contributions in the future.

Did you waste your time removing icons from the quick launch folder?

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[Guest]

Did you waste your time removing icons from the quick launch folder?

I did as a matter of fact Perhaps it was a waste of time (like less than
a minute), but my problem was solved so I am not really concerned about the
means to the solution. Reading all of your comments on the other hand was a
huge waste of time.

Peace!

Peace does not seem like what you are trying to achieve here.

Thanks again Tom C.

 

[kurttrail]

I did as a matter of fact

Then all you did was follow a fool, and would have been better off
reading Sharon's post.

Perhaps it was a waste of time (like
less than a minute), but my problem was solved so I am not really
concerned about the means to the solution.

And you'll one day follow a fool's suggestion that will make matters
even worse.

Reading all of your
comments on the other hand was a huge waste of time.

Then why did you if the first post was the answer to your problem? You
know it really isn't a "problem," it's that you just didn't know how to
work your OS? In other words the problem was your ignorance.

Peace does not seem like what you are trying to achieve here.

LOL! Peace has many different meanings, which obviously you are too
ignorant to understand.

Thanks again Tom C.

ROFL! Yes, stupid people stick together.

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[Bob I]

Humm? Are you Robin or Tom C? Me thinks someone is playing with themselves!

 

[Randy Brook]

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:39:19 -0600, Sharon F <[email protected]>
wrote:

I had the same problem. Fiddling with the separators was the key to
(mostly) fixing the problem. I still have one extra pair of separators
on the right, between the keyboard language change icons and the
running process icons. Still, that's a big improvement from two rows
with everything out of order.
Thanks.