Prev: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested serv
Next: Language Bar
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 23 Apr 2010 10:40
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:49:57 -0700, "Ron Patterson"
<a.baba(a)mindspring.com> wrote:

> WOW - I did a lot of research and did not find this hint anywhere. Good
> work Ken and a tip of the hat to Malke. It was the second suggestion,
> Malke's that worked a charm. I had tried about everything but that.
>
> Now I can sleep tonight.
>
> Again - many thanks as this was making me crazy.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

And I hope Malke gets to see your thanks here too.




> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:1nt1t55ts85hpi4egon7adpdsa7lf7pgp4(a)4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:28:19 -0700, "Ron Patterson"
> > <a.baba(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> >> the bottom grey bar
> >
> >
> > You mean the "Task Bar"?
> >
> >
> >> used to have my open programs on the left and the quick
> >> launch icons on the right
> >>
> >> I now have two bars on the bottom - the top one has quick launch icons on
> >> the left -
> >> the bottom one has open programs on the left
> >>
> >> I am going nuts trying to get this to look like it originally did - just
> >> one bar in height - open programs at left - quick icons at the right
> >>
> >> I have 'googled' this and none of the suggestions work
> >
> >
> > The task bar is resizable, like a window. Put the cursor on the edge
> > and wiggle it slightly to make it turn into a double-headed arrow.
> > Then click and drag it to the size you want.
> >
> > If it won't resize, it may be locked. In that case, right click on it
> > and uncheck "Lock the Taskbar," Then try again.
> >
> > Also note that if you have toolbars on the task bar on multiple lines,
> > you won't be able to reduce the task bar size to fewer than that
> > number of lines. Put all the toolbars on one line first.
> >
> > If you're still having trouble, read the following, quoted from MVP
> > Malke: "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 the classic style) 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."
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
>

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
First  |  Prev  | 
Pages: 1 2
Prev: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested serv
Next: Language Bar