windows task bar help please....

[ozball]

Just came home, and my windows task bar is stuck vertically to the left of my screen. Can't seem to drag it to the bottom (horizontal) position...What am I missing? Drives me nuts with the Start buttn in the top LH corner of screen

(Win XP)

thanks in advance

ozball

 

[Penguinfan]

Right click in the task bar and make sure the "lock taskbar" option is UNCHECKED, that should make it able to be moved.

Penguinfan

 

[ozball]

thanks for the quick erply penguin...it is indeed unchecked...I can grab the inside edge and stretch it to half the screen, but can't get my mouse to the top or bottom.

Have fiddled with screen resolutions and am still fiddling

Ant other suggestions?

ozball

 

[Penguinfan]

Sorry, I have reached the limit of my taskbar knowledge. Looks like you'll have to wait till one of the computer guru's shows up.

Penguinfan

 

[Palmetto Pimp]

ozball happened to me a couple of times
you have to click on it and drag it to the bottom
i know it doesnt work rigth away...i never found the correct click sequence but i always managed to get it back down....
click drag...double click drag....just go crazy on the thing and it will return.....let me know if this helps lol

 

[ozball]

Hey it worked!!!!

Took a coupla clicks and drags but Presto...computer looks familiar again.

Thanks njsf25g and Penguinfan

Madjacks is the best at so many things

ozball

 

[Felonious Monk]

i was going to recommend you just reformat the drive but since you figured it out.....

 

[Stuman]

i was going to recommend you just reformat the drive but since you figured it out.....

lol...yea just get out yer restore cd! Problem solved! :lol:

 

[Captain Crunch]

Oz, this happened to me once, but it was on the right side. I know you said you fixed it, but a computer literate friend of mine told me how to do it and you are on the right track.

Just put your cursor in the upper corner of the side of the screen that it is on, and "drag" it DIAGONALLY without letting go towards the opposite corner and letting go when you reach the bottom.