Taskbar problem

If I've installed a number of programs and hardware
devices in the meantime and I select a restore point that
is prior to these installs, would I have to install these
programs and devices again?

>-----Original Message-----
>Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >

System Restore

>and select a Restore Point that was created prior to the

time the problem

>became known.
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
>---------------------------------------------------------

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>
>"Jeanne Fromer" <jfromer@post.harvard.edu> wrote in

message:

> news:046401c34ec5$7acc5080$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>
>| Hi,
>|
>| For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>| enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to

the

>| point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to

the

>| display of the time, the day of the week is displayed.

I

>| have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>| taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest.

Does

>| anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>| problem?
>|
>| Thank you very much,
>| Jeannie
>.
>

yes you would.

>-----Original Message-----
>If I've installed a number of programs and hardware
>devices in the meantime and I select a restore point

that

>is prior to these installs, would I have to install

these

>programs and devices again?
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >

>System Restore

>>and select a Restore Point that was created prior to

the

>time the problem

>>became known.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Nicholas
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------

-

>--------------------

>>
>>"Jeanne Fromer" <jfromer@post.harvard.edu> wrote in

>message:

>> news:046401c34ec5$7acc5080$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>>| Hi,
>>|
>>| For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>>| enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to

>the

>>| point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to

>the

>>| display of the time, the day of the week is

displayed.

>I

>>| have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>>| taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest.

>Does

>>| anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>>| problem?
>>|
>>| Thank you very much,
>>| Jeannie
>>.
>>

>.
>

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 06:47:37 -0700, "Jeanne Fromer"
<jfromer@post.harvard.edu> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to the
>point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to the
>display of the time, the day of the week is displayed. I
>have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest. Does
>anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>problem?
>

Suggestions:
-- Is there a toolbar on the taskbar? If yes, right click within it's
boundarys. Check that View> Small Icons is selected.

-- Remove any presently displayed toolbars from taskbar and then try
resizing it.

-- Check Display> Settings> Advanced. Are Fonts set to "Normal [96dpi]"?

-- Also in Display but under Appearance, check the Scheme being used.
May want to try reapplying your desired "theme" and/or "scheme" to
re-establish normal dimensions for various elements within the GUI.
NOTE: Changing value of Icon Spacing [Vertical] can cause the taskbar to
"grow" in height.

-- Check Control Panel> Accessibility Options. Turn off anything that
would enable "large" display (Magnifier, for example).

PS in regards to another question you asked in this thread: Yes, you
would have to reinstall programs that were installed after the date/time
of any particular restore point. If you are in the habit of storing
important items on the desktop (documents, for example), you could lose
those too.

Sharon F
MS MVP
[Windows XP - Shell/User]

Thank you all for your help. By resetting my scheme to
the basic one for Windows XP, the problem solved itself!

>-----Original Message-----
>On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 06:47:37 -0700, "Jeanne Fromer"
><jfromer@post.harvard.edu> wrote:
>

>>Hi,
>>
>>For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>>enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to

the

>>point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to

the

>>display of the time, the day of the week is displayed.

I

>>have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>>taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest.

Does

>>anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>>problem?
>>

>
>Suggestions:
>-- Is there a toolbar on the taskbar? If yes, right

click within it's

>boundarys. Check that View> Small Icons is selected.
>
>-- Remove any presently displayed toolbars from taskbar

and then try

>resizing it.
>
>-- Check Display> Settings> Advanced. Are Fonts set

to "Normal [96dpi]"?

>
>-- Also in Display but under Appearance, check the

Scheme being used.

>May want to try reapplying your desired "theme"

and/or "scheme" to

>re-establish normal dimensions for various elements

within the GUI.

>NOTE: Changing value of Icon Spacing [Vertical] can

cause the taskbar to

>"grow" in height.
>
>-- Check Control Panel> Accessibility Options. Turn off

anything that

>would enable "large" display (Magnifier, for example).
>
>PS in regards to another question you asked in this

thread: Yes, you

>would have to reinstall programs that were installed

after the date/time

>of any particular restore point. If you are in the habit

of storing

>important items on the desktop (documents, for example),

you could lose

>those too.
>
>Sharon F
>MS MVP
>[Windows XP - Shell/User]
>
>.
>

I'm fairly new to computers. I picked up that recent
virus that has been going around that shuts your computer
off after you connect to the internet however it seems to
have created another problem I cannot seem to fix. When I
open a window in any program it no longer appears on my
task bar. And when I minimize it, it is separate from the
task bar. How do I change it back so that my windows are
lined up on my task bar again?

Dear Sir
My TASKBAR in windos xp doesnot work corroctly.When I
open a program(icon),nothing appears in taskbar and when I
minimized a window ,in taskbar I cannot see anything too.
In my taskbar there are only language bar ,quick launch &
in other part volum icon.
I am looking forward to here from you as soon as possible.
your faithfully
A.Amini

Hello Arash,

I suggest you visit MS-MVP Kelly's website at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Note the instructions at the top of the page,
then scroll down to line 240,
(Programs Aren't Minimized in the Taskbar)

Right-click the hyperlink, then click | Save Target As |
to download the file, "xp_taskbar_desktop_fixall.vbs",
then double-click and follow the prompts.

Jan

>-----Original Message-----
>Dear Sir
>My TASKBAR in windos xp doesnot work corroctly.When I
>open a program(icon),nothing appears in taskbar and when I
>minimized a window ,in taskbar I cannot see anything too.
>In my taskbar there are only language bar ,quick launch &
>in other part volum icon.
>I am looking forward to here from you as soon as possible.
>your faithfully
>A.Amini

When ever I log on, the taskbar freezes up and I cannot
use the Start button until I stop a SVCHost using task
manager. In addition there is an additional toolbar on
the taskbar called BWk. Any help is appreciated.