> I don't know what I did but my icons are now on the right side of the
> screen and taking about a fourth of the screen.
> How do I get it back to normal with the icons across the bottom and
> afull screen for my mail etc.?
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Sounds like you dragged your
Taskbar to the right of your screen...
Just left click it / hold the mouse
button down / and drag it back.
If the bar is too wide...place your
pointer on the edge until you see a
double arrow and drag it to the size
you need.
More info in the following article:
Customize Windows Vista Taskbar
http://www.maximumpcguides.com/move-and-resize-the-windows-vista-taskbar/

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