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Ed - 30 Jan 2006 21:46 GMT

This happens on my wife's computer sometimes, but not frequently
enough for
me to remember how to get it back down to the bottom where it belongs.
Could someone remind me?

I've searched Windows Help and Google Groups, getting the instructions
to
unlock the taskbar an "drag it to where you want it." However, it
doesn't drag.
I can drag the edge, making it fatter, but it remains stuck to the
right side of the
desktop.

TIA

Ed

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Wesley Vogel - 30 Jan 2006 22:45 GMT

Right click the taskbar, then click to clear the Lock Taskbar option.

Left click, in the middle of the Taskbar, hold down the button and drag the
Taskbar down to the bottom.

Right click the taskbar, then click Lock the Taskbar.

Now it can't be moved or resized unless the Lock Taskbar option is cleared
again.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
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> This happens on my wife's computer sometimes, but not frequently
> enough for
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> Ed

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Ed - 30 Jan 2006 23:19 GMT

Wes,

The taskbar is unlocked, but left clicking and holding the middle
doesn't "grab" it
for dragging. That's the problem.

Ed

> Right click the taskbar, then click to clear the Lock Taskbar
> option.
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> again.

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Ed - 30 Jan 2006 23:31 GMT

Got it!

I've been double tapping the touch pad so long that I can no longer
remember
what a right click and left click are!

Thanks.

Ed

> Right click the taskbar, then click to clear the Lock Taskbar
> option.
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Wesley Vogel - 31 Jan 2006 01:06 GMT

There's always something. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

> Got it!
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>>> Ed

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