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Comment from steve on 2008-11-06

2008-11-06T18:45:29Z

your a lifesaver---yes you are!

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Comment from caroline on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T23:33:58Z

thanks for the help leo! managed to move my task bar back to correct place, and am not pc literate, and am most grateful xx

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Comment from Sorcha B on 2008-06-28

2008-06-28T19:25:01Z

Omg thank you so much Leo!my taskbar went to the left of my screen and i didnt now what to do!now its locked and looking cool after being customised!

Thanks again Leo!(no need to answer this one.)

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Comment from IanK on 2008-06-09

2008-06-09T13:45:26Z

Leo
When I right click on a button I no longer get a menu box with options. Instead the buttons just light up or flash ... I have no idea what the flashing means or how to navigate between buttons etc. Please help

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Comment from Karl on 2008-04-30

2008-04-30T15:18:28Z

Answer was useless. I could not drag the bottom task bar up even with the bar unlocked.

I nedd a functional solution, please. My toolbars are way too samll and the text is micro, for aliens with super-vision. What idiots would design a computer with these specs and not have a simple fix. This is why IT people are NOT PROFESSIONALS, they are mercenaries, with few ethics/morals.

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Comment from james boylan on 2008-02-05

2008-02-05T22:46:26Z

iwould like to make my task bar its original size, can you help please.also i lost my home page due to a virus how do i restore it please help, thanks james

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Comment from JOHANN DOHMANN on 2007-12-23

2007-12-24T02:47:48Z

THE TOOLBAR ON THE BOTTOM IS SO SMALL I NEED A MAG.GLASS TO SEE IT ,HOW DO I MAKE THE PRINT BIGGER??

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-10-31

2007-10-31T19:25:43Z

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Comment from Sally Lightfoot on 2007-10-31

2007-10-31T10:35:07Z

Leo..please help me. My taskbar suddenly has appeared on the left side of my screen. I want it at the bottom of my screen as always. How do I position it at the bottom again? I've read your article and see no way to move the taskbar to the bottom of my screen. Thank you

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Comment from DAMETRIA on 2007-10-11

2007-10-11T22:04:21Z

I DID EVERYTHING AND THE TASKBAR STILL WONT APPARE WHAT DO I DI I REALLY DID EVERY

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Comment from Faye on 2007-04-01

2007-04-01T20:14:56Z

My task bar disappeared. How do I program it back? I have tried your suggestion of Crt+ESC, but nothing happens. HEEELLLLP!!! Faye

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Comment from Rachel on 2007-01-16

2007-01-16T18:20:17Z

My taskbar is on the side of my desktop and I need it back on the bottom. Please help me fix this problem

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Comment from linet on 2006-10-16

2006-10-16T08:58:45Z

i've tried all you listed on the task bar but all in vain. my problem is the task bar appears at the beginning when windows xp is loading once windows through with loading the task bar disappears plaese assist

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Comment from Nick on 2006-09-01

2006-09-02T05:44:27Z

Mine was the same as Rob's, it seems I accidentally dragged one of the two icons on the left of the task bar UNDER the other icon. In other words I was having two rows of icons on the left and Windows was simply accomodating them. I dragged one of the icons back to the same line as the other one and it went back to normal

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Comment from rob on 2006-08-31

2006-09-01T01:05:57Z

my task bar is twice as wide as a normal task bar. How can I change it back to the normal default width. ( my task bar is not locked and I still can not reduce the width) what do I do?

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Comment from Josh on 2006-07-29

2006-07-30T01:55:14Z

I was messing around with some themes and my taskbar reverted to some older version. I'm trying to get it back to the origional XP version but can't. I tried Going to properties and changing the appearence, but that changes everything but the taskbar. I have a Grey, square old looking taskbar and i want it back to the silver, sleek taskbar we all know and love.

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Comment from Emil on 2006-07-19

2006-07-19T20:15:26Z

well my task bar from under the desktop, somehow switched to right side of the dekto and opens from the side, how do i make it go back to normal.

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Comment from Joyce on 2006-06-28

2006-06-28T12:33:34Z

Why can't I kep my running applications on my task bar? And when they disappear how do I get them back to my taskbar? Thanks.

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Comment from Dusty on 2006-06-15

2006-06-16T00:24:18Z

My task bar doesn't stay in the settings that I set it to. I make it two wide and when I boot up it goes back the normal size. what can I do to get it to stay?

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Comment from Anthony R on 2006-06-06

2006-06-06T12:53:29Z

If your taskbar icons become too big and fuzzy for whatever reason this is how you can restore them back to normal size:
Goto "Display Properties" click on "Appearance" and under "windows and buttons" drop down menu, choose "Windows Classic Style"
This will reset all icons back to default and you can customise accordingly if you wish.
Good luck!

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Comment from Bill L on 2006-05-23

2006-05-23T20:03:11Z

Use a Win XP Pro O/S. The task bar was accidently maximized and now you can not minimize it to it's original setting. The arrows appear that allow you to maximize or minimize the task bar but you can not make it small than two inches. I have right clicked and gone to properties thinking it was locked and it not not locked so what do I do?

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Comment from Dave on 2006-05-17

2006-05-17T12:29:01Z

What if the buttons on my taskbar have disappeared altogether, however the taskbar remains intact and the quick launch buttons also remain intact? How can I bring the buttons back?
They disappeared shortly after my son moved the taskbar to another part of the screen and I brought it back to the bottom.
Thanks!

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Comment from Tony on 2006-05-15

2006-05-15T23:27:27Z

My taskbar is on the right hand side of my screen and it wont stay in the position I want ti to. Every time I load windows its shifts it back to a narrower size even though it is locked. Any ideas. Thanks

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Comment from jb on 2006-04-27

2006-04-27T13:34:42Z

Andrea, i have the same problem, it happens when you accidently drag the top of your bar to either side of the creen - its liike a 1 in 100 case =)

in the meantime i have had luck in dragging it back down to the horizontal position.

dont let it drive you nuts, because i know it will lol =)

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Comment from Elsie on 2005-12-12

2005-12-13T04:10:14Z

My taskbar is too big, how do I make it smaller. It is unlocked and I cannot drag it downward

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Comment from Andrea on 2005-11-18

2005-11-18T23:36:06Z

HELP!My taskbar suddenly went up to the left side of the screen.I can move it to the right and make it bigger but I cant make it go down.Please help its driving me crazy!!!!!

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Comment from Zarmog on 2005-11-05

2005-11-05T09:29:24Z

a usefull utility that i use is XNeat .. it allows me to minimize any window to the system tray giving me more space .. plus the option to re-arrange the taskbar items .. you can get it from http://www.xneat.com/

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Comment from A B Hester on 2005-10-01

2005-10-01T17:42:45Z

My problem is the missing taskbar that appears just above the start button at the bottom of the screen. It shows when MSN has finished downloading etc. I don't know how it stopped appearing. Thanks.

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Comment from Leo on 2005-06-30

2005-06-30T16:45:15Z

I don't really know what you mean by "desktop names". Guessing: Try right clicking on the taskbar (in an unused area, clicking on "toolbars" and if "desktop" is checked, uncheck it.

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Comment from Michael Sovich on 2005-06-28

2005-06-28T19:01:06Z

My task bar has my desk top names in them. Between the start and icons to the time. (right side.) How do I get them out?
Thank you

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Comment from Leo on 2005-06-22

2005-06-22T19:49:53Z

Wow. Not sure what happened there. Should be working again. Thanks for letting me know.

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Comment from John-Eric Bigbie on 2005-06-22

2005-06-22T12:04:35Z

the pay pal links on the "buy leo a latte" section seem to be down... tell me when they're up, you saved me a bunch of time. :-)

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Comment from John-Eric Bigbie on 2005-06-22

2005-06-22T11:59:49Z

worked like a charm. Many thanks!

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Comment from Leo on 2005-06-21

2005-06-22T03:45:27Z

This article may help: http://ask-leo.com/why_dont_running_programs_show_in_my_taskbar.html

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Comment from John-Eric Bigbie on 2005-06-21

2005-06-21T14:42:57Z

to clarify the previous question (sorrry),
- i can't seem to find an answer in the article
- it is only the "taskbar" i.e. the section of the bottom of my screen that shows open folders and applications that is missing. the start button, the quick launch section and the notification area are all there. I can't move the other sections to make way for this part of the taskbar. I have of course unlocked the taskbar. This happened when i was trying to resize the Google Desktop deskbar in the notification area.

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Comment from John-Eric Bigbie on 2005-06-21

2005-06-21T10:26:28Z

I appear to have "lost" the section of my "task bar" section of my task bar. I have (from the left of my screen) the start button, the quick launch, and the notification area on the right. What is missing is the section that actually shows what files and applications are actually running. Windows seems to think that these are in an area BELOW the bottom of my screen, but i cannot seem to change this, no matter how hard i try. A large Latte to the person who tells me how to fix this in simple english!

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Comment from Kari Henrie on 2005-05-27

2005-05-28T05:21:52Z

I have the same problem Logan has. I'm running tablet XP professional and when I miniumize programs they disappear like under the task bar.I've spent hours in all setting menus and help trying to find info on how to fix this.

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Comment from Trek on 2004-12-13

2004-12-13T11:02:22Z

You can retrieve you original look for your icons by reapplying the default windows style under appearance in 'Display Properties'. Worked a treat for me - bye bye chunky icons... :)

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Comment from Logan Kriete on 2004-09-22

2004-09-22T20:55:50Z

I don't know what I did, but I'm running WinXP Tablet (based off of Pro). Somehow, my taskbar "programs" have dissapeared. I have quicklaunch and the tablet pc input panel on my bar (the tablet pc input panel is always on) and I always had them shrunk. Now, it or thw quick launch take up the ENTIRE bar, leaving no room for the programs. I can't even see them if I extend the bar upwards. There are no drag handles other than the ones on the left, which doesn't help w/ resizing. Can anyone help?

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Comment from gold on 2004-09-22

2004-09-22T17:04:34Z

my operating system is XP and I have somehow changed my taskbar/toolbar to larger than I like. (no I didnt do it by unlocking taskbar and dragging it larger)It looks twice as large as it used to. I mean the icons are big and the date/clock is stack on each other. Any idea how I might have done this, and how to fix??

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Comment from BuLoK on 2004-07-12

2004-07-12T13:32:26Z

My taskbar icons are HUGE!!! They suddenly became big the last time I booted and I'm going crazy! Does anyone know how to resize taskbar icons? Help.

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Comment from Leo on 2004-06-26

2004-06-26T20:39:25Z

Does the account you're logged in as have administrative priveleges? Might need to give it temporarily at least. I also found thus utility that might help: http://ask-leo.com/d-tbplus - caveat is that I have NOT tried it myself. I'd be interested in hearing if it works, though.

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Comment from alan on 2004-06-26

2004-06-26T20:32:38Z

Can't fix the taskbar, which has migrated to the left side of the monitor, because it won't unlock. When the screen comes up which would give the "unlock" choice, it is faded out and can't be clicked on.

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