Task Bar Issue

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I am running XP SP2 on a Leveno desktop.



My task bar suddenly went from one line to two lines on the bottom left side

of the screen and to 3 lines on the bottom right side of the screen. How do

I get everything back to one line?
 
First tell me why SP3 hasn't been installed yet and what other updates you

may be missing?



Note: Extended Support for WinXP SP2 ends on 10 July 2010. After that date,

computers running WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered any further critical

security updates, Automatic Updates will not work, and Windows Update

website will not be accessible until SP3 is installed.





JohnK wrote:

> I am running XP SP2 on a Leveno desktop.

>

> My task bar suddenly went from one line to two lines on the bottom left

> side

> of the screen and to 3 lines on the bottom right side of the screen. How

> do

> I get everything back to one line?
 
"JohnK" wrote in message

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>I am running XP SP2 on a Leveno desktop.

>

> My task bar suddenly went from one line to two lines on the bottom

> left side of the screen and to 3 lines on the bottom right side of the

> screen. How do I get everything back to one line?



Right-click in a blank part of the middle of the Taskbar...this will

bring up a context menu.

In the menu that pops up, if there is a check-mark next to Lock The

Taskbar, click it to remove the check-mark.



Now move your mouse pointer to the top edge of the Taskbar, till the

pointer turns into a 2-headed arrow, pointing up and down.

While it is a 2-headed arrow, click and hold the left (primary) mouse

button, and drag the top of the Taskbar down slowly, till it turns into

a single line again, then release the mouse button.



Now you can right-click inside the Taskbar again, and in the menu, click

to put a check next to Lock The Taskbar, so it can't move.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

A+

http://dts-l.net/
 
Thanks for the response and the help.



My problem is solved.



"glee" wrote in message

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> "JohnK" wrote in message

> news:%23C5VxRnuKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>I am running XP SP2 on a Leveno desktop.

>>

>> My task bar suddenly went from one line to two lines on the bottom left

>> side of the screen and to 3 lines on the bottom right side of the screen.

>> How do I get everything back to one line?

>

> Right-click in a blank part of the middle of the Taskbar...this will bring

> up a context menu.

> In the menu that pops up, if there is a check-mark next to Lock The

> Taskbar, click it to remove the check-mark.

>

> Now move your mouse pointer to the top edge of the Taskbar, till the

> pointer turns into a 2-headed arrow, pointing up and down.

> While it is a 2-headed arrow, click and hold the left (primary) mouse

> button, and drag the top of the Taskbar down slowly, till it turns into a

> single line again, then release the mouse button.

>

> Now you can right-click inside the Taskbar again, and in the menu, click

> to put a check next to Lock The Taskbar, so it can't move.

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

> A+

> http://dts-l.net/

>

>
 
Good news...thanks for letting us know.



"JohnK" wrote in message

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> Thanks for the response and the help.

>

> My problem is solved.

>

> "glee" wrote in message

> news:%23%23OJ7WouKHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> "JohnK" wrote in message

>> news:%23C5VxRnuKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>I am running XP SP2 on a Leveno desktop.

>>>

>>> My task bar suddenly went from one line to two lines on the bottom

>>> left side of the screen and to 3 lines on the bottom right side of

>>> the screen. How do I get everything back to one line?

>>

>> Right-click in a blank part of the middle of the Taskbar...this will

>> bring up a context menu.

>> In the menu that pops up, if there is a check-mark next to Lock The

>> Taskbar, click it to remove the check-mark.

>>

>> Now move your mouse pointer to the top edge of the Taskbar, till the

>> pointer turns into a 2-headed arrow, pointing up and down.

>> While it is a 2-headed arrow, click and hold the left (primary) mouse

>> button, and drag the top of the Taskbar down slowly, till it turns

>> into a single line again, then release the mouse button.

>>

>> Now you can right-click inside the Taskbar again, and in the menu,

>> click to put a check next to Lock The Taskbar, so it can't move.

>> --

>> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009

>> A+

>> http://dts-l.net/

>>

>>

>

>
 
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