taskbar changed size -- too big -- and i can't change it back

Anonymous
2009-12-06T05:09:32+00:00

my taskbar changed from bottom to right side of my screen.  when i moved it back down, the task bar went from a single row of start up icons with open application windows in the same row on the right side to basically two rows -- top row has start up icons, 2nd row has the beneath the first row, even though there is plenty of room in the top row for them.

  the top sizing arrow doesn't do anything at all and the only sizing handle i can see is located on the right side of the start button and won't move.  (and yes, the taskbar is unlocked)  the task bar is about an inch high and even when i change the size of my icons to the smallest i STILL can't get the blasted thing to shrink down to it's former 1/2" or so. 

i wouldn't care except that i don't have access to the bottom portion of some open applications -- mostly games -- and there are buttons there that i have to click on to continue working.

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Anonymous
2011-03-20T20:53:43+00:00

I found the answer! Leo Notenboom for AskLeo.info.

"Click on an empty area of the taskbar and hold the mouse button down.

Now, just drag the mouse down to where you want the taskbar to be. Once you get close enough, it'll jump right into place.

To keep it from jumping around again, right click on the taskbar, and then select Lock the Taskbar.

If you like, you can actually put your taskbar on top, the bottom or any side of the screen you like.

That's all there is to it!" Leo Notenboom for AskLeo.info.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-20T10:20:51+00:00

    Thanks, but problem has not been resolved. Off to my Computer Man.!!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-19T01:51:40+00:00

    I found that the culprit was google chrome. I uninstalled it and installed it again and have had no problem since.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-18T16:13:13+00:00

    Hello,

    Unfortunately I don't have a repair person locally. Last one left town when windows 10 appeared. One in a nearby town left two key loggers on my laptop, and I now have hundreds of screen shot type photos to delete too.

    Not keen on Androids either.

    Have killed my last windows 10 tablet. I might have punched it, and this one may follow.

    Have a windows 7 laptop, but some things don't work on it. Windows 10 laptop is not too bad, but again when I want help have to search. I usually find everyone else is searching too, or most answers are too old to help.

    I am still getting advice for xp and windows 7 in from most searches, even with Microsoft.

    Spent the night on a reset, and it worked- until the next time!

    Regards,

    Meg

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-18T13:18:22+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for info. Not to keen on doing a recovery. May visit my local private computer man. Just trying to do it on the cheap?????

    Did not get these occasional but annoying upsets when on Windows 7.

    Have heard of several moving back to 7!!!

    Cheers,

    Arthur Morris.

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