I only have 10 items in my quicklaunch bar. That's not the problem. And
I do use Autohide and I don't have the clock displayed. I already have
Group Similar ... checked. I think one of my kids did something to
change the taskbar.
Diane Kroeckel
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 22:48:15 -0500 Sven <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Hi Diane,
>
> You must have quite a few items in your Quick Launch bar (I have
> 87). When
> you first started using WinXP the Taskbar was configured the way you
> want it
> now but, apparently, after an unknown (to me) number it increases in
> height
> to accommodate the Quick Launch bar and to have room for the Taskbar
> buttons
> (open programs, windows, etc.). I don't know if this can be changed
> or not.
> Perhaps someone with more knowledge than I can answer that.
>
> There is an option in Taskbar Properties to "Group similar taskbar
> buttons".
> You might try that and see if it changes anything. Personally, I
> like the
> extra height because of the extra room and it allows the clock to
> show time,
> day, and date. A work around that may appeal to you is to use the
> "Auto-hide
> the taskbar" option. The Taskbar remains hidden (allows more screen
> space)
> and when you need it, simply move the mouse pointer to the bottom of
> the
> screen and it pops up.
>
> I hope this helps...
> Sven Swanson, Sr.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:26 PM
> Subject: [PCSOFT] xp toolbar
>
>
> I know I should know this, but I can't figure this out. The taskbar
> is
> bigger than it used to be. In Win98 I just use the double arrow to
> make
> it smaller again. But that won't work this time in XP. When I
> remove
> the quick launch bar it goes back to the regular size. But I need
> that
> bar. What simple way is there to get it small, one line, again.
>
> Diane Kroeckel
>
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