Clearing Task Bar past items in Windows XP?
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SUMMARY\nThis article describes how to clear the Past Items list in the Customize Notifications window. \nMORE INFORMATION\nWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.\n\nTo clear the Past Items list, perform the following steps: 1. Delete the IconStreams and PastIconsStream values from the following registry key:\nHKEY_CURRENT_USER&#92;Software&#92;Microsoft&#92;Windows&#92;CurrentVersion&#92;Explorer&#92;TrayNotify  \n2. Open Task Manager, click the Processes tab, click Explorer.exe, and then click End Process. \n3. In Task Manager, click File, click New Task, type explorer, and then click OK. \n\nPlease give me best answer now. Thanks!
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start, control panel, taskbar and start menu\n\ntick or untick lock the taskbar, as well as auto-hide the taskbar
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Right click on the taskbar >Properties>and uncheck the "Group similar taskbar buttons" box. Then click Apply...that shud fix it .\nThanks .\nColin.
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Place your mouse over the task bar right click on the bar check to see if the lock task bar is checked. if so un checked it. Now place your mouse on the task bar while depressing the left mouse key drag it to the bottom of the screen and release. Good Luck
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ok when it pops up right click on it and go to properties --> in the properties there should be a check box that makes it automatically hide ( It will be self explantory as it will say something along the lines of automatically hide the task bar ) basically un check that checkbox and also make sure that the task bar isnt locked.\n\nThen you should be able to make your cursour go into a split cursor which will look like 2 arrows, one facing up and one facing down. you have to get the cursour half way over the desktop and half way over the task bar ( if you move the cursor slow enough before it goes fully on to the desktop you will see it change between the two types of cursor ) Then drag it back down to how you want it :)\n\nLook here :\n\nhttp://www.coolnerds.com/XP/Taskbar/xpTaskbar.htm\n\nHope this helps, if not email me and I will get back to you, just make sure to let me know who you are and what it was you need help with so I dont get confused\n\nThanks
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Go into the program files folder in the hardrive and delete all the files for it, then remove your shortcuts from elsewhere on the PC
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XP has this desktop cleanup wizard which moves unused icons on the desktop.\nCheck if that is the coz of the problem\n\nTo enable / Disable it DO the following:\nTo remove unused desktop icons\nOpen Display in Control Panel. \nOn the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop. \nUnder Desktop cleanup, click Clean Desktop Now. \nFollow the directions in the Desktop Cleanup Wizard. \n Notes\n\nTo open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display. \nThe Desktop Cleanup Wizard displays a list of the desktop icons that have not been used for 60 days or more, enabling you to remove those icons that you don't want on your desktop. You can retrieve icons you have removed by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop. \nClear the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days check box if you don't want the wizard to run automatically every two months. \nYou can remove an individual desktop icon by right-clicking the icon and then clicking Delete. \nTo add or remove the icons for My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer, select or clear those items under Desktop icons. \n\nCheers !!!!
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Just click on the task bar and drag it back to the bottom of your page! ;-)
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http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm\n\nThis one will tell exactly what each one does, if you can do without it, and how to remove them
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right click then click on clear
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On windows XP or similar go start - all programs - startup. Find the programs you don't want to run at startup, right mouse click on them and go to the delete option.
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I fyour taskbar's been moved from the original location, you can move it back by right-clicking on any part of it which is tan & unchecking Lock the Toolbars.  Then you can move it wherever you wish.
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click veiw then uncheck status bar
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Right click on Status bar and choice Properties  click on Start Menu tab and click on Customize button and then click Clear List button
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Turn WindowBlinds  and other object desktop items off.
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you delete the program at what it sais in top left corner when it pops up from controll panel
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Use CCleaner, it will clear out most search bar histories.  To stop it from keeping them, check in the search bar's Preferences.