I need Help with a problem with the Windows XP Taskbar?
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move your cursor slowly to the edge, and when you see the little arrows pointing both ways, hold down the left button and move it toward the edge, you just rezized is all
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right click on your start button and choose properties then set your start menu to xp style, you will see icons then.  also, if your task manager is not pulling up, you probably have to much stuff running in the background and your system is struggling with what little memory it has to work with.  Try this:  click on start>Run>type in the open field:  msconfig and click ok.  click on the startup tab at the top and disable all start-up items and then reboot.  i bet your task manager will open then.
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When you use the keyboard combination CTRL+ALT+DEL to open the Windows Security window, Task Manager is opened instead.  This issue occurs if you configured Microsoft Windows XP to use the Welcome screen.\n\nTo resolve this issue, disable the Welcome screen. To do this, follow these steps:\n\n1. In Control Panel, click User Accounts.\n\n2. Click "Change the way users log on or off".\n\n3. Click to clear the "Use the welcome screen for fast and easy logon" check box.\n\n4. Click OK.\n\nNOTE: The "Fast User Switching" option is disabled if the Welcome screen is disabled.\n\nMost of the options that are available on the Windows Security window, including the "Locking the computer" option, can be selected on the Shut Down menu in Task Manager. You can also lock the computer by using the Windows logo key+L keyboard combination.
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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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Try pressing "Win + U" (Win is that key with a MS Windows logo on), and check on the list of tasks if anything strange is on...
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Right click on the task bar to make sure it's not lock, if it's lock you can't move it.  Left click and hold, drag the task bar to where you like the start button.  Remember to lock your task bar at the end.
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http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/lockedbars.htm\n\nThis page has the solution.
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See I Think U R Using Windows XP, so If u wanna drag Your taskbar then right click on your taskbar uncheck the option "LOCK THE TASKBAR" & then drag your taskbar!It's simple na Isn't it.
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i think there is a problem with ur descktop tool bar so i think u should try to make a new descktop tool bar rather cliclking the onld one for new click new too bar and choose desktop hope that will solve ur problem
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It's probably there, but just made too small.  Put your cursor at the bottom of the screen and see if it turns into a double arrow.  If so, click and drag upwards.  You should get your task bar back.\n\nAlso, to prevent this, right click on the task bar and select 'Lock the Taskbar'
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Write a code to animate the WINDOWS system TASK BAR.\n\nwatch out!!!! those date &time and network status ICONS should not fall down when you animate.
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Make sure your not on a school computer or a computer with a deep freeze program on it. Deep freeze programs can only be changed by the admin of the computer. If it is your personal comp, then I am not sure what is wrong.Probably something small that we are both missing.Just poke around the options of your taskbar and i am sure you will find it.
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My guess is that you've copped some sort of infection which has tinkered with you system settings. There are programs which will allow you to adjust almost any program to minimise to the system tray instead of the taskbar, but it is not an XP default behaviour, and even these ap's would need to be installed and configured deliberately. Try re-setting your theme via "display" settings, but I get the feeling you are going to need to run a malware and virus scan to be sure.\n\nIn the mean-time though, you can always use the alt + tab keys to cycle through all your open applications, no matter where they are minimised to
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There's a way to deactivate that menu. If you have Win Xp and if it starts, click Start -> system panel or configuration panel (something panel) -> then in the panel window look for SYSTEM and click twice on it -> in the next window click on ADVANCED in the choices at the top of the window. then under ADVANCED you'll find 3 buttons called parameters, click on the 3rd, in the next window unmark the two first option-squares and click OK. Restart your computer.Please if this works(I hope), give me ten points. Thank you. Good luck.
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Right click on the task bar, if it is locked check unlock.\n\nNow see if it displays.\n\nIf not right click and select "properties" and check "group similar task bar buttons.
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Need more info. What does it do when you try to access the task manager? Two ways I can think of is ctl-alt-del and right-click taskbar and click task manager.
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Some programs have the option to be in the systray on their menu.  You just kinda have to look for it.  One other thing you can try,  Right click the start button, goto Properties,  Click on the Taskbar option and Customize in the bottom right corner.  From there you can choose what is on the systray and whether to hide, show, etc.