Re: xp professional -- taskbar nuisance

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From: mwong911 (mwong911_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:31:05 -0700

hi jeff:
thanks. i may well be guilty of blaming SP2 just because the inconsistent
order of the taskbar icons became more pronounced and noticeable after i
downloaded SP2. of course i know that even though mcafee hasn't turned up any
virus, worms, etc... it doesn't mean i haven't fallen victim to something of
that nature. thanks for checking in. does your taskbar assume different
configuration/position of icons every time you reboot?

mike

"Jeff" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Are you sure you don`t have some type of malware. I have
> SP2 on two of my systems and I have no problem with my
> task bar. Sounds like something else is screwing with the
> task bar.
>
> Jeff
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >thank you very much georgia. i'm using xp professional
> and before SP2 it was
> >a little erratic (the arrangement of icons on taskbar
> after reboot). after
> >SP2 it seems to be much worse. but problem is reverting
> back to SP1 doesn't
> >make it act as it did before. i rue the day i downloaded
> SP2, though it is
> >probably unavoidable if i don't want to get left behind
> with the necessary
> >evil of updates.
> >
> >the best consolation i've gotten (in lieu of resolution)
> is your final
> >comment: surely there must be a solution to the ordering
> of the icons on our
> >taskbar so that it can finally perform what i assume it
> is designed to do --
> >increase the ease of starting up our most frequently used
> applications, and
> >also making it easy to monitor volume and power.
> >
> >DOES YOUR VOLUME icon always appear right after the power
> icon from right to
> >left? the power icon used to be the first one to come up
> after reboot, now
> >there's no telling where it will go. same for the volume
> icon too. at least
> >they haven't disappeared altogether yet, as it seems to
> have done for some
> >users as i follow this thread.
> >
> >seems like people are spending more time obsessing over
> these insignificant
> >yet maddening details and less time being able to do
> actual work.
> >
> >.... surely there must be a way...
> >
> >"Georgia" wrote:
> >
> >> I have the same problem, the notification area icons
> always being in
> >> different positions, with XP Home and it was there
> before SP2. I asked the
> >> forum about it on Sept. 6 and the only response I got
> was that there is no
> >> solution. After searching and searching I found a
> shareware product that
> >> will keep the icons in the order you want. It will
> also restore missing
> >> icons after an Explorer crash. The program is PS
> Trayfactory, but it is
> >> 24.95 which seems a bit much.
> >>
> >> Kelly's TaskbarRepairPlus may help with the icons that
> do not appear.
> >>
> >> Surely there is a solution to the ordering of the icons.
> >> Georgia
> >>
> >> "mwong911" <mwong911@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >> news:C625A58D-E087-4AE2-B126-
> BB9BBA15658C@microsoft.com...
> >> > i'm searching for advice to resolve a nuisance that
> seem to be related to
> >> > SP2
> >> > update that i performed a few days ago. now the task
> bar is totally
> >> > unpredictable, or even more unpredictable than it
> used to be. typical
> >> > windows
> >> > SNAFU. everytime i restart my thinkpad the taskbar
> reappears with icons
> >> > all
> >> > jumbled up.
> >> >
> >> > this is worse than ever before. now the power icon
> appears somewhere else,
> >> > and the volume icon and other things appear at random.
> >> >
> >> > it's a nuisance because it takes time to search for
> the dozen or so icons
> >> > if
> >> > they keep changing locations. some icons don't even
> appear that i want,
> >> > others appear even though i've "deleted" them. any
> help would be
> >> > appreciated.
> >> > thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >.
> >
>

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