Re: xp professional -- taskbar nuisance

From: Jeff (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:50:20 -0700

Hi,

No, for me, sometimes after a reboot, I IME gets screwed
up or when I open a window, instead of one tab in the task
bar I get two. Usuall I have to go to the taskbar
toolbars and unselect quick launch, language bar, then
reboot the system, then everything is okay. This happenes
maybe once ever 3 to 4 weeks. I had this problem with
SP1,but have not seen it happen at all with SP2, it just
sounds like maybe some malware is the blame. Untill about
4 months ago, I didn`t have any spyware detecting software
on my systems, once installed, it found like 50 to 60,
since then I have been free of spyware. Granted I am
using 5 spyware programs on my system, all 5 run in the
background, 2 will do schedule system checks. I hope this
might help.

Jeff

>-----Original Message-----
>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!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
>>
>.
>