Re: xp professional -- taskbar nuisance
From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/10/04
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Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 01:01:44 -0500
Hi Mike,
It seems you are speaking more of your Quick Launch area, as that order will
change for many users. As for the Taskbar, the order depends on the
applications opened, period. The notification area, is a bit different,
however can't "generally" speaking be modified. Which exactly are you
speaking of?
-- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "mwong911" <mwong911@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:434E87FD-ECB7-44F1-A4CE-4D7E9D41A088@microsoft.com... > 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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