Locking taskbar in win98SE?
 

I might be confusing Win98SE with Windows ME or 2000, but wasn't there
a registry change or permission somewhere that would allow you to lock
the taskbar against accidental changes the way you can in Windows XP?

I have an old win98 machine and have the problem of occasionally
accidentally changing the order of my QuickLaunch icons, or
accidentally changing the size of my taskbar which messes up the
placement of the QuickLaunch toolbar vs the part with all the program
window titles. This usually has the effect of messing up my icon
placement.

Was there a way to lock it in Win98? I thought I saw that done back at
my old college, but that might have been the product of an expensive
third party security program. I don't want to throw any money at this
old computer, so I'm only interested in free solutions.

Locking taskbar in win98SE?
 

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use a Script to Lock the Taskbar?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...6/hey0331.mspx

Lock the Size and Position of the Taskbar
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/917/

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


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I might be confusing Win98SE with Windows ME or 2000, but wasn't there
a registry change or permission somewhere that would allow you to lock
the taskbar against accidental changes the way you can in Windows XP?

I have an old win98 machine and have the problem of occasionally
accidentally changing the order of my QuickLaunch icons, or
accidentally changing the size of my taskbar which messes up the
placement of the QuickLaunch toolbar vs the part with all the program
window titles. This usually has the effect of messing up my icon
placement.

Was there a way to lock it in Win98? I thought I saw that done back at
my old college, but that might have been the product of an expensive
third party security program. I don't want to throw any money at this
old computer, so I'm only interested in free solutions.

Locking taskbar in win98SE?
 

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use a Script to Lock the Taskbar?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...6/hey0331.mspx

Lock the Size and Position of the Taskbar
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/917/

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


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I might be confusing Win98SE with Windows ME or 2000, but wasn't there
a registry change or permission somewhere that would allow you to lock
the taskbar against accidental changes the way you can in Windows XP?

I have an old win98 machine and have the problem of occasionally
accidentally changing the order of my QuickLaunch icons, or
accidentally changing the size of my taskbar which messes up the
placement of the QuickLaunch toolbar vs the part with all the program
window titles. This usually has the effect of messing up my icon
placement.

Was there a way to lock it in Win98? I thought I saw that done back at
my old college, but that might have been the product of an expensive
third party security program. I don't want to throw any money at this
old computer, so I'm only interested in free solutions.