Missing Start button

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Care to enlighten, Harry?

My pleasure, Mart:
When right-clicking on the desktop, one can choose to "Lock Desktop items",
if I'm not mistaken. See my reply to H's post.

Harry.

"Lock Desktop items" is not a feature that I can find on my copy of WinMe,
nor can I find any reference to it in either Help or on the Knowledge
Base.
I've even tried TweakUI Help , but still nothing. Am I missing something?

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...

He also may be thinking of the feature in WinME
"Lock Desktop items" instead.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Dean, you may be confusing the 'lock' utility with XP. That option does
not
exist on WinMe.

However, you do have 'Auto hide' (Set to 'off') and 'Always on top'
(Set
to
'on')options - if/when you eventually get the taskbar to show by
right-clicking and selecting 'Properties'.

Mart


"Dean" wrote in message
...
Thanks Dan and everyone. My dad is rally lame with computers, so I
haven't asked him to do anything yet. I have an XP machine, so I
can't
simulate for him. I want to have all my facts straight. it looks
like
the links my Mart may be the easiest way.

I thought that, last time I visited him, I locked the taskbar. If
so,
wouldn't that keep him from being able to make it disappear? Or are
there
still other ways to do that?



"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Dean
I think what's being said is that it may accidentally be hidden,
either
on the bottom or top or either side. If it is, you may see a very
thin
strip, like maybe 1/16th of an inch, and if so, position the cursor
right
on the edge of that thin strip, and the cursor will turn into a
double
arrow. Then simply click and drag to where you want it.

Try and hide it on your own computer by positioning the cursor on
the
outside edge on the taskbar; once you get the double arrow, simply
click
and hold and then drag it through the bottom edge. Then bring it
back
to
where it should be.

Hope this responds to your query.

Dan

"Dean" wrote in message
...
I'm a little confused by the reference to unhding the taskbar.
Everyone
here seems to assume it is somewhere on one of the fringes rather
than
being truly hidden. If it were truly hidden, something my dad
could
have inadvertently done, then I don't know how you could right
click
it
to get to properties. Kindly explain.

Thanks everyone!
Dean

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in
message
...
Possibly the missing taskbar has inadvertently been moved to one
of
the
other sides of the screen. Have your father search for it by
moving
the
cursor to each side, in turn, until he finds the "hidden taskbar".
He
can
then the drag it to the desired side, and/or unhide it, using the
Taskbar /
Properties / General tab.

--
Jack E. Martinelli Former MS MVP 2002-06 for Shell/User /
DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
------
"Dean" wrote in message
...
My dad, who lives far away so I can't check it, has an old ME
computer
and
says, somehow, has managed to lose his start button. I imagine
that
means
he has lost his entire task bar. If I recall, I locked his
taskbar
the
last
time I visited him.

Can someone who still has an ME computer tell me how to advise
him
to
get
the start button back?

Thanks!
Dean

Ah! - The 'Lock (Web) Desktop items' is only available if you elect to use
the dreaded Active Desktop, which we were all warned off years ago - and
with good reason too. Thank goodness for System Restore!! However, still
odd that there's no reference (that I can find) in Help (other than a very
brief 'mention' under Active Desktop) or the KB to the 'Lock Desktop items'
string.

On the other hand, as HL conjectured elsewhere in the thread, it still
doesn't lock the taskbar and Start button. They can still be dragged
off-screen leaving the 1/16th of an inch line which Dan mentioned.

I did't mean to imply that it was, H, only that
Dean may have thought it would lock the taskbar.

Hmm...

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Care to enlighten, Harry?

My pleasure, Mart:
When right-clicking on the desktop, one can choose to "Lock Desktop
items",
if I'm not mistaken. See my reply to H's post.

Harry.

"Lock Desktop items" is not a feature that I can find on my copy of
WinMe,
nor can I find any reference to it in either Help or on the Knowledge
Base.
I've even tried TweakUI Help , but still nothing. Am I missing something?

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...

He also may be thinking of the feature in WinME
"Lock Desktop items" instead.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Dean, you may be confusing the 'lock' utility with XP. That option
does
not
exist on WinMe.

However, you do have 'Auto hide' (Set to 'off') and 'Always on top'
(Set
to
'on')options - if/when you eventually get the taskbar to show by
right-clicking and selecting 'Properties'.

Mart


"Dean" wrote in message
...
Thanks Dan and everyone. My dad is rally lame with computers, so I
haven't asked him to do anything yet. I have an XP machine, so I
can't
simulate for him. I want to have all my facts straight. it looks
like
the links my Mart may be the easiest way.

I thought that, last time I visited him, I locked the taskbar. If
so,
wouldn't that keep him from being able to make it disappear? Or are
there
still other ways to do that?



"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Dean
I think what's being said is that it may accidentally be hidden,
either
on the bottom or top or either side. If it is, you may see a very
thin
strip, like maybe 1/16th of an inch, and if so, position the cursor
right
on the edge of that thin strip, and the cursor will turn into a
double
arrow. Then simply click and drag to where you want it.

Try and hide it on your own computer by positioning the cursor on
the
outside edge on the taskbar; once you get the double arrow, simply
click
and hold and then drag it through the bottom edge. Then bring it
back
to
where it should be.

Hope this responds to your query.

Dan

"Dean" wrote in message
...
I'm a little confused by the reference to unhding the taskbar.
Everyone
here seems to assume it is somewhere on one of the fringes rather
than
being truly hidden. If it were truly hidden, something my dad
could
have inadvertently done, then I don't know how you could right
click
it
to get to properties. Kindly explain.

Thanks everyone!
Dean

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in
message
...
Possibly the missing taskbar has inadvertently been moved to one
of
the
other sides of the screen. Have your father search for it by
moving
the
cursor to each side, in turn, until he finds the "hidden
taskbar".
He
can
then the drag it to the desired side, and/or unhide it, using the
Taskbar /
Properties / General tab.

--
Jack E. Martinelli Former MS MVP 2002-06 for Shell/User /
DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
------
"Dean" wrote in message
...
My dad, who lives far away so I can't check it, has an old ME
computer
and
says, somehow, has managed to lose his start button. I imagine
that
means
he has lost his entire task bar. If I recall, I locked his
taskbar
the
last
time I visited him.

Can someone who still has an ME computer tell me how to advise
him
to
get
the start button back?

Thanks!
Dean

Just as an update, I waited until I visited my dad and, indeed, he had
inadvertently dragged the taskbar over to the far right and there was a
visible sliver over there indicating such, to which he was oblivious in
prior phone conversations.

Actually, it took me a few tries to grab it and move it back and, after I
did that, there was a double bar at the bottom and it took me a minute to
figure out how to eliminate the 2nd one. Locking the taskbar is definitely
a desirable feature of later versions of windows!

Thanks all!
Dean

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Ah! - The 'Lock (Web) Desktop items' is only available if you elect to use
the dreaded Active Desktop, which we were all warned off years ago - and
with good reason too. Thank goodness for System Restore!! However, still
odd that there's no reference (that I can find) in Help (other than a very
brief 'mention' under Active Desktop) or the KB to the 'Lock Desktop
items' string.

On the other hand, as HL conjectured elsewhere in the thread, it still
doesn't lock the taskbar and Start button. They can still be dragged
off-screen leaving the 1/16th of an inch line which Dan mentioned.

I did't mean to imply that it was, H, only that
Dean may have thought it would lock the taskbar.

Hmm...

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Care to enlighten, Harry?

My pleasure, Mart:
When right-clicking on the desktop, one can choose to "Lock Desktop
items",
if I'm not mistaken. See my reply to H's post.

Harry.

"Lock Desktop items" is not a feature that I can find on my copy of
WinMe,
nor can I find any reference to it in either Help or on the Knowledge
Base.
I've even tried TweakUI Help , but still nothing. Am I missing
something?

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...

He also may be thinking of the feature in WinME
"Lock Desktop items" instead.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Dean, you may be confusing the 'lock' utility with XP. That option
does
not
exist on WinMe.

However, you do have 'Auto hide' (Set to 'off') and 'Always on top'
(Set
to
'on')options - if/when you eventually get the taskbar to show by
right-clicking and selecting 'Properties'.

Mart


"Dean" wrote in message
...
Thanks Dan and everyone. My dad is rally lame with computers, so I
haven't asked him to do anything yet. I have an XP machine, so I
can't
simulate for him. I want to have all my facts straight. it looks
like
the links my Mart may be the easiest way.

I thought that, last time I visited him, I locked the taskbar. If
so,
wouldn't that keep him from being able to make it disappear? Or
are
there
still other ways to do that?



"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Dean
I think what's being said is that it may accidentally be hidden,
either
on the bottom or top or either side. If it is, you may see a very
thin
strip, like maybe 1/16th of an inch, and if so, position the
cursor
right
on the edge of that thin strip, and the cursor will turn into a
double
arrow. Then simply click and drag to where you want it.

Try and hide it on your own computer by positioning the cursor on
the
outside edge on the taskbar; once you get the double arrow, simply
click
and hold and then drag it through the bottom edge. Then bring it
back
to
where it should be.

Hope this responds to your query.

Dan

"Dean" wrote in message
...
I'm a little confused by the reference to unhding the taskbar.
Everyone
here seems to assume it is somewhere on one of the fringes rather
than
being truly hidden. If it were truly hidden, something my dad
could
have inadvertently done, then I don't know how you could right
click
it
to get to properties. Kindly explain.

Thanks everyone!
Dean

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in
message
...
Possibly the missing taskbar has inadvertently been moved to one
of
the
other sides of the screen. Have your father search for it by
moving
the
cursor to each side, in turn, until he finds the "hidden
taskbar".
He
can
then the drag it to the desired side, and/or unhide it, using
the
Taskbar /
Properties / General tab.

--
Jack E. Martinelli Former MS MVP 2002-06 for Shell/User
/
DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
------
"Dean" wrote in message
...
My dad, who lives far away so I can't check it, has an old ME
computer
and
says, somehow, has managed to lose his start button. I imagine
that
means
he has lost his entire task bar. If I recall, I locked his
taskbar
the
last
time I visited him.

Can someone who still has an ME computer tell me how to advise
him
to
get
the start button back?

Thanks!
Dean

Good to see you 'in the clear', Dean.

Harry.


"Dean" wrote in message
...
Just as an update, I waited until I visited my dad and, indeed, he had
inadvertently dragged the taskbar over to the far right and there was a
visible sliver over there indicating such, to which he was oblivious in
prior phone conversations.

Actually, it took me a few tries to grab it and move it back and, after I
did that, there was a double bar at the bottom and it took me a minute to
figure out how to eliminate the 2nd one. Locking the taskbar is
definitely
a desirable feature of later versions of windows!

Thanks all!
Dean

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Ah! - The 'Lock (Web) Desktop items' is only available if you elect to
use
the dreaded Active Desktop, which we were all warned off years ago - and
with good reason too. Thank goodness for System Restore!! However,
still
odd that there's no reference (that I can find) in Help (other than a
very
brief 'mention' under Active Desktop) or the KB to the 'Lock Desktop
items' string.

On the other hand, as HL conjectured elsewhere in the thread, it still
doesn't lock the taskbar and Start button. They can still be dragged
off-screen leaving the 1/16th of an inch line which Dan mentioned.

I did't mean to imply that it was, H, only that
Dean may have thought it would lock the taskbar.

Hmm...

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Care to enlighten, Harry?

My pleasure, Mart:
When right-clicking on the desktop, one can choose to "Lock Desktop
items",
if I'm not mistaken. See my reply to H's post.

Harry.

"Lock Desktop items" is not a feature that I can find on my copy of
WinMe,
nor can I find any reference to it in either Help or on the Knowledge
Base.
I've even tried TweakUI Help , but still nothing. Am I missing
something?

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...

He also may be thinking of the feature in WinME
"Lock Desktop items" instead.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Dean, you may be confusing the 'lock' utility with XP. That option
does
not
exist on WinMe.

However, you do have 'Auto hide' (Set to 'off') and 'Always on top'
(Set
to
'on')options - if/when you eventually get the taskbar to show by
right-clicking and selecting 'Properties'.

Mart


"Dean" wrote in message
...
Thanks Dan and everyone. My dad is rally lame with computers, so
I
haven't asked him to do anything yet. I have an XP machine, so I
can't
simulate for him. I want to have all my facts straight. it
looks
like
the links my Mart may be the easiest way.

I thought that, last time I visited him, I locked the taskbar.
If
so,
wouldn't that keep him from being able to make it disappear? Or
are
there
still other ways to do that?



"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Dean
I think what's being said is that it may accidentally be hidden,
either
on the bottom or top or either side. If it is, you may see a
very
thin
strip, like maybe 1/16th of an inch, and if so, position the
cursor
right
on the edge of that thin strip, and the cursor will turn into a
double
arrow. Then simply click and drag to where you want it.

Try and hide it on your own computer by positioning the cursor
on
the
outside edge on the taskbar; once you get the double arrow,
simply
click
and hold and then drag it through the bottom edge. Then bring it
back
to
where it should be.

Hope this responds to your query.

Dan

"Dean" wrote in message
...
I'm a little confused by the reference to unhding the taskbar.
Everyone
here seems to assume it is somewhere on one of the fringes
rather
than
being truly hidden. If it were truly hidden, something my dad
could
have inadvertently done, then I don't know how you could right
click
it
to get to properties. Kindly explain.

Thanks everyone!
Dean

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in
message
...
Possibly the missing taskbar has inadvertently been moved to
one
of
the
other sides of the screen. Have your father search for it by
moving
the
cursor to each side, in turn, until he finds the "hidden
taskbar".
He
can
then the drag it to the desired side, and/or unhide it, using
the
Taskbar /
Properties / General tab.

--
Jack E. Martinelli Former MS MVP 2002-06 for Shell/User
/
DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
------
"Dean" wrote in message
...
My dad, who lives far away so I can't check it, has an old ME
computer
and
says, somehow, has managed to lose his start button. I
imagine
that
means
he has lost his entire task bar. If I recall, I locked his
taskbar
the
last
time I visited him.

Can someone who still has an ME computer tell me how to
advise
him
to
get
the start button back?

Thanks!
Dean

Good to see your successful update report, Dean. As you have found, it can
be difficult enough trying to 'troubleshoot' over the phone let alone trying
to describe (second hand) symptoms over a News Group. Just shows that
sometimes you cant beat a good old 'hands-on' approach.

Well done for your perseverance.

Mart


"Dean" wrote in message
...
Just as an update, I waited until I visited my dad and, indeed, he had
inadvertently dragged the taskbar over to the far right and there was a
visible sliver over there indicating such, to which he was oblivious in
prior phone conversations.

Actually, it took me a few tries to grab it and move it back and, after I
did that, there was a double bar at the bottom and it took me a minute to
figure out how to eliminate the 2nd one. Locking the taskbar is
definitely a desirable feature of later versions of windows!

Thanks all!
Dean

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Ah! - The 'Lock (Web) Desktop items' is only available if you elect to
use the dreaded Active Desktop, which we were all warned off years ago -
and with good reason too. Thank goodness for System Restore!! However,
still odd that there's no reference (that I can find) in Help (other than
a very brief 'mention' under Active Desktop) or the KB to the 'Lock
Desktop items' string.

On the other hand, as HL conjectured elsewhere in the thread, it still
doesn't lock the taskbar and Start button. They can still be dragged
off-screen leaving the 1/16th of an inch line which Dan mentioned.

I did't mean to imply that it was, H, only that
Dean may have thought it would lock the taskbar.

Hmm...

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Care to enlighten, Harry?

My pleasure, Mart:
When right-clicking on the desktop, one can choose to "Lock Desktop
items",
if I'm not mistaken. See my reply to H's post.

Harry.

"Lock Desktop items" is not a feature that I can find on my copy of
WinMe,
nor can I find any reference to it in either Help or on the Knowledge
Base.
I've even tried TweakUI Help , but still nothing. Am I missing
something?

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...

He also may be thinking of the feature in WinME
"Lock Desktop items" instead.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Dean, you may be confusing the 'lock' utility with XP. That option
does
not
exist on WinMe.

However, you do have 'Auto hide' (Set to 'off') and 'Always on top'
(Set
to
'on')options - if/when you eventually get the taskbar to show by
right-clicking and selecting 'Properties'.

Mart


"Dean" wrote in message
...
Thanks Dan and everyone. My dad is rally lame with computers, so
I
haven't asked him to do anything yet. I have an XP machine, so I
can't
simulate for him. I want to have all my facts straight. it looks
like
the links my Mart may be the easiest way.

I thought that, last time I visited him, I locked the taskbar. If
so,
wouldn't that keep him from being able to make it disappear? Or
are
there
still other ways to do that?



"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Dean
I think what's being said is that it may accidentally be hidden,
either
on the bottom or top or either side. If it is, you may see a very
thin
strip, like maybe 1/16th of an inch, and if so, position the
cursor
right
on the edge of that thin strip, and the cursor will turn into a
double
arrow. Then simply click and drag to where you want it.

Try and hide it on your own computer by positioning the cursor on
the
outside edge on the taskbar; once you get the double arrow,
simply
click
and hold and then drag it through the bottom edge. Then bring it
back
to
where it should be.

Hope this responds to your query.

Dan

"Dean" wrote in message
...
I'm a little confused by the reference to unhding the taskbar.
Everyone
here seems to assume it is somewhere on one of the fringes
rather
than
being truly hidden. If it were truly hidden, something my dad
could
have inadvertently done, then I don't know how you could right
click
it
to get to properties. Kindly explain.

Thanks everyone!
Dean

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in
message
...
Possibly the missing taskbar has inadvertently been moved to
one
of
the
other sides of the screen. Have your father search for it by
moving
the
cursor to each side, in turn, until he finds the "hidden
taskbar".
He
can
then the drag it to the desired side, and/or unhide it, using
the
Taskbar /
Properties / General tab.

--
Jack E. Martinelli Former MS MVP 2002-06 for Shell/User /
DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm
------
"Dean" wrote in message
...
My dad, who lives far away so I can't check it, has an old ME
computer
and
says, somehow, has managed to lose his start button. I
imagine
that
means
he has lost his entire task bar. If I recall, I locked his
taskbar
the
last
time I visited him.

Can someone who still has an ME computer tell me how to advise
him
to
get
the start button back?

Thanks!
Dean