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  #1  
Old March 11th 09, 01:49 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Shane[_7_]
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Posts: 17
Default icon bar moving

All you've gotta do is accidentally jerk the mouse - like the forerunner of
'Mouse Gestures' - while holding the left button down when the cursor is on
the taskbar. As for getting it back, I remember it seeming annoyingly
difficult at first, but turning out to be simplicity itself the moment you
stoptrying to figure it out! - on the same lines as getting the Quick Launch
bar back on the left. If I weren't in the process of setting up the latest
Windows 7 build, I'd fire up the Me VM and reacquaint myself with that one;
but I don't have VPC installed yet (and am busy trying to correct Windows
Mail and Windows Live Mail, both of which appear to have corrupted message
databases and neither of which seem to want to let me delete them and start
again!).

Shane

"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the bottom as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the change
..

Thanks,
RTS



  #2  
Old March 11th 09, 02:32 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel[_2_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 25
Default icon bar moving

I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that would cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the right side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the bottom as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the change ..

Thanks,
RTS


  #3  
Old March 11th 09, 04:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel[_2_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 25
Default icon bar moving

Thanks Shane, that makes sense, the wife is always dragging the mouse
pointer around the screen..
No rush on the repair trick, the restore did the job. But it would be nice
to know WHEN she does it again. LOL

RTS

"Shane" wrote in message
...
All you've gotta do is accidentally jerk the mouse - like the forerunner

of
'Mouse Gestures' - while holding the left button down when the cursor is

on
the taskbar. As for getting it back, I remember it seeming annoyingly
difficult at first, but turning out to be simplicity itself the moment

you
stoptrying to figure it out! - on the same lines as getting the Quick

Launch
bar back on the left. If I weren't in the process of setting up the latest
Windows 7 build, I'd fire up the Me VM and reacquaint myself with that

one;
but I don't have VPC installed yet (and am busy trying to correct Windows
Mail and Windows Live Mail, both of which appear to have corrupted message
databases and neither of which seem to want to let me delete them and

start
again!).

Shane

"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the bottom

as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the change
..

Thanks,
RTS





  #4  
Old March 11th 09, 04:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
webster72n
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Posts: 1,526
Default icon bar moving

Shane gave you the right idea about the cause, but in order to reverse the
situation you dont have to revert to SR. Can't tell you exactly what to do
in detail, but holding down the left button while dragging the item back to
it's original position should do it. You may have to play with it a little
while until you get it done, using the righ button also, if necessary.
The procedure involves merely a reversal of actions, IOW, if I am not
mistaken, that is.

Harry.


"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the bottom as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the change
..

Thanks,
RTS



  #5  
Old March 11th 09, 08:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Mart
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,190
Default icon bar moving

Having restored the taskbar to your favourite position (normally along the
bottom of the screen) and suitably resized it, if you then right-click on
the bar and select Properties \ Advanced, you will see in the 'Start Menu
and Task Bar' scroll-box the option to uncheck 'Enable moving and resizing'
under the Task Bar section.

This will lock the taskbar and prevent your wife from moving it again.

Mart



"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
Thanks Shane, that makes sense, the wife is always dragging the mouse
pointer around the screen..
No rush on the repair trick, the restore did the job. But it would be
nice
to know WHEN she does it again. LOL

RTS

"Shane" wrote in message
...
All you've gotta do is accidentally jerk the mouse - like the forerunner

of
'Mouse Gestures' - while holding the left button down when the cursor is

on
the taskbar. As for getting it back, I remember it seeming annoyingly
difficult at first, but turning out to be simplicity itself the moment

you
stoptrying to figure it out! - on the same lines as getting the Quick

Launch
bar back on the left. If I weren't in the process of setting up the
latest
Windows 7 build, I'd fire up the Me VM and reacquaint myself with that

one;
but I don't have VPC installed yet (and am busy trying to correct Windows
Mail and Windows Live Mail, both of which appear to have corrupted
message
databases and neither of which seem to want to let me delete them and

start
again!).

Shane

"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the bottom

as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the
change
..

Thanks,
RTS







  #6  
Old March 11th 09, 03:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Mart
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,190
Default icon bar moving

You're welcome Rocky - just don't go down the Alzheimer's route, a little to
close for comfort.

There was a news feature on the TV recently regarding Dementia and
Alzheimer's Disease and they showed a 'patient' being interviewed by a
'doctor'. The very first question asked was could he remember today's
date? - I failed miserably!

Mart


"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
Tks, Mart

Action taken, )

like I said the last time this happened was a longggg time ago.
I most likely did that back then, but I've been through at least 3 hard
drives since then and a full reinstall.. ;o)

Just getting to old to remember all these little things.
dread the day I switch to windows 7.
(my learning curve days are getting longer and longer..) LOL

RTS

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Having restored the taskbar to your favourite position (normally along
the
bottom of the screen) and suitably resized it, if you then right-click on
the bar and select Properties \ Advanced, you will see in the 'Start Menu
and Task Bar' scroll-box the option to uncheck 'Enable moving and

resizing'
under the Task Bar section.

This will lock the taskbar and prevent your wife from moving it again.

Mart



"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
Thanks Shane, that makes sense, the wife is always dragging the mouse
pointer around the screen..
No rush on the repair trick, the restore did the job. But it would be
nice
to know WHEN she does it again. LOL

RTS

"Shane" wrote in message
...
All you've gotta do is accidentally jerk the mouse - like the

forerunner
of
'Mouse Gestures' - while holding the left button down when the cursor

is
on
the taskbar. As for getting it back, I remember it seeming annoyingly
difficult at first, but turning out to be simplicity itself the
moment
you
stoptrying to figure it out! - on the same lines as getting the Quick
Launch
bar back on the left. If I weren't in the process of setting up the
latest
Windows 7 build, I'd fire up the Me VM and reacquaint myself with that
one;
but I don't have VPC installed yet (and am busy trying to correct

Windows
Mail and Windows Live Mail, both of which appear to have corrupted
message
databases and neither of which seem to want to let me delete them and
start
again!).

Shane

"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that

would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the

right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the

bottom
as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to

normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the
change
..

Thanks,
RTS











  #7  
Old March 11th 09, 04:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel[_2_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 25
Default icon bar moving

Tks, webster72n, I tried that but I may have given up to soon to hit
upon the proper movments.. )
All I could get it to do was resize the box, but still couldn't get the
left icons to drop down and match the right icons..
They kept riding on top of each other.. (left on top right on bottom..)
Tks, anyway, no big thing..

RTS


"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Shane gave you the right idea about the cause, but in order to reverse the
situation you dont have to revert to SR. Can't tell you exactly what to do
in detail, but holding down the left button while dragging the item back

to
it's original position should do it. You may have to play with it a little
while until you get it done, using the righ button also, if necessary.
The procedure involves merely a reversal of actions, IOW, if I am not
mistaken, that is.

Harry.


"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the bottom

as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the change
..

Thanks,
RTS





  #8  
Old March 11th 09, 04:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel[_2_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 25
Default icon bar moving

Tks, Mart

Action taken, )

like I said the last time this happened was a longggg time ago.
I most likely did that back then, but I've been through at least 3 hard
drives since then and a full reinstall.. ;o)

Just getting to old to remember all these little things.
dread the day I switch to windows 7.
(my learning curve days are getting longer and longer..) LOL

RTS

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Having restored the taskbar to your favourite position (normally along the
bottom of the screen) and suitably resized it, if you then right-click on
the bar and select Properties \ Advanced, you will see in the 'Start Menu
and Task Bar' scroll-box the option to uncheck 'Enable moving and

resizing'
under the Task Bar section.

This will lock the taskbar and prevent your wife from moving it again.

Mart



"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
Thanks Shane, that makes sense, the wife is always dragging the mouse
pointer around the screen..
No rush on the repair trick, the restore did the job. But it would be
nice
to know WHEN she does it again. LOL

RTS

"Shane" wrote in message
...
All you've gotta do is accidentally jerk the mouse - like the

forerunner
of
'Mouse Gestures' - while holding the left button down when the cursor

is
on
the taskbar. As for getting it back, I remember it seeming annoyingly
difficult at first, but turning out to be simplicity itself the moment

you
stoptrying to figure it out! - on the same lines as getting the Quick

Launch
bar back on the left. If I weren't in the process of setting up the
latest
Windows 7 build, I'd fire up the Me VM and reacquaint myself with that

one;
but I don't have VPC installed yet (and am busy trying to correct

Windows
Mail and Windows Live Mail, both of which appear to have corrupted
message
databases and neither of which seem to want to let me delete them and

start
again!).

Shane

"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that

would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the

right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the

bottom
as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to

normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the
change
..

Thanks,
RTS









  #9  
Old March 11th 09, 06:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
webster72n
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,526
Default icon bar moving


"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
Tks, webster72n, I tried that but I may have given up to soon to hit
upon the proper movments.. )
All I could get it to do was resize the box, but still couldn't get the
left icons to drop down and match the right icons..
They kept riding on top of each other.. (left on top right on bottom..)
Tks, anyway, no big thing..


Not at all...and ur welcome. H.


RTS


"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Shane gave you the right idea about the cause, but in order to reverse
the
situation you dont have to revert to SR. Can't tell you exactly what to
do
in detail, but holding down the left button while dragging the item back

to
it's original position should do it. You may have to play with it a
little
while until you get it done, using the righ button also, if necessary.
The procedure involves merely a reversal of actions, IOW, if I am not
mistaken, that is.

Harry.


"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the bottom

as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the
change
..

Thanks,
RTS






  #10  
Old March 12th 09, 12:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel[_2_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 25
Default icon bar moving

LOL been there, done that..

RTS

"Mart" wrote in message
...
You're welcome Rocky - just don't go down the Alzheimer's route, a little

to
close for comfort.

There was a news feature on the TV recently regarding Dementia and
Alzheimer's Disease and they showed a 'patient' being interviewed by a
'doctor'. The very first question asked was could he remember today's
date? - I failed miserably!

Mart


"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
Tks, Mart

Action taken, )

like I said the last time this happened was a longggg time ago.
I most likely did that back then, but I've been through at least 3

hard
drives since then and a full reinstall.. ;o)

Just getting to old to remember all these little things.
dread the day I switch to windows 7.
(my learning curve days are getting longer and longer..) LOL

RTS

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Having restored the taskbar to your favourite position (normally along
the
bottom of the screen) and suitably resized it, if you then right-click

on
the bar and select Properties \ Advanced, you will see in the 'Start

Menu
and Task Bar' scroll-box the option to uncheck 'Enable moving and

resizing'
under the Task Bar section.

This will lock the taskbar and prevent your wife from moving it again.

Mart



"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
Thanks Shane, that makes sense, the wife is always dragging the

mouse
pointer around the screen..
No rush on the repair trick, the restore did the job. But it would

be
nice
to know WHEN she does it again. LOL

RTS

"Shane" wrote in message
...
All you've gotta do is accidentally jerk the mouse - like the

forerunner
of
'Mouse Gestures' - while holding the left button down when the

cursor
is
on
the taskbar. As for getting it back, I remember it seeming

annoyingly
difficult at first, but turning out to be simplicity itself the
moment
you
stoptrying to figure it out! - on the same lines as getting the

Quick
Launch
bar back on the left. If I weren't in the process of setting up the
latest
Windows 7 build, I'd fire up the Me VM and reacquaint myself with

that
one;
but I don't have VPC installed yet (and am busy trying to correct

Windows
Mail and Windows Live Mail, both of which appear to have corrupted
message
databases and neither of which seem to want to let me delete them

and
start
again!).

Shane

"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
...
I saw this happen once before but it was a longgg time ago,
So could someone explain to me what it was that my wife did that

would
cause
the icon bar at the bottom of the windows screen to move to the

right
side
of the same screen top to bottom..
It could only be moved to a half screen square, not back to the

bottom
as
normal..

I did a restore to the day before and everything is now back to

normal,
But I'd still like to know just what it was she did to cause the
change
..

Thanks,
RTS













 




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