Strange Taskbar Problem

I normally set up my taskbar two rows in heighth with the quick launch icons
on the far left. This leaves the middle section for the "open tabs". I
recently did a clean reinstall (restored an image) and somewhere in that
process or the ensuing windows updates, the taskbar layout got all screwed
up and I am unable to make it right. This is what is there now (with the
task bar unlocked so the "dotted section divider lines" are visible: On the
far left next to the Start button is the first set of divider lines.
(Normally, the quick launch icons are to the left of this line). To the
right of the divider lines are the "tabs" for open windows. Then to the
right of these are the second set of divider lines, followed by the quick
launch icons, followed by the third set of divider lines. To the right of
the third set is an address tool bar I installed and then the notification
area. I have searched through the microsoft site and found nothing that
helps me with this. This anomoly has happened before (sometime ago with XP)
and somehow I fixed it by "fiddling around". My curse in life is that I am
not able to live with these little annoyances. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks,
Don

I believe all you need to do is right-click an empty section of the task
bar, click on the option "Lock the Taskbar".

That will lock down your setting, and make the dotted separator invisible.


"Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
news:#$...
> I normally set up my taskbar two rows in heighth with the quick launch
> icons on the far left. This leaves the middle section for the "open tabs".
> I recently did a clean reinstall (restored an image) and somewhere in that
> process or the ensuing windows updates, the taskbar layout got all screwed
> up and I am unable to make it right. This is what is there now (with the
> task bar unlocked so the "dotted section divider lines" are visible: On
> the far left next to the Start button is the first set of divider lines.
> (Normally, the quick launch icons are to the left of this line). To the
> right of the divider lines are the "tabs" for open windows. Then to the
> right of these are the second set of divider lines, followed by the quick
> launch icons, followed by the third set of divider lines. To the right of
> the third set is an address tool bar I installed and then the notification
> area. I have searched through the microsoft site and found nothing that
> helps me with this. This anomoly has happened before (sometime ago with
> XP) and somehow I fixed it by "fiddling around". My curse in life is that
> I am not able to live with these little annoyances. Any help would be
> greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Don

Thanks Andrew,
I did not describe the problem well. I only unlocked it to illustrate the
seperator positions relative to the other icons and tabs. Even with the
task bar locked, the quick launch icons are in the "wrong" position.
Don

"Andrew Murray" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I believe all you need to do is right-click an empty section of the task
>bar, click on the option "Lock the Taskbar".
>
> That will lock down your setting, and make the dotted separator invisible.
>
>
> "Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
> news:#$...
>> I normally set up my taskbar two rows in heighth with the quick launch
>> icons on the far left. This leaves the middle section for the "open
>> tabs". I recently did a clean reinstall (restored an image) and somewhere
>> in that process or the ensuing windows updates, the taskbar layout got
>> all screwed up and I am unable to make it right. This is what is there
>> now (with the task bar unlocked so the "dotted section divider lines" are
>> visible: On the far left next to the Start button is the first set of
>> divider lines. (Normally, the quick launch icons are to the left of this
>> line). To the right of the divider lines are the "tabs" for open
>> windows. Then to the right of these are the second set of divider lines,
>> followed by the quick launch icons, followed by the third set of divider
>> lines. To the right of the third set is an address tool bar I installed
>> and then the notification area. I have searched through the microsoft
>> site and found nothing that helps me with this. This anomoly has
>> happened before (sometime ago with XP) and somehow I fixed it by
>> "fiddling around". My curse in life is that I am not able to live with
>> these little annoyances. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> Don
>

"Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Andrew,
> I did not describe the problem well. I only unlocked it to illustrate the
> seperator positions relative to the other icons and tabs. Even with the
> task bar locked, the quick launch icons are in the "wrong" position.
> Don
>
> "Andrew Murray" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I believe all you need to do is right-click an empty section of the task
>>bar, click on the option "Lock the Taskbar".
>>
>> That will lock down your setting, and make the dotted separator
>> invisible.
>>
>>
>> "Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
>> news:#$...
>>> I normally set up my taskbar two rows in heighth with the quick launch
>>> icons on the far left. This leaves the middle section for the "open
>>> tabs". I recently did a clean reinstall (restored an image) and
>>> somewhere in that process or the ensuing windows updates, the taskbar
>>> layout got all screwed up and I am unable to make it right. This is
>>> what is there now (with the task bar unlocked so the "dotted section
>>> divider lines" are visible: On the far left next to the Start button is
>>> the first set of divider lines. (Normally, the quick launch icons are to
>>> the left of this line). To the right of the divider lines are the
>>> "tabs" for open windows. Then to the right of these are the second set
>>> of divider lines, followed by the quick launch icons, followed by the
>>> third set of divider lines. To the right of the third set is an address
>>> tool bar I installed and then the notification area. I have searched
>>> through the microsoft site and found nothing that helps me with this.
>>> This anomoly has happened before (sometime ago with XP) and somehow I
>>> fixed it by "fiddling around". My curse in life is that I am not able
>>> to live with these little annoyances. Any help would be greatly
>>> appreciated.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Don
>>
>
Can you "grab" the second (after the start button) separator line and drag
it to the right - hopefully this will reveal the quick launch bar. If you
need to, have a play with the other separator lines by dragging them and see
what happens

Rob

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"Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
news:#$...
> I normally set up my taskbar two rows in heighth with the quick launch
> icons on the far left. This leaves the middle section for the "open tabs".
> I recently did a clean reinstall (restored an image) and somewhere in that
> process or the ensuing windows updates, the taskbar layout got all screwed
> up and I am unable to make it right. This is what is there now (with the
> task bar unlocked so the "dotted section divider lines" are visible: On
> the far left next to the Start button is the first set of divider lines.
> (Normally, the quick launch icons are to the left of this line). To the
> right of the divider lines are the "tabs" for open windows. Then to the
> right of these are the second set of divider lines, followed by the quick
> launch icons, followed by the third set of divider lines. To the right of
> the third set is an address tool bar I installed and then the notification
> area. I have searched through the microsoft site and found nothing that
> helps me with this. This anomoly has happened before (sometime ago with
> XP) and somehow I fixed it by "fiddling around". My curse in life is that
> I am not able to live with these little annoyances. Any help would be
> greatly appreciated.

Did you try right-clicking on an empty spot in the taskbar and then click on
'Toolbars', to see what is checked?

Harry.

> Thanks,
> Don

I fixed it but only by fiddling with the seperator bars. Finally everything
popped into place. There must be a logical, systematic way to do this but
beats me. One clue is "theme" under personalize seems to play a role in my
straightening it out/ Thanks to all for your suggestions.
Don

"Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
news:%23$...
>I normally set up my taskbar two rows in heighth with the quick launch
>icons on the far left. This leaves the middle section for the "open tabs".
>I recently did a clean reinstall (restored an image) and somewhere in that
>process or the ensuing windows updates, the taskbar layout got all screwed
>up and I am unable to make it right. This is what is there now (with the
>task bar unlocked so the "dotted section divider lines" are visible: On
>the far left next to the Start button is the first set of divider lines.
>(Normally, the quick launch icons are to the left of this line). To the
>right of the divider lines are the "tabs" for open windows. Then to the
>right of these are the second set of divider lines, followed by the quick
>launch icons, followed by the third set of divider lines. To the right of
>the third set is an address tool bar I installed and then the notification
>area. I have searched through the microsoft site and found nothing that
>helps me with this. This anomoly has happened before (sometime ago with
>XP) and somehow I fixed it by "fiddling around". My curse in life is that
>I am not able to live with these little annoyances. Any help would be
>greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Don

"Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I fixed it but only by fiddling with the seperator bars. Finally
> everything
> popped into place. There must be a logical, systematic way to do this but
> beats me. One clue is "theme" under personalize seems to play a role in
> my
> straightening it out/ Thanks to all for your suggestions.
> Don

Glad to see you straightened out on your issue.
Thanks for the feedback.

Harry.

>
> "Plymouthguy" <> wrote in message
> news:%23$...
>>I normally set up my taskbar two rows in heighth with the quick launch
>>icons on the far left. This leaves the middle section for the "open tabs".
>>I recently did a clean reinstall (restored an image) and somewhere in that
>>process or the ensuing windows updates, the taskbar layout got all screwed
>>up and I am unable to make it right. This is what is there now (with the
>>task bar unlocked so the "dotted section divider lines" are visible: On
>>the far left next to the Start button is the first set of divider lines.
>>(Normally, the quick launch icons are to the left of this line). To the
>>right of the divider lines are the "tabs" for open windows. Then to the
>>right of these are the second set of divider lines, followed by the quick
>>launch icons, followed by the third set of divider lines. To the right of
>>the third set is an address tool bar I installed and then the notification
>>area. I have searched through the microsoft site and found nothing that
>>helps me with this. This anomoly has happened before (sometime ago with
>>XP) and somehow I fixed it by "fiddling around". My curse in life is that
>>I am not able to live with these little annoyances. Any help would be
>>greatly appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> Don
>