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April 21, 2010 at 2:40 pm #2220121
start on top rather than the bottom
Lockedby madlizzy · about 13 years, 11 months ago
my daughter 5yr old touched something, now the start box is on
the top of the screen rather than on the bottom. where it normally is
i have windows xpthank you for your help
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April 21, 2010 at 2:40 pm #2827147
Clarifications
by madlizzy · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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April 21, 2010 at 3:12 pm #2827144
Here is a short video that should help you.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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April 22, 2010 at 6:15 am #2827022
icons move taskbar does not
by madlizzy · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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icons move when i click on empty space
the start box does not move
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April 21, 2010 at 3:27 pm #2827141
More info.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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I’m assuming that you have XP as you didn’t say.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/movetaskbar.mspx -
April 21, 2010 at 3:44 pm #2827136
Well I have experience of answering this
by oh smeg · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Place the Mouse Pointer on a unused part of the Task Bar push and hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to the bottom of the screen.
This will drag the Task Bar back tot he bottom of the screen. 😉
Col
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April 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm #2827132
But, but, but…
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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You didn’t post a link to a video. :0
I swear, I’m such a noob that I’ve only seen that ‘problem’ once, years ago. Today, for this OP, I even tried to create it on my computer and didn’t do it. I’ll try to ‘break’ my computer again later. I’m too busy cooking mystic pizzas.-
April 21, 2010 at 4:31 pm #2827119
The Kabbalah kind?
by santeewelding · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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With special mushrooms?
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April 21, 2010 at 4:37 pm #2827117
The ingredients are secret from me.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Magic mushrooms may or may not be involved. It’s purplish, if that means anything.
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April 22, 2010 at 11:06 pm #3033005
RE: [i]It’s purplish
by oh smeg · about 13 years, 11 months ago
In reply to The ingredients are secret from me.
If that’s the case Ron I would suggest that you drop everything and rush straight to a Doctor to get the Blood flowing again.
Turning Purple is a [b]Very Bad[/b] sign. 😀
Col
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April 23, 2010 at 3:14 am #3032978
As they’re cooking in the E. Coli Cafe folks should be forewarned.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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It looks good though, as long as you don’t look too hard.
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April 21, 2010 at 7:08 pm #2827084
Put down the mushroom
by ic-it · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Then right click your Taskbar and Unlock it. 😉 🙂
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April 22, 2010 at 11:03 pm #3033006
Ron I don’t know if you where around at the time
by oh smeg · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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But a while ago someone asked the same question and I sort of replied the same way as above but without the bit about placing the Mouse Pointer on a [b]Unused[/b] part of the Task Bar. To me that was so obvious that it didn’t need saying as only a complete idiot would click on a open Tab or so I thought at least. 😉
The Poster there replied that he wasn’t an Idiot and jumped on me quite hard. Then several days latter they posted the fix which was exactly what i had said but included the [b]Unused[/b] word. :^0
Col
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April 23, 2010 at 3:24 am #3032977
I have fun here at home, talking my users through something.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
In reply to Ron I don’t know if you where around at the time
I can be confusing to them by assuming too much. On the bright side, they seem to feel glad that they have me while I feel bad that I’m all they have. 😀 We manage somehow.
Nothing has broken in the past 15 minutes.
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April 22, 2010 at 7:33 am #2827008
I still can’t reproduce her problem.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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The Task Bar is unlocked and I can drag it up about halfway but I can’t get Start to the right and on top.
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April 22, 2010 at 8:28 am #2826985
The 5-year-old
by santeewelding · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Bribe the secret from her with candy. She did it by just touching something.
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April 22, 2010 at 4:27 pm #2826864
The five year old will be a computer whiz, I’m telling you.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Stumped me. Maybe that’s a sign that I should hang it all up and go Facebook farming. I was working on my pink roses mastery.
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April 21, 2010 at 6:49 pm #2827089
CTRL-ALT-up/down/left/right? (nt)
by nexs · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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April 22, 2010 at 9:37 am #2826963
Did you try
by sue t · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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what NexS said? that should work. It sounds like she rotated the screen which is usually done by a hotkey. there is also sometimes a icon in the taskbar on the right (guess it is left now)that looks like a monitor that you can right click on and fix the orientation of the screen.
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April 22, 2010 at 11:08 pm #3033004
Could have been done as well in
by oh smeg · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Something like Catalyst Display options I suppose.
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April 22, 2010 at 4:24 pm #2826865
I’ve seen a picture of the Start button on top.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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There was a blue column beneath it for all of the programs. Of course I can’t find that picture again and I can’t create the problems.
One solution not mentioned here is to reboot the computer into Safe Mode by repeatedly pressing the F8 key after your computers sounds the POST beep, before going to regular Windows. The Start button should be at the bottom. Simply click on a bare area of the task bar and choose to Lock the Taskbar then reboot into Windows normally. The start button should remain at the bottom of the window on the left.-
April 22, 2010 at 4:38 pm #2826862
Be aware, while entering Safe Mode it takes a few minutes.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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The screen seems to stall at mup.sys but if you leave it be it’ll load. I get impatient so I generally walk away for a few minutes.
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April 22, 2010 at 11:12 pm #3033001
RE: [i]Entering Safe Mode
by oh smeg · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Ron I tell people to [b]Press[/b] and [b]Hold Down[/b] the [b]F8 Key[/b] rather than continually pressing it as quite a few mess up and can not get the system to start in anything but the Normal Mode because they stop pressing the key at the wrong time.
From dealing with End Users I find that none have any problems with the Instruction to [b]Hold Down the F8 Key till the Internal Speakers start going crazy.[/b] It’s simple and always works unlike them tapping it 2 or 3 times at the wrong time and missing the opportunity to start in anything of their choosing. 😉
Col
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April 23, 2010 at 3:11 am #3032979
I’ll remember that, Col.
by ron k. · about 13 years, 11 months ago
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Thanks. Anything to make life easier is greatly appreciated. I was going by what I was taught via phone support many moons ago.
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