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by dupson Jan 16, 2001 last reply Jan 22, 2001

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I am using NT 4 workstation, just upgraded from win98. but I do not have the taskbar down by the start menu, like I did in 98. I would like to get it back, so I can put minimize button along with other programs I want to start. Also is there any wayto stop the printer verification pop up?

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by pvp Jan 16, 2001

Taskbar: Start->Settings->Taskbar & Start Menu... Make sure the Always On Top and Auto-hide checkboxes are the way you like. It's also possible that it's been "torn off" and positioned too far off the screen or behind something else.

Printer popup: see http://www.jsiinc.com/tip0000/rh0017.htm
http://www.jsiinc.com/tip0600/rh0657.htm

I think rh0017.htm is the one I used; it will keep your local printer from yapping, but the job completed messages have to be stopped at the print server.So on my WS, I got rid of half the annoyance, but the remote configuration is beyond my reach.

Oh, yeah--in case any spaces appear in the URL's, take them back out--TR does some format tricks sometimes.

by dupson Jan 22, 2001

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by bill_h Jan 17, 2001

(Pursuant to our e-mail discussion...)

It appears from the screen shot you sent me that you are using Active Desktop. That makes it very easy to place the icons on the TaskBar.

In your screen shot, the section of the task bar next to the "Start" button is called the "Quick Launch" toolbar. You can place icons here, and the associated program can be started with a *single* mouse click.

To move one of the icons currently on the desktop, place the cursor on the icon, press and hold the *right* mouse button, drag the icon to the "Quick Launch" toolbar, and release the mouse button. A popup menu will appear, with the options of "Copy Here:, "Move Here", "Create Shortcut(s) Here" and "Cancel".

For all intents and purposes, "CopyHere" and "Create Shortcut(s) Here" do the same thing; an icon is placed in the "Quick Launch" toolbar, and the original icon remains on the desktop. Select "Move Here" to have the icon placed in the "Quick Launch" toolbar, and the original icon removed from the desktop.

Regarding the printer notification dialog box, please refer to the MSDN article "Disabling Printing Notification Dialog Boxes in Windows NT", which is located at:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q122/1/60.asp

You will need administrator privileges for the printers in order to effect the solution offered in the article.

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Hope this helps...

by bill_h Jan 17, 2001

Oops...you *don't* have Active Desktop on the NT machine, and you *do* have IE 5. The Active Desktop was included in IE 4.01 SP1.

When setting up your NT machine, the regular OS setup installed either IE 2 or IE 3. If you then upgraded directlyto IE 5, the Active Desktop Update was not installed.

Solution? Uninstall IE 5, install IE 4 with the Active Desktop Update, then re-install IE 5. Not a happy thought, I agree...but the end result is worth it.

The Active Desktop has its detractors, but I've had *no* problems with it, and the convenience provided by the Quick Launch toolbar is hard to beat.

The following articles will help explain the situation and resolution:

Toolbars Command Is Unavailable on the Taskbar

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q234/3/40.ASP

--AND--

Desktop Enhancements for Internet Explorer 5

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/delivery/desktop/actdeskie5/actdeskie5.asp#actupdate

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