Quich Launch Toolbar sometimes expands across desktop

[eli]

Hello:

I use two toolbars on my desktop: The Langauge Bar, which consists of only a
small square whereby I toggle languages. And the Quick Launch, whereby I can
access a program or a site very quickly. I have many items on that Quick
launch bar, but most of them rise vertically after about 1/3 of the way
across the desktop. Theres a >> after the last item horizontally, and then
the list ascends upward, visible only when I need another item

Recently, I occasionally find that many of those items begin to appear lined
up across much of the horizontal field on the bottom of the desktop. I dont
know how to get the previous length of that tolbar restored. The only way I
know of is to do a system restore, which does work. But I'm sure theres a
much more simple and prudent way to configure this toolbar to the previous
settings.

Any ideas?

TIA

-Eli

===========================
Windows XP Professional Edition
Zone larm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000
Firefox 2.0.0.14
IE 7

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Quich Launch Toolbar sometimes expands across desktop

Right click on a free area of the Taskbar and unlock the Taskbar. You will
see two vertical arrangements of dots that indicate the current width of the
QL. Drag the righthand dots in the direction you want to indicate the
amount of real estate you want the QL to use and then relock the Taskbar.

"eli" <nobody@anywhere.com> wrote in message
news:O0s7%236KrIHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello:
>
> I use two toolbars on my desktop: The Langauge Bar, which consists of only
> a small square whereby I toggle languages. And the Quick Launch, whereby I
> can access a program or a site very quickly. I have many items on that
> Quick launch bar, but most of them rise vertically after about 1/3 of the
> way across the desktop. Theres a >> after the last item horizontally, and
> then the list ascends upward, visible only when I need another item
>
> Recently, I occasionally find that many of those items begin to appear
> lined up across much of the horizontal field on the bottom of the desktop.
> I dont know how to get the previous length of that tolbar restored. The
> only way I know of is to do a system restore, which does work. But I'm
> sure theres a much more simple and prudent way to configure this toolbar
> to the previous settings.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
>
> -Eli
>
> ===========================
> Windows XP Professional Edition
> Zone larm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000
> Firefox 2.0.0.14
> IE 7
>

 

[eli]

Re: Quich Launch Toolbar sometimes expands across desktop

Thanks Colin:

Simple enough.

-Eli

****************************.

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:987AEA85-BC24-4145-B195-94F1062EC842@microsoft.com...
> Right click on a free area of the Taskbar and unlock the Taskbar. You will
> see two vertical arrangements of dots that indicate the current width of
> the QL. Drag the righthand dots in the direction you want to indicate the
> amount of real estate you want the QL to use and then relock the Taskbar.
>
> "eli" <nobody@anywhere.com> wrote in message
> news:O0s7%236KrIHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hello:
>>
>> I use two toolbars on my desktop: The Langauge Bar, which consists of
>> only a small square whereby I toggle languages. And the Quick Launch,
>> whereby I can access a program or a site very quickly. I have many items
>> on that Quick launch bar, but most of them rise vertically after about
>> 1/3 of the way across the desktop. Theres a >> after the last item
>> horizontally, and then the list ascends upward, visible only when I need
>> another item
>>
>> Recently, I occasionally find that many of those items begin to appear
>> lined up across much of the horizontal field on the bottom of the
>> desktop. I dont know how to get the previous length of that tolbar
>> restored. The only way I know of is to do a system restore, which does
>> work. But I'm sure theres a much more simple and prudent way to configure
>> this toolbar to the previous settings.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> -Eli
>>
>> ===========================
>> Windows XP Professional Edition
>> Zone larm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000
>> Firefox 2.0.0.14
>> IE 7
>>
>

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Quich Launch Toolbar sometimes expands across desktop

You're welcome.

"eli" <nobody@anywhere.com> wrote in message
news:O9BhPHMrIHA.3456@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Colin:
>
> Simple enough.
>
> -Eli
>
> ****************************.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:987AEA85-BC24-4145-B195-94F1062EC842@microsoft.com...
>> Right click on a free area of the Taskbar and unlock the Taskbar. You
>> will see two vertical arrangements of dots that indicate the current
>> width of the QL. Drag the righthand dots in the direction you want to
>> indicate the amount of real estate you want the QL to use and then relock
>> the Taskbar.
>>
>> "eli" <nobody@anywhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:O0s7%236KrIHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello:
>>>
>>> I use two toolbars on my desktop: The Langauge Bar, which consists of
>>> only a small square whereby I toggle languages. And the Quick Launch,
>>> whereby I can access a program or a site very quickly. I have many items
>>> on that Quick launch bar, but most of them rise vertically after about
>>> 1/3 of the way across the desktop. Theres a >> after the last item
>>> horizontally, and then the list ascends upward, visible only when I need
>>> another item
>>>
>>> Recently, I occasionally find that many of those items begin to appear
>>> lined up across much of the horizontal field on the bottom of the
>>> desktop. I dont know how to get the previous length of that tolbar
>>> restored. The only way I know of is to do a system restore, which does
>>> work. But I'm sure theres a much more simple and prudent way to
>>> configure this toolbar to the previous settings.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> -Eli
>>>
>>> ===========================
>>> Windows XP Professional Edition
>>> Zone larm Internet Security Suite 7.0.470.000
>>> Firefox 2.0.0.14
>>> IE 7
>>>
>>
>
>