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Thread ID: 36138 2003-08-01 07:21:00 How do I boot up with the taskbar at the bottom? learner (2646) Press F1
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164398 2003-08-01 07:21:00 Hi folks,
I am using windows 2000 and somehow it now boots with the taskbar and
the Start button etc at the top of the screen. I want it back at the bottom
but it does not respond to dragging -how can I achieve this please?
If I try to drag the taskbar
to the bottom it merely turns into a double ended black arrow and acts
like a blind. If I click on an area with no icons and the arrow remains
as a white arrow the attempt to drag the taskbar shows no evidence of response.

Just how do I get the taskbar with its Start button back to the bottom
of the screen for each boot up?
learner (2646)
164399 2003-08-01 07:28:00 Right click on the taskbar and untick "lock taskbar"
Then drag taskbar to the bottom (or sides or ....)

Haven't got Windows 200 to test, but thats how XP works.
godfather (25)
164400 2003-08-01 08:06:00 Thanks for your rapid reply godfather. Unfortunately in Win2000
right clicking on the taskbar does not produce anything that looks
like "lock taskbar" -I wish it did.
I appreciate your willingness to help.
Regards,Learner
learner (2646)
164401 2003-08-01 08:27:00 Windows 2000 doesn't have the lock task bar function. Just drag it down the the left button. -=JM=- (16)
164402 2003-08-01 09:07:00 Thanks for your reply -=JM=-. I had been dragging the taskbar with the left
button held down but with no results. Anyway after your email I tried yet
again and although it proved impossible to drag the taskbar at the top down
it *was* possible to drag it to the right hence shrinking the task bar into
a vertical bar at the right hand of the screen. I was then able to drag the
left side of that vertical bar to the bottom and achieve the result.
My theory is that the screen may have not displayed the precise top of
the task bar,when it was at the top of the screen, and perhaps you have to click on the exact top of the task bar to slide it to the bottom of the
screen.
All solved now -great! I appreciate receiving your rapid assitance -=JM=-
Regards,Learner
learner (2646)
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