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Message from discussion Taskbar & Quick Launch Conflict

David Candy

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More options Jul 13 2003, 10:20 am

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From: "David Candy" <da...@mvps.org>

Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 14:47:36 +1000

Local: Sun, Jul 13 2003 10:17 am

Subject: Re: Taskbar & Quick Launch Conflict

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Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete, Process Tab, end all explorer.exe and iexplore.exe processes .

Type regedit in File - Rum

Delete these three keys.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckR ects2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Stream s
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Stream sMRU

Back in Task Manager choose Shutdown menu - Reboot.
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"Mark" <pmfors...@csi.com> wrote in message news:030501c348f3$7cafe1a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a conflict between my Taskbar and Quick Launch
> Toolbar occurring shortly after my latest online update.
> I am not certain if they are related.

> The problem is that when the Quick Launch toolbar is
> selected to display on the Taskbar, none of the icons for
> the open windows are visible in the Taskbar. The only way
> to get to them is by selecting them from the Alt+Tab pop-
> up menu.

> Also, if I deselect the Quick Launch toolbar for display,
> then the entire Taskbar, Start button and System Tray
> disappear and cannot be found, resized, popped up, etc.

> Now, when my settings include the Quick Launch toolbar
> and the Taskbar is *Unlocked* I cannot find the right-
> hand side of the Quick Launch toolbar for resizing. The
> dotted border *is* visible on the left but *not* on the
> right even though there are only 5 items/icons in the
> Quick Launch toolbar and it requires maybe 10% of the
> Taskbar space from left to right. As I mentioned, when I
> turn the Quick Launch toolbar off, the whole Taskbar
> diappears.

> I can only deduce that the Quick Launch toolbar has
> somehow resized itself to occupy the entire width of the
> Taskbar and has extended into the System Tray so that I
> cannot see the right handle/edge to resized it and it is
> obscuring any of the icons for the currently open windows.

> Is anyone experiencing the same or has a solution?

> Doh! Thanks in advance.

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