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- Desktop menu in context menu?
- Hi, i am new to this forum. Very cool so far. I have googled this topic quite a bit and have not found what I am looking for. I am nit sure of the proper terminology even. I want to be able to right click on my Windows XP Desktop...
- Tags: Desktops, cdh987@..., desktop, Taskbar
- Discussion threads 2007-11-17
- Hide Taskbar Buttons
- Is there a way to hide the taskbar button without hiding the taskbar or the window itself. For instance: I'm running iTunes in mini view. There is the window itself on the desktop, the iTunes button on the taskbar, and an icon in the system tray. I don't want the...
- Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows, mr_shannon@..., taskbar, window, Apple iTunes, desktop
- Discussion threads 2007-10-20
- Items "escaping" on scrollable taskbar
- Maybe this is a known Windows XP annoyance, but I did not find it mentioned anywhere:I have the taskbar fixed, double high, and this happens when there are so many applications open that the taskbar has more than two rows, and is scrollable. Every now and then, I want to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, lpd@..., taskbar, system tray, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- vista taskbar & start menu
- The new option, titled Show Window Previews Thumbnails, allows you to disable the live Taskbar thumbnails feature, which of course is one of the new Aero features that displays thumbnail images of running applications as you hover your mouse pointer over any button on the Taskbar.Since the thumbnails are very...
- Tags: Mice, islestar_icycute@..., thumbnail, Taskbar, mouse pointer
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- Reposition Windows XP's Quick Launch toolbar
- I agree, whyYes - why would anyone have it except in its default location in the task bar where it takes up very little room. Since the minimum number of shortcuts in the Quick Launch taskbar is 4, I keep only the 4 most used showing while the rest are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, techrepublic@..., taskbar, toolbar, Quick Launch Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-08-02
- problem restoring a window from the taskbar
- I program I often use appears on the taskbar, yet when I right click and try to restore it nothing happens. I can maximize it and the program comes up but I cant size the window and therefore cant move it. Its either all or nothing. I moved the taskbar...
- Tags: Construction, tetanus@..., window, taskbar
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
- Administrate Windows 2000 Server
- Managing a Windows 2000 Server? It's easy if you set up the Adminstrative Tools bar—your shortcut to designing your network. It can be a pain when every time you want to manage a Windows 2000 Server—make a few tweaks, add a user or twenty, reset mailboxes, or...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Jim Boyce, server, toolbar, taskbar, Windows 2000 Server Tips Newsletter, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-11-20
- No Taskbar Buttons are Visible
- For some unknown reason all taskbar buttons has disappeared from my taskbar in Windows XP SP2! Such thing happened once before, however system restore fixed that situation. Now this doesn’t help. When programs are loaded the taskbar is empty and I can
- Tags: software, taskbar, taskbar button, alertt@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-11
- Get more room on the taskbar in Windows XP
- If you're running a lot of programs on Windows XP, you can easily free up some room on the taskbar in order to keep track of all your open programs. Here's how to take your clock and Quick Launch toolbar out of sight. Do you occasionally find yourself needing...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Greg Shultz, taskbar, Taskbar, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Toolbar, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2006-10-11
- How do I get everything bigger?!
- Hi. I was recently sharing my computer with my mother, and she needed verything big. So when she didn't need it anymore, I went to change the screen resolution back, but it was either to large or to big, not how it was normally. Now I skrewed it to the...
- Tags: mikki_girl92@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-19
- temp files
- Hey,How ya doin'? Could you please tell me how I might move my favorite utilities, which are in my temp folder, deep in the works, into one which is readily accessible?Thanks a lot, P.S. I just "discovered" right click on start-->windows explorer-->problem solved.JimCreate Shortcut on Desktop, Use Quicklaunch BarRight click...
- Tags: Create Shortcut, Taskbar, desktop, el2sava1@..., what's this?, windows, P.S.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-15
- How to copy Quick Launch items to new Toolbar
- I want to create a 'floating' Windows Toolbar because that type can be set to diappear when I'm not looking for a new program to open, thus freeing more desktop space - a considerable amount in my case.I also want to copy ALL the applications in my current Quick Launch...
- Tags: Absolutely, off-topic, Quick Launch, Quick Launch Toolbar, taskbar, toolbar, windows, xp
- Discussion threads 2007-02-14
- multiple windows open on taskbar are not visible-OS is Win 2k
- I am unable to view the multiple windows open on the taskbar. Autohide for taskbar is on. Pls help.try this1. Goto Start menu. 2. Select Control Panel. 3. Click Appearance and Themes. 4. At the bottom there will be a choice called Taskbar and Start Menu click on that. 5....
- Tags: Taskbar, tanvi.garcha@..., Auto-Hide, windows, win2k, window
- Discussion threads 2007-02-13
- Task Bar and Notification Area Problems
- My notification area on the task bar is on 2 lines. The date also shows with Clock and the day of the week written out. I've tried resetting all the task bar properties as well as resizing the task bar with the double arrow. The resizing either...
- Tags: jennifer@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- Task Bar not showing all open items
- My task bar is not showing all my open items. For example I have mozilla, outlook, windows explorer and excel open. Currently I can not see the explorer unless I alt tab to the application. Is there some setting I need to change?Thank you.
- Tags: jennifer@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- Hidden Vista tricks that can make you more productive
- If you've installed the new Vista OS, chances are good that you'relooking in every nook and cranny for all of the hidden tricks to using its newfeatures. Of course, there are literally hundreds of new features and hidden tricksin Vista. It would be impossible to uncover or reveal,all of these...
- Tags: Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Quick Launch, Taskbar, toolbar, Windows Vista
- Technical articles 2007-02-07
- The Taskbar tab (Customizing Vista's Taskbar and Start Menu)
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- Tags: Taskbar, dx250@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- 10 things you'll miss when you upgrade to Vista (and how to get some of them back)
- This article is also available as a PDF download.Windows Vista has lots of cool new features, eye candy, andsecurity enhancements we didn't have with Windows XP. But as with any softwareupgrade, there are also some missing pieces--features or capabilities you mayfind yourself wishing for after the upgrade. Luckily, in many...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Quick Launch, taskbar, toolbar, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Technical articles 2007-02-01
- Customizing Vista's Taskbar and Start Menu
- Here's a tour of Vista's Taskbar and Start menu, as well as some tips for altering it in order to take better advantage of Aero's features.
- Tags: Start Menu, Taskbar, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Image galleries 2007-01-26
- Customizing Vista's Taskbar and Start Menu
- Microsoft has done a fair amount of reorganization and finetuning on Vista's Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box. Of course, itmakes sense that being a new operating system, Windows Vista's new Start Menu wouldneed a bunch of new customization features; however, I was pleasantly surprisedat how familiar the dialog...
- Tags: dialog box, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Start Menu Properties, Start Menu Properties dialog box, Taskbar, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Technical articles 2007-01-17
