How to get the Start Icon back into the L lower corner?

Robin · 10-04-2005, 01:55 AM

My Start icon has moved from the L lower corner into the upper R corner
(and with a bunch of other icons now into the R section).

I had lost my address bar, but I could see it down at the bottom, so I was trying to move the lower dividing line upward - then everything went over to the R side.

How do I get it back the way it was?
Thanks

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-04-2005, 01:57 AM

u should just be able to drag the whole thing back to the bottom of the screen. but first, right click the taskbar and make sure "lock task bar" is not checked. then go ahead and move it.

Robin · 10-04-2005, 02:09 AM

I can find "lock the tool bar" (under View), but I can't find "lock the task bar" - where do I look for it?

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-04-2005, 02:13 AM

if u right click the blue task bar, a small menu pops up. one of the options on this menu is lock the taskbar. second option from the bottom of the menu.

Robin · 10-04-2005, 02:44 AM

there doesn't seem to be a blue task bar (normally there would be a task bar at the bottom)
instead there is a grey R hand section - this is where the Start icon is located in the upper R corner

when I R-click on that grey section, the menu says "Toolbar, Cascade Windows, Tile Windows, Minimize all Windows, and Properties"
I checked "Properties" - TaskBar properties - and Taskbar Options and this menu offers: Always on Top, Auto Hide, Show small icons in Start Menu, or Show Clock

There must be somewhere else to find the answer

**SFR** · 10-04-2005, 02:50 AM

If you are using Windows XP then you will see the "lock the taskbar".. but in Windows 2000 and earlier you will not see that.

Also 2000 and earlier the taskbar is gray which is what Robin sees.

Are you unable to drag the entire taskbar to the bottom?

Robin · 10-04-2005, 03:10 AM

it's Windows 98
the grey section on the right (with the Start icon in the upper R corner) - I can move the vertical dividing line to the left or right, but exactly what do I need to do to drag the section back down to the bottom?

**SFR** · 10-04-2005, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robin

it's Windows 98
the grey section on the right (with the Start icon in the upper R corner) - I can move the vertical dividing line to the left or right, but exactly what do I need to do to drag the section back down to the bottom?

click and hold any part of the gray taskbar... not where the start is.. not where the icons on the bottom right are... not on the lines... but anywhere else. then drag it over.

Robin · 10-04-2005, 03:25 AM

okay - I've been able to drag it down to the bottom, with Start where it was in the lower L corner
now the address bar is at the very bottom of the screen, so how do I get it back up near the top?

**SFR** · 10-04-2005, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robin

okay - I've been able to drag it down to the bottom, with Start where it was in the lower L corner
now the address bar is at the very bottom of the screen, so how do I get it back up near the top?

address bar as in IE address bar?... drag and drop is the key to moving almost everything in the world Microsoft products...

10-04-2005, 01:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Robin Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 117	How to get the Start Icon back into the L lower corner? My Start icon has moved from the L lower corner into the upper R corner (and with a bunch of other icons now into the R section). I had lost my address bar, but I could see it down at the bottom, so I was trying to move the lower dividing line upward - then everything went over to the R side. How do I get it back the way it was? Thanks

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Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	u should just be able to drag the whole thing back to the bottom of the screen. but first, right click the taskbar and make sure "lock task bar" is not checked. then go ahead and move it. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-04-2005, 02:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	if u right click the blue task bar, a small menu pops up. one of the options on this menu is lock the taskbar. second option from the bottom of the menu. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

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SFR SUPER MODERATOR Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, USA Age: 24 Posts: 4,058	If you are using Windows XP then you will see the "lock the taskbar".. but in Windows 2000 and earlier you will not see that. Also 2000 and earlier the taskbar is gray which is what Robin sees. Are you unable to drag the entire taskbar to the bottom? __________________ The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. ~Sydney J. Harris I haven't lost my mind; I have a tape back-up somewhere. What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. ~Oscar Levant Relax, its only Ones and Zeros

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10-04-2005, 02:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Robin Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 117	I can find "lock the tool bar" (under View), but I can't find "lock the task bar" - where do I look for it?

10-04-2005, 02:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Robin Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 117	there doesn't seem to be a blue task bar (normally there would be a task bar at the bottom) instead there is a grey R hand section - this is where the Start icon is located in the upper R corner when I R-click on that grey section, the menu says "Toolbar, Cascade Windows, Tile Windows, Minimize all Windows, and Properties" I checked "Properties" - TaskBar properties - and Taskbar Options and this menu offers: Always on Top, Auto Hide, Show small icons in Start Menu, or Show Clock There must be somewhere else to find the answer

10-04-2005, 03:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Robin Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 117	it's Windows 98 the grey section on the right (with the Start icon in the upper R corner) - I can move the vertical dividing line to the left or right, but exactly what do I need to do to drag the section back down to the bottom?

10-04-2005, 03:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Robin Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 117	okay - I've been able to drag it down to the bottom, with Start where it was in the lower L corner now the address bar is at the very bottom of the screen, so how do I get it back up near the top?