Crazy Task Bar

1492 wrote:
Here, try this:

• Right-click on the Start Orb, and select Properties.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Click Taskbar tab.
  
• From "Taskbar location on screen:" dropdown, select "Bottom".
  
• Checkmark "Lock the taskbar.
  
• Click OK.
  

Can't make it more straightforward than this.

Thanks again for your help, Moderator. I noticed my dialogue box isn't the same as in your pictures. You must have a different version of the OS on your computer. I'm running XP-3. Anyhow, I took your advice and locked the taskbar this time...

OK, friends. I'm back. I got it to work! Following your advice I left clicked inside the taskbar (not the edge, as I was doing). I guided the arrow towards the bottom of the screen and all of a sudden the taskbar fell into place at the bottom.

Thanks to all of you who have helped. I don't know what I did in the first place to cause the taskbar to move (I was typing at the time) but now I know how to fix it. Thanks again....

(BTW, I'm gonna lock it now! ;))

You can drag and drop it or you can use the start button. These are your options. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again

I'm not sure XP had the start orb.

Here, try this:

• Right-click on the Start Orb, and select Properties.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Click Taskbar tab.
  
• From "Taskbar location on screen:" dropdown, select "Bottom".
  
• Checkmark "Lock the taskbar.
  
• Click OK.
  

Can't make it more straightforward than this.

Sounds like you may be getting the little double arrow and dragging horizontally. Just left click and drag it diagonally down (Assuming its unlocked). You need to drag the cursor all the way to the bottom diagonally or in a little arc b4 it will pop down all of the sudden.

sch911 wrote:
Drag and drop it! Don't double click it.... Left click hold down drag to bottom...

I can't drag and drop it. I can only expand the taskbar from right to left until it fits half the screen vertically. It doesn't allow me to move it to a horizontal position.

NOTE: I'm leaving computer now to take a shower. Will return later. Thanks...

Drag and drop it! Don't double click it.... Left click hold down drag to bottom...

1492 wrote:
Drag and drop is the easiest method. Or you can right on an open area of the Taskbar, select Properties and under "Taskbar location on screen:", select "bottom." You may also want to checkmark "Lock the taskbar" and click OK, so it won't wonder off again. :)

I tried that and there is no "taskbar location on screen" on the menu. All that shows 5 check boxes: lock the taskbar, auto hide the taskbar, keep the taskbar on top of other windows, group similar taskbar buttons and show quick launch. Locking the taskbar only makes it so that I can't move it at all.

I tried the left click method and all it does is expand the task bar vertically to fill half of the screen and then stops.