Taskbar problem

[Jeanne Fromer]

Hi,

For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to the
point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to the
display of the time, the day of the week is displayed. I
have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest. Does
anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
problem?

Thank you very much,
Jeannie

[Nicholas]

Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
and select a Restore Point that was created prior to the time the =
problem
became known.


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Nicholas

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"Jeanne Fromer" > wrote in message:
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| Hi,=20
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| For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became=20
| enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to the=20
| point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to the=20
| display of the time, the day of the week is displayed. I=20
| have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the=20
| taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest. Does=20
| anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying=20
| problem?=20
|=20
| Thank you very much,=20
| Jeannie

[Jeanne Fromer]

If I've installed a number of programs and hardware
devices in the meantime and I select a restore point that
is prior to these installs, would I have to install these
programs and devices again?

>-----Original Message-----
>Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
System Restore
>and select a Restore Point that was created prior to the
time the problem
>became known.
>
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
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>
>"Jeanne Fromer" > wrote in
message:
> ...
>
>| Hi,
>|
>| For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>| enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to
the
>| point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to
the
>| display of the time, the day of the week is displayed.
I
>| have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>| taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest.
Does
>| anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>| problem?
>|
>| Thank you very much,
>| Jeannie
>.
>

[dan shier]

yes you would.
>-----Original Message-----
>If I've installed a number of programs and hardware
>devices in the meantime and I select a restore point
that
>is prior to these installs, would I have to install
these
>programs and devices again?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
>System Restore
>>and select a Restore Point that was created prior to
the
>time the problem
>>became known.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Nicholas
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------
-
>--------------------
>>
>>"Jeanne Fromer" > wrote in
>message:
>> ...
>>
>>| Hi,
>>|
>>| For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>>| enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to
>the
>>| point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to
>the
>>| display of the time, the day of the week is
displayed.
>I
>>| have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>>| taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest.
>Does
>>| anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>>| problem?
>>|
>>| Thank you very much,
>>| Jeannie
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Nicholas]

Say your taskbar problem became known today. Open your
System Restore utility program and select "yesterday's" Restore
Point from the Calendar. If you did not install any programs
since yesterday, you'll be fine. You should not have to go back any
further than yesterday's Restore Point.

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Nicholas

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"Jeanne Fromer" > wrote in message:
...

| If I've installed a number of programs and hardware=20
| devices in the meantime and I select a restore point that=20
| is prior to these installs, would I have to install these=20
| programs and devices again?
|=20
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >=20
| System Restore
| >and select a Restore Point that was created prior to the=20
| time the problem
| >became known.
| >
| >
| >--=20
| >Nicholas
| >
| >---------------------------------------------------------
| --------------------
| >
| >"Jeanne Fromer" > wrote in=20
| message:
| > ...
| >
| >| Hi,=20
| >|=20
| >| For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became=20
| >| enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to=20
| the=20
| >| point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to=20
| the=20
| >| display of the time, the day of the week is displayed.=20
| I=20
| >| have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the=20
| >| taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest.=20
| Does=20
| >| anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying=20
| >| problem?=20
| >|=20
| >| Thank you very much,=20
| >| Jeannie
| >.
| >

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 06:47:37 -0700, "Jeanne Fromer"
> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to the
>point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to the
>display of the time, the day of the week is displayed. I
>have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest. Does
>anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>problem?
>

Suggestions:
-- Is there a toolbar on the taskbar? If yes, right click within it's
boundarys. Check that View> Small Icons is selected.

-- Remove any presently displayed toolbars from taskbar and then try
resizing it.

-- Check Display> Settings> Advanced. Are Fonts set to "Normal [96dpi]"?

-- Also in Display but under Appearance, check the Scheme being used.
May want to try reapplying your desired "theme" and/or "scheme" to
re-establish normal dimensions for various elements within the GUI.
NOTE: Changing value of Icon Spacing [Vertical] can cause the taskbar to
"grow" in height.

-- Check Control Panel> Accessibility Options. Turn off anything that
would enable "large" display (Magnifier, for example).

PS in regards to another question you asked in this thread: Yes, you
would have to reinstall programs that were installed after the date/time
of any particular restore point. If you are in the habit of storing
important items on the desktop (documents, for example), you could lose
those too.

Sharon F
MS MVP
[Windows XP - Shell/User]

[Jeanne Fromer]

Thank you all for your help. By resetting my scheme to
the basic one for Windows XP, the problem solved itself!

>-----Original Message-----
>On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 06:47:37 -0700, "Jeanne Fromer"
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>For reasons unknown to me, my taskbar suddenly became
>>enlarged. The icons in the tray are stretched out to
the
>>point of nonrecognition. Furthermore, in addition to
the
>>display of the time, the day of the week is displayed.
I
>>have already tried unlocking my taskbar to make the
>>taskbar smaller, but it seems to be at its smallest.
Does
>>anyone know what I can do to get rid of this annoying
>>problem?
>>
>
>Suggestions:
>-- Is there a toolbar on the taskbar? If yes, right
click within it's
>boundarys. Check that View> Small Icons is selected.
>
>-- Remove any presently displayed toolbars from taskbar
and then try
>resizing it.
>
>-- Check Display> Settings> Advanced. Are Fonts set
to "Normal [96dpi]"?
>
>-- Also in Display but under Appearance, check the
Scheme being used.
>May want to try reapplying your desired "theme"
and/or "scheme" to
>re-establish normal dimensions for various elements
within the GUI.
>NOTE: Changing value of Icon Spacing [Vertical] can
cause the taskbar to
>"grow" in height.
>
>-- Check Control Panel> Accessibility Options. Turn off
anything that
>would enable "large" display (Magnifier, for example).
>
>PS in regards to another question you asked in this
thread: Yes, you
>would have to reinstall programs that were installed
after the date/time
>of any particular restore point. If you are in the habit
of storing
>important items on the desktop (documents, for example),
you could lose
>those too.
>
>Sharon F
>MS MVP
>[Windows XP - Shell/User]
>
>.
>