"New and Improved" - ain't

Arrgh

After many years, I have gotten the taskbar to be the way I not
only like, but expect: two columns of icons on the left side of the
screen, the more "popular" ones in the right column, compatible one
the left. E.G., Top left column is Mailwasher, top right is the mail
program. Left column Word processor, right column Wordpad,

So this morning - nothing. All blank, nothing there. "Fortunately,
I keep them numbered for just such an eventuality." Or in this case,
a screen capture of the proper layout. Only - no can do the two
columns.

My question is: any guesses as to what got "fixed", "improved" or
enhanced, and how do I "unfix" it?

Windows 7 Pro is the software, if that's any help.


--
pyotr filipivich
The question was asked: "Is Hindsight overrated?"
In retrospect, it appears to be.

pyotr filipivich on Mon, 30 May 2016 08:51:52
-0700 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
Arrgh

After many years, I have gotten the taskbar to be the way I not
only like, but expect: two columns of icons on the left side of the
screen, the more "popular" ones in the right column, compatible one
the left. E.G., Top left column is Mailwasher, top right is the mail
program. Left column Word processor, right column Wordpad,

So this morning - nothing. All blank, nothing there. "Fortunately,
I keep them numbered for just such an eventuality." Or in this case,
a screen capture of the proper layout. Only - no can do the two
columns.

My question is: any guesses as to what got "fixed", "improved" or
enhanced, and how do I "unfix" it?

Windows 7 Pro is the software, if that's any help.

Found out the problem - Microsoft in its insanity feels that I've
no need for Quicklaunch anymore.

They should have interior decorators come in weekly and redecorate
their offices. Open the curtains, change the curtains, replace the
lighting with disco-strobes (and hide the off switch). Change the
default font to 24 Bodoni Ultra and the color to light grey. Then
change all the paper to florescent pink, green or purple.


--
pyotr filipivich
This Week's Panel: Us & Them - Eliminating Them.
Next Month's Panel: Having eliminated the old Them, Selecting the new Them

pyotr filipivich wrote on 05/30/2016 1:59 PM:
pyotr filipivich on Mon, 30 May 2016 08:51:52
-0700 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
Arrgh

After many years, I have gotten the taskbar to be the way I not
only like, but expect: two columns of icons on the left side of the
screen, the more "popular" ones in the right column, compatible one
the left. E.G., Top left column is Mailwasher, top right is the mail
program. Left column Word processor, right column Wordpad,

So this morning - nothing. All blank, nothing there. "Fortunately,
I keep them numbered for just such an eventuality." Or in this case,
a screen capture of the proper layout. Only - no can do the two
columns.

My question is: any guesses as to what got "fixed", "improved" or
enhanced, and how do I "unfix" it?

Windows 7 Pro is the software, if that's any help.

Found out the problem - Microsoft in its insanity feels that I've
no need for Quicklaunch anymore.


QuickLaunch still functioning here, intact on a fully updated W7 Sp1 x64
Pro device with all updates installed.

Have any theories on what you or think MSFT changed ?

Fyi...Quick Launch is a tool bar that resides on the Task Bar(i.e. QL is
not the Task Bar).



--
...winston
msft mvp windows experience

En el artículo , pyotr
filipivich escribió:

Found out the problem - Microsoft in its insanity feels that I've
no need for Quicklaunch anymore.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/975784

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(='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10
(")_(")

". . .winston" on Tue, 31 May 2016 00:27:51
-0400 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote on 05/30/2016 1:59 PM:
pyotr filipivich on Mon, 30 May 2016 08:51:52
-0700 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
Arrgh

After many years, I have gotten the taskbar to be the way I not
only like, but expect: two columns of icons on the left side of the
screen, the more "popular" ones in the right column, compatible one
the left. E.G., Top left column is Mailwasher, top right is the mail
program. Left column Word processor, right column Wordpad,

So this morning - nothing. All blank, nothing there. "Fortunately,
I keep them numbered for just such an eventuality." Or in this case,
a screen capture of the proper layout. Only - no can do the two
columns.

My question is: any guesses as to what got "fixed", "improved" or
enhanced, and how do I "unfix" it?

Windows 7 Pro is the software, if that's any help.

Found out the problem - Microsoft in its insanity feels that I've
no need for Quicklaunch anymore.


QuickLaunch still functioning here, intact on a fully updated W7 Sp1 x64
Pro device with all updates installed.

I had it "yesterday", so I was quite surprised when it wasn't
there in the morning.

Have any theories on what you or think MSFT changed ?

Quote: "By default, the Quick Launch bar is not available in
Windows 7. To open programs quickly, you can drag the program icons to
the taskbar. However, you can follow the steps in this article to
restore the Quick Launch bar and the Show Desktop button as it was in
Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP."

I can drag the icons to the taskbar, but it gets really crowded
when you have more than three.

Fyi...Quick Launch is a tool bar that resides on the Task Bar(i.e. QL is
not the Task Bar).

I knew that, but had forgotten. Sigh, it is like getting
directions in a small town "You go out on the old highway, turn left
where the school burned down, at the second right go straight, just
past the Macgruders." No street names, everybody just knows what it
is.
--
pyotr filipivich
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another.
-- George Bancroft

pyotr filipivich wrote on 05/31/2016 9:37 AM:
". . .winston" on Tue, 31 May 2016 00:27:51
-0400 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote on 05/30/2016 1:59 PM:
pyotr filipivich on Mon, 30 May 2016 08:51:52
-0700 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
Arrgh

After many years, I have gotten the taskbar to be the way I not
only like, but expect: two columns of icons on the left side of the
screen, the more "popular" ones in the right column, compatible one
the left. E.G., Top left column is Mailwasher, top right is the mail
program. Left column Word processor, right column Wordpad,

So this morning - nothing. All blank, nothing there. "Fortunately,
I keep them numbered for just such an eventuality." Or in this case,
a screen capture of the proper layout. Only - no can do the two
columns.

My question is: any guesses as to what got "fixed", "improved" or
enhanced, and how do I "unfix" it?

Windows 7 Pro is the software, if that's any help.

Found out the problem - Microsoft in its insanity feels that I've
no need for Quicklaunch anymore.


QuickLaunch still functioning here, intact on a fully updated W7 Sp1 x64
Pro device with all updates installed.

I had it "yesterday", so I was quite surprised when it wasn't
there in the morning.

Have any theories on what you or think MSFT changed ?

Quote: "By default, the Quick Launch bar is not available in
Windows 7. To open programs quickly, you can drag the program icons to
the taskbar. However, you can follow the steps in this article to
restore the Quick Launch bar and the Show Desktop button as it was in
Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP."

I can drag the icons to the taskbar, but it gets really crowded
when you have more than three.

Fyi...Quick Launch is a tool bar that resides on the Task Bar(i.e. QL is
not the Task Bar).

I knew that, but had forgotten. Sigh, it is like getting
directions in a small town "You go out on the old highway, turn left
where the school burned down, at the second right go straight, just
past the Macgruders." No street names, everybody just knows what it
is.
--
pyotr filipivich
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another.
-- George Bancroft



Fyi...if you were using one or the other TaskBar or Quick Launch

Both store the shortcuts in your AppData\Roaming\... folder

C:\Users\,your windows logon name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

C:\Users\,your windows logon name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch\



--
...winston
msft mvp windows experience

". . .winston" on Tue, 31 May 2016 15:17:51
-0400 typed in alt.windows7.general the following:

Fyi...Quick Launch is a tool bar that resides on the Task Bar(i.e. QL is
not the Task Bar).

I knew that, but had forgotten. Sigh, it is like getting
directions in a small town "You go out on the old highway, turn left
where the school burned down, at the second right go straight, just
past the Macgruders." No street names, everybody just knows what it
is.
--
pyotr filipivich
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another.
-- George Bancroft

Fyi...if you were using one or the other TaskBar or Quick Launch

Both store the shortcuts in your AppData\Roaming\... folder

C:\Users\,your windows logon name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar

C:\Users\,your windows logon name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch\

Thanks. I found that, eventually, at
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/add-the-quick-launch-bar-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/

and they wrote go to:
%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

...and 'take it from there'. I wound up renaming all the shortcuts,
prepending numbers to they would be sorted in the "correct" order
--
pyotr filipivich
This Week's Panel: Us & Them - Eliminating Them.
Next Month's Panel: Having eliminated the old Them, Selecting the new Them

On Tue, 31 May 2016 15:17:51 -0400
". . .winston" wrote:

From: ". . .winston"
Racist ****!

From: ". . .winston"
From: ". . .winston"
On Mon, 30 May 2016 19:25:46 -0400
". . .winston" wrote:

BuckwheaTJ - are you having one of those 'wish I had a watermelon'
moments again trying to be heard.


...winston
msft mvp windows experience

On Tue, 31 May 2016 16:50:27 -0400
". . .winston" wrote:

From: ". . .winston"
Subject: Racist ****tard = winston
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 16:50:27 -0400
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On Mon, 30 May 2016 19:25:46 -0400
". . .winston" wrote:

BuckwheaTJ - are you having one of those 'wish I had a watermelon'
moments again trying to be heard.


...winston
msft mvp windows experience


http://i.imgur.com/cIM6fgE.jpg