Windows 2000 Taskbar - how to move?

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Blithe

W2K Help says - to move the taskbar:

Click an empty area on the taskbar, and then drag the taskbar to a different
location on the desktop.

However - that never works for me. I prefer it at the bottom of the desktop
but it jumps on occasion to the right side where I cannot drag it back. How
do I get it back and lock it? (In the past, it jumps back to the bottom at
random. Only once or twice I can recall that it will drag back but maybe
that occurs about one out of 100 frustrating attempts - so I just live with
it)

Thanks - Blithe
 
you need to select an area that is "really" empty, and not part of a
"toolbar".

Blithe wrote:

> W2K Help says - to move the taskbar:
>
> Click an empty area on the taskbar, and then drag the taskbar to a different
> location on the desktop.
>
> However - that never works for me. I prefer it at the bottom of the desktop
> but it jumps on occasion to the right side where I cannot drag it back. How
> do I get it back and lock it? (In the past, it jumps back to the bottom at
> random. Only once or twice I can recall that it will drag back but maybe
> that occurs about one out of 100 frustrating attempts - so I just live with
> it)
>
> Thanks - Blithe
>
>
 
"Blithe" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> W2K Help says - to move the taskbar:
>
> Click an empty area on the taskbar, and then drag the taskbar to a
different
> location on the desktop.
>
> However - that never works for me. I prefer it at the bottom of the
desktop
> but it jumps on occasion to the right side where I cannot drag it back.
How
> do I get it back and lock it? (In the past, it jumps back to the bottom
at
> random. Only once or twice I can recall that it will drag back but maybe
> that occurs about one out of 100 frustrating attempts - so I just live
with
> it)
>
> Thanks - Blithe
>
>


Juat keep going with it, it will move,
but your will not see the change until you get it all the way over, then
release the mouse.
 
Thanks Bob I - I'll try next time because I fear to try anything now.
Before I got your suggestion, it once again randomly returned to the desktop
bottom.

Blithe

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> you need to select an area that is "really" empty, and not part of a
> "toolbar".
>
> Blithe wrote:
>
> > W2K Help says - to move the taskbar:
> >
> > Click an empty area on the taskbar, and then drag the taskbar to a
different
> > location on the desktop.
> >
> > However - that never works for me. I prefer it at the bottom of the
desktop
> > but it jumps on occasion to the right side where I cannot drag it back.
How
> > do I get it back and lock it? (In the past, it jumps back to the bottom
at
> > random. Only once or twice I can recall that it will drag back but
maybe
> > that occurs about one out of 100 frustrating attempts - so I just live
with
> > it)
> >
> > Thanks - Blithe
> >
> >
>
 
If you "grab" close to the Notification area, and drag left and down, it
only takes about a half an inch of movement to flip it back and forth.

Blithe wrote:

> Thanks Bob I - I'll try next time because I fear to try anything now.
> Before I got your suggestion, it once again randomly returned to the desktop
> bottom.
>
> Blithe
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23c22%23bdGJHA.1432@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>>you need to select an area that is "really" empty, and not part of a
>>"toolbar".
>>
>>Blithe wrote:
>>
>>
>>>W2K Help says - to move the taskbar:
>>>
>>>Click an empty area on the taskbar, and then drag the taskbar to a
>
> different
>
>>>location on the desktop.
>>>
>>>However - that never works for me. I prefer it at the bottom of the
>
> desktop
>
>>>but it jumps on occasion to the right side where I cannot drag it back.
>
> How
>
>>>do I get it back and lock it? (In the past, it jumps back to the bottom
>
> at
>
>>>random. Only once or twice I can recall that it will drag back but
>
> maybe
>
>>>that occurs about one out of 100 frustrating attempts - so I just live
>
> with
>
>>>it)
>>>
>>>Thanks - Blithe
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
 
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