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   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support   
   From: keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On 2/22/2011 5:53 PM, emil_lam wrote:   
   > Previously, I could view my opened application icons e.g. explorer,   
   > excel, etc from XP taskbar and I could switch between them by clicking   
   > on their corresponding icons on taskbar. About a week ago, I found   
   > language toolbar appeared at the left side of XP taskbar just beside   
   > "Start" button. I tried disable the langauge toolbar but then the   
   > whole XP taskbar disappeared (it hid at the bottom of the screen). I   
   > couldn't drag it up to desktop. I couldn't make taskbar reappear even   
   > when I enabled all toolbars (web address, windows media player, link,   
   > language, desktop, quick start).   
   >   
   > I could finally make taskbar reappear only changing "Taskbar   
   > Properties" from Control Panel ->  Display Category ->  Taskbar&  Start   
   > Function   
   >   
   > Now my taskbar settings are as below:   
   >   
   > Lock the taskbar [OFF]   
   > Auto-hide the taskbar [OFF]   
   > Keep the taskbar on top of other windows [ON]   
   > Group similar taskbar buttons [ON]   
   > Show Quick Launch [ON]   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, I could no longer access my opened applications (e.g.   
   > excel, notepad, IE, Explorer) from this "recovered" taskbar. I clearly   
   > see there are two overlapped taskbars - Quick Launch on the top. I   
   > suspect the taskbar covered by Quick Launch taskbar is my original   
   > taskbar but I couldn't access it even if I try to drag it out.   
   >   
   > Could someone help me to recover my original taskbar?   
   >   
   > Tks!   
   I find that I inadvertently do things to my task bar that I don't want,   
   Therefore I always lock the task bar so it can not accidentally be changed.   
      
   With the task bar lock off find the little bar that is probable on the   
   left side of the task bar and drag it to open the Quick launch toolbar.   
      
   The re lock it.   
      
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