Guest dalbatross Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 When programs are opened, they do not expand to fill the top inch of the screen. On the desktop, the desktop image-- if stretched -- fills the screen, but the desktop icons--on auto arrange--do not fill the top inch of the screen. If auto arrange is unchecked, you can drag an icon into the top inch of the screen but it eventually disappears - as if it has gone behind an invisible curtain. Logging onto my wife's account, (I'm administrator and she is the other user and we run XP), everything works normally. Programs fill the whole screen and icons fill the whole desktop. Can anyone solve this mystery?
Guest TaurArian Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Top inch of screen is "no man's land" Perhaps create another user account for yourself as an administrator. The account may be corrupt that you currently have. -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "dalbatross" <dalbatross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9EE8E356-3143-4739-9A83-D716D8EA771D@microsoft.com... | When programs are opened, they do not expand to fill the top inch of the | screen. On the desktop, the desktop image-- if stretched -- fills the | screen, but the desktop icons--on auto arrange--do not fill the top inch of | the screen. If auto arrange is unchecked, you can drag an icon into the top | inch of the screen but it eventually disappears - as if it has gone behind an | invisible curtain. Logging onto my wife's account, (I'm administrator and | she is the other user and we run XP), everything works normally. Programs | fill the whole screen and icons fill the whole desktop. Can anyone solve | this mystery?
Guest Elmo Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Top inch of screen is "no man's land" dalbatross wrote: > When programs are opened, they do not expand to fill the top inch of the > screen. On the desktop, the desktop image-- if stretched -- fills the > screen, but the desktop icons--on auto arrange--do not fill the top inch of > the screen. If auto arrange is unchecked, you can drag an icon into the top > inch of the screen but it eventually disappears - as if it has gone behind an > invisible curtain. Logging onto my wife's account, (I'm administrator and > she is the other user and we run XP), everything works normally. Programs > fill the whole screen and icons fill the whole desktop. Can anyone solve > this mystery? A toolbar is reserving that space. I don't remember which one was mentioned in a post years ago, though.. Here's a thread that might help: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/f42a6a9d59592c73/2b4b41276cb81beb?lnk=st&q=space+top+of+screen#2b4b41276cb81beb Continue searching here: http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=space+top+of+screen&qt_s=Search+Groups -- Joe =o)
Guest Twayne Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Re: Top inch of screen is "no man's land" > dalbatross wrote: >> When programs are opened, they do not expand to fill the top inch of >> the screen. On the desktop, the desktop image-- if stretched -- >> fills the screen, but the desktop icons--on auto arrange--do not >> fill the top inch of the screen. If auto arrange is unchecked, you >> can drag an icon into the top inch of the screen but it eventually >> disappears - as if it has gone behind an invisible curtain. >> Logging onto my wife's account, (I'm administrator and she is the >> other user and we run XP), everything works normally. Programs fill >> the whole screen and icons fill the whole desktop. Can anyone solve >> this mystery? > > A toolbar is reserving that space. I don't remember which one was > mentioned in a post years ago, though.. Symantec's Windoctor can do that if the install got borked or something setup improperly. Or any of a jillion ohter programs, some of which actually reserve that space and won't allow it to be used for icons. Or ... malware. Wouldn't hurt to run some scans. > > Here's a thread that might help: > > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/f42a6a9d59592c73/2b4b41276cb81beb?lnk=st&q=space+top+of+screen#2b4b41276cb81beb > > Continue searching here: > > http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=space+top+of+screen&qt_s=Search+Groups
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