Guest Myrna Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't know why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what I'd prefer. Can anyone help on this?
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar Your taskbar is the area between the start button (or if displayed, the Quick Launch area) and the system tray (clock area). The icons displayed on the taskbar are listed in the order the programs they represent were opened. With that said, I am guessing that you may not be asking about the taskbar and if so, please provide clarifying information. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't > know > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what > I'd > prefer. Can anyone help on this?
Guest Myrna Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar Yes I am talking about the area to the right of the Start button and to the left of the system tray. The buttons show up in the order which the programs were opened. Today the order of these buttons changed. It has happened before. I'd like to know why and how to chagne the order back to what I want without closing all the running programs. "Ron Badour" wrote: > Your taskbar is the area between the start button (or if displayed, the > Quick Launch area) and the system tray (clock area). The icons displayed on > the taskbar are listed in the order the programs they represent were opened. > With that said, I am guessing that you may not be asking about the taskbar > and if so, please provide clarifying information. > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't > > know > > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what > > I'd > > prefer. Can anyone help on this? > > >
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar I have not seen nor heard of that happening so I cannot comment on its cause. I don't believe you can natively reorder the position of the buttons short of closing and reopening the programs. You could check out this 3rd party application: http://www.onlinetoolsteam.com/TaskbarCommander/ -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E99EA38F-7369-4CA1-91B2-7D10A2E83155@microsoft.com... > Yes I am talking about the area to the right of the Start button and to > the > left of the system tray. The buttons show up in the order which the > programs > were opened. Today the order of these buttons changed. It has happened > before. I'd like to know why and how to chagne the order back to what I > want > without closing all the running programs. > > "Ron Badour" wrote: > >> Your taskbar is the area between the start button (or if displayed, the >> Quick Launch area) and the system tray (clock area). The icons displayed >> on >> the taskbar are listed in the order the programs they represent were >> opened. >> With that said, I am guessing that you may not be asking about the >> taskbar >> and if so, please provide clarifying information. >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Ron Badour >> MS MVP 1997 - 2007 >> >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... >> > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't >> > know >> > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to >> > what >> > I'd >> > prefer. Can anyone help on this? >> >> >>
Guest GS Ghali Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar If you click the program icon and keep the mouse button clicked just drag the button to the place you want it to go to but only move it left or right not on to the desktop This happens to me sometimes but it takes just one sec to move them back into the right place. "Myrna" wrote: > Yes I am talking about the area to the right of the Start button and to the > left of the system tray. The buttons show up in the order which the programs > were opened. Today the order of these buttons changed. It has happened > before. I'd like to know why and how to chagne the order back to what I want > without closing all the running programs. > > "Ron Badour" wrote: > > > Your taskbar is the area between the start button (or if displayed, the > > Quick Launch area) and the system tray (clock area). The icons displayed on > > the taskbar are listed in the order the programs they represent were opened. > > With that said, I am guessing that you may not be asking about the taskbar > > and if so, please provide clarifying information. > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Ron Badour > > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > > > > "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > > > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't > > > know > > > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what > > > I'd > > > prefer. Can anyone help on this? > > > > > >
Guest Lem Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar GS Ghali must be referring to the Quick Launch bar. You can't drag the buttons that symbolize running applications. GS Ghali wrote: > If you click the program icon and keep the mouse button clicked just drag the > button to the place you want it to go to but only move it left or right not > on to the desktop > > This happens to me sometimes but it takes just one sec to move them back > into the right place. > > > "Myrna" wrote: > >> Yes I am talking about the area to the right of the Start button and to the >> left of the system tray. The buttons show up in the order which the programs >> were opened. Today the order of these buttons changed. It has happened >> before. I'd like to know why and how to chagne the order back to what I want >> without closing all the running programs. >> >> "Ron Badour" wrote: >> >>> Your taskbar is the area between the start button (or if displayed, the >>> Quick Launch area) and the system tray (clock area). The icons displayed on >>> the taskbar are listed in the order the programs they represent were opened. >>> With that said, I am guessing that you may not be asking about the taskbar >>> and if so, please provide clarifying information. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> Ron Badour >>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007 >>> >>> >>> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... >>>> I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't >>>> know >>>> why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what >>>> I'd >>>> prefer. Can anyone help on this? >>> >>> -- Lem MS MVP -- Networking To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar Agree--taskbar buttons cannot be dragged natively. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Lem" <lemp40@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ePfdK1S1HHA.5836@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > GS Ghali must be referring to the Quick Launch bar. You can't drag the > buttons that symbolize running applications. > > GS Ghali wrote: >> If you click the program icon and keep the mouse button clicked just drag >> the button to the place you want it to go to but only move it left or >> right not on to the desktop >> >> This happens to me sometimes but it takes just one sec to move them back >> into the right place. "Myrna" wrote: >> >>> Yes I am talking about the area to the right of the Start button and to >>> the left of the system tray. The buttons show up in the order which the >>> programs were opened. Today the order of these buttons changed. It has >>> happened before. I'd like to know why and how to chagne the order back >>> to what I want without closing all the running programs. >>> >>> "Ron Badour" wrote: >>> >>>> Your taskbar is the area between the start button (or if displayed, the >>>> Quick Launch area) and the system tray (clock area). The icons >>>> displayed on the taskbar are listed in the order the programs they >>>> represent were opened. With that said, I am guessing that you may not >>>> be asking about the taskbar and if so, please provide clarifying >>>> information. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Ron Badour >>>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007 >>>> >>>> >>>> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... >>>>> I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I >>>>> don't know >>>>> why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to >>>>> what I'd >>>>> prefer. Can anyone help on this? >>>> >>>> > > -- > Lem MS MVP -- Networking > > To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Guest Anna Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar >>>>> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... >>>>>> I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I >>>>>> don't know >>>>>> why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to >>>>>> what I'd >>>>>> prefer. Can anyone help on this? Myrna: As you've heard from the other responses, there's no way (at least to my knowledge) that the taskbar buttons (other than the Quick Launch ones) can be moved with any internal XP utility, however, there is a program you might want to look into which ostensibly does this - Taskbar Button Manager (it's a freebie). I've never used it myself but I'm aware that at least one of our customers has been using this program and to the best of my knowledge is apparently satisfied with it. See... http://www.bestfreewaredownload.com/freeware/t-free-taskbar-button-manager-freeware-qmekmizn.html Anna
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar You're not talking about the Taskbar, you're talking about the QuickLaunch bar, an optional part of the Taskbar. You can drag the icons to order them the way you want them, but if the order gets lost, I don't think there's any way to quickly get it back. You have to manually re-order them. If you disable the QL bar and then re-enable it, the order is lost. The default, when the manual order is lost, is to order them alphabetically. I don't know what's causing your order to be lost unless it's that you disabled/re-enabled the QL bar, but the order is stored in the Registry, so perhaps yours is having some problem that causes that set of entries to be lost and then recreated in default order. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't > know > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what > I'd > prefer. Can anyone help on this?
Guest Myrna Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar Anna, Thank you for trying to help. It's very odd that I need added software to move the buttons back when they are not supposed to move in the first place! Myrna "Anna" wrote: > > >>>>> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >>>>> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > >>>>>> I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I > >>>>>> don't know > >>>>>> why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to > >>>>>> what I'd > >>>>>> prefer. Can anyone help on this? > > Myrna: > As you've heard from the other responses, there's no way (at least to my > knowledge) that the taskbar buttons (other than the Quick Launch ones) can > be moved with any internal XP utility, however, there is a program you might > want to look into which ostensibly does this - Taskbar Button Manager (it's > a freebie). I've never used it myself but I'm aware that at least one of our > customers has been using this program and to the best of my knowledge is > apparently satisfied with it. See... > http://www.bestfreewaredownload.com/freeware/t-free-taskbar-button-manager-freeware-qmekmizn.html > Anna > > >
Guest Myrna Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar Gary, I am not talking about the quick launch bar. No icons. Buttons and button groups. Myrna "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > You're not talking about the Taskbar, you're talking about the QuickLaunch > bar, an optional part of the Taskbar. You can drag the icons to order them > the way you want them, but if the order gets lost, I don't think there's any > way to quickly get it back. You have to manually re-order them. If you > disable the QL bar and then re-enable it, the order is lost. The default, > when the manual order is lost, is to order them alphabetically. > > I don't know what's causing your order to be lost unless it's that you > disabled/re-enabled the QL bar, but the order is stored in the Registry, so > perhaps yours is having some problem that causes that set of entries to be > lost and then recreated in default order. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't > > know > > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what > > I'd > > prefer. Can anyone help on this? > > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar I assumed the QL bar because you indicated that you could sort them. Buttons that represent open applications are sorted in the order the apps are opened and you can't change that. If the buttons that are open get re-ordered somehow, that's about as strange as it gets. Can you see it happen? Does anything else happen, like Windows Explorer having to be killed and restarted? Are you using any full-screen application? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A135930B-654D-4989-86D8-E8942F34C166@microsoft.com... > > Gary, > I am not talking about the quick launch bar. No icons. Buttons and button > groups. > > Myrna > > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > >> You're not talking about the Taskbar, you're talking about the >> QuickLaunch >> bar, an optional part of the Taskbar. You can drag the icons to order >> them >> the way you want them, but if the order gets lost, I don't think there's >> any >> way to quickly get it back. You have to manually re-order them. If you >> disable the QL bar and then re-enable it, the order is lost. The default, >> when the manual order is lost, is to order them alphabetically. >> >> I don't know what's causing your order to be lost unless it's that you >> disabled/re-enabled the QL bar, but the order is stored in the Registry, >> so >> perhaps yours is having some problem that causes that set of entries to >> be >> lost and then recreated in default order. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... >> > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't >> > know >> > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to >> > what >> > I'd >> > prefer. Can anyone help on this? >> >> >>
Guest Myrna Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar I don't remember indicating that I can sort the buttons. They always appear in the order that the applications are opened. Nothing odd happens. No crashes or restarts needed. I don't see the buttons move. I am not using a full screen application. At the time it happened today, I had Word, Excel, File Explorer, Firefox, and Groupwise open. Groupwise was first, and it moved to the rightmost spot on the task bar. I look down and my email button is not where it was. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > I assumed the QL bar because you indicated that you could sort them. Buttons > that represent open applications are sorted in the order the apps are opened > and you can't change that. If the buttons that are open get re-ordered > somehow, that's about as strange as it gets. Can you see it happen? Does > anything else happen, like Windows Explorer having to be killed and > restarted? Are you using any full-screen application? > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:A135930B-654D-4989-86D8-E8942F34C166@microsoft.com... > > > > Gary, > > I am not talking about the quick launch bar. No icons. Buttons and button > > groups. > > > > Myrna > > > > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > > > >> You're not talking about the Taskbar, you're talking about the > >> QuickLaunch > >> bar, an optional part of the Taskbar. You can drag the icons to order > >> them > >> the way you want them, but if the order gets lost, I don't think there's > >> any > >> way to quickly get it back. You have to manually re-order them. If you > >> disable the QL bar and then re-enable it, the order is lost. The default, > >> when the manual order is lost, is to order them alphabetically. > >> > >> I don't know what's causing your order to be lost unless it's that you > >> disabled/re-enabled the QL bar, but the order is stored in the Registry, > >> so > >> perhaps yours is having some problem that causes that set of entries to > >> be > >> lost and then recreated in default order. > >> > >> -- > >> Gary S. Terhune > >> MS-MVP Shell/User > >> http://www.grystmill.com > >> > >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > >> > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't > >> > know > >> > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to > >> > what > >> > I'd > >> > prefer. Can anyone help on this? > >> > >> > >> > > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar 1. I don't see an email program in the list of apps you say were open, or is that what you use Groupwise for? 2. I would suspect File Explorer as a potential cause of the issue. Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) is what handles the taskbar, and using an Explorer replacement could well interfere with normal Explorer operations. I'd try to find a forum for File Explorer and see if the issue is mentioned. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B1A0F995-B0FF-4ABE-A9B9-3E7D9663520A@microsoft.com... >I don't remember indicating that I can sort the buttons. They always appear > in the order that the applications are opened. > > Nothing odd happens. No crashes or restarts needed. I don't see the > buttons > move. I am not using a full screen application. At the time it happened > today, I had Word, Excel, File Explorer, Firefox, and Groupwise open. > Groupwise was first, and it moved to the rightmost spot on the task bar. I > look down and my email button is not where it was. > > > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > >> I assumed the QL bar because you indicated that you could sort them. >> Buttons >> that represent open applications are sorted in the order the apps are >> opened >> and you can't change that. If the buttons that are open get re-ordered >> somehow, that's about as strange as it gets. Can you see it happen? Does >> anything else happen, like Windows Explorer having to be killed and >> restarted? Are you using any full-screen application? >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:A135930B-654D-4989-86D8-E8942F34C166@microsoft.com... >> > >> > Gary, >> > I am not talking about the quick launch bar. No icons. Buttons and >> > button >> > groups. >> > >> > Myrna >> > >> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: >> > >> >> You're not talking about the Taskbar, you're talking about the >> >> QuickLaunch >> >> bar, an optional part of the Taskbar. You can drag the icons to order >> >> them >> >> the way you want them, but if the order gets lost, I don't think >> >> there's >> >> any >> >> way to quickly get it back. You have to manually re-order them. If you >> >> disable the QL bar and then re-enable it, the order is lost. The >> >> default, >> >> when the manual order is lost, is to order them alphabetically. >> >> >> >> I don't know what's causing your order to be lost unless it's that you >> >> disabled/re-enabled the QL bar, but the order is stored in the >> >> Registry, >> >> so >> >> perhaps yours is having some problem that causes that set of entries >> >> to >> >> be >> >> lost and then recreated in default order. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Gary S. Terhune >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... >> >> > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I >> >> > don't >> >> > know >> >> > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to >> >> > what >> >> > I'd >> >> > prefer. Can anyone help on this? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:08:02 -0700, GS Ghali <GSGhali@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > If you click the program icon and keep the mouse button clicked just drag the > button to the place you want it to go to but only move it left or right not > on to the desktop > > This happens to me sometimes but it takes just one sec to move them back > into the right place. No, this won't work. There is no way to do this natively in Windows (although there are third-party utilities that can do it). You are perhaps thinking of the Quick Launch bar, where you *can* do this. Note that the Quick Launch bar is not the Task Bar itself, not is even *part* of the Task Bar. It's a separate tool bar; although by default, it appears *on* the Task Bar, it can be dragged off it and moved to any side of the screen you prefer. > "Myrna" wrote: > > > Yes I am talking about the area to the right of the Start button and to the > > left of the system tray. The buttons show up in the order which the programs > > were opened. Today the order of these buttons changed. It has happened > > before. I'd like to know why and how to chagne the order back to what I want > > without closing all the running programs. > > > > "Ron Badour" wrote: > > > > > Your taskbar is the area between the start button (or if displayed, the > > > Quick Launch area) and the system tray (clock area). The icons displayed on > > > the taskbar are listed in the order the programs they represent were opened. > > > With that said, I am guessing that you may not be asking about the taskbar > > > and if so, please provide clarifying information. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > > > > Ron Badour > > > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > > > > > > > "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > > > > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I don't > > > > know > > > > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to what > > > > I'd > > > > prefer. Can anyone help on this? > > > > > > > > > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Myrna Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar Yes Groupwise is our email program. File Explorer = windows explorer. Would two microsoft programs conflict? I leave this open all the time but the problem occurs once in a while. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > 1. I don't see an email program in the list of apps you say were open, or is > that what you use Groupwise for? > > 2. I would suspect File Explorer as a potential cause of the issue. Windows > Explorer (explorer.exe) is what handles the taskbar, and using an Explorer > replacement could well interfere with normal Explorer operations. I'd try to > find a forum for File Explorer and see if the issue is mentioned. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:B1A0F995-B0FF-4ABE-A9B9-3E7D9663520A@microsoft.com... > >I don't remember indicating that I can sort the buttons. They always appear > > in the order that the applications are opened. > > > > Nothing odd happens. No crashes or restarts needed. I don't see the > > buttons > > move. I am not using a full screen application. At the time it happened > > today, I had Word, Excel, File Explorer, Firefox, and Groupwise open. > > Groupwise was first, and it moved to the rightmost spot on the task bar. I > > look down and my email button is not where it was. > > > > > > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > > > >> I assumed the QL bar because you indicated that you could sort them. > >> Buttons > >> that represent open applications are sorted in the order the apps are > >> opened > >> and you can't change that. If the buttons that are open get re-ordered > >> somehow, that's about as strange as it gets. Can you see it happen? Does > >> anything else happen, like Windows Explorer having to be killed and > >> restarted? Are you using any full-screen application? > >> > >> -- > >> Gary S. Terhune > >> MS-MVP Shell/User > >> http://www.grystmill.com > >> > >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:A135930B-654D-4989-86D8-E8942F34C166@microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > Gary, > >> > I am not talking about the quick launch bar. No icons. Buttons and > >> > button > >> > groups. > >> > > >> > Myrna > >> > > >> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > >> > > >> >> You're not talking about the Taskbar, you're talking about the > >> >> QuickLaunch > >> >> bar, an optional part of the Taskbar. You can drag the icons to order > >> >> them > >> >> the way you want them, but if the order gets lost, I don't think > >> >> there's > >> >> any > >> >> way to quickly get it back. You have to manually re-order them. If you > >> >> disable the QL bar and then re-enable it, the order is lost. The > >> >> default, > >> >> when the manual order is lost, is to order them alphabetically. > >> >> > >> >> I don't know what's causing your order to be lost unless it's that you > >> >> disabled/re-enabled the QL bar, but the order is stored in the > >> >> Registry, > >> >> so > >> >> perhaps yours is having some problem that causes that set of entries > >> >> to > >> >> be > >> >> lost and then recreated in default order. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Gary S. Terhune > >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User > >> >> http://www.grystmill.com > >> >> > >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> >> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... > >> >> > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I > >> >> > don't > >> >> > know > >> >> > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back to > >> >> > what > >> >> > I'd > >> >> > prefer. Can anyone help on this? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Ordering buttons on the Taskbar "File Explorer" is the name of a third-party file explorer. If that isn't what you referred to, if you were referring to Windows Explorer, then ignore that idea. I'm back to having no idea, except that the Z_order for the buttons must have gotten changed, probably the same way other volatile Registry entries get lost sometimes. Might have an explanation involving some other app you're running, or it could simply be that your Registry is prone to corruption. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:78778510-D1B4-4B39-B0D5-41FF53B0E48E@microsoft.com... > Yes Groupwise is our email program. > > File Explorer = windows explorer. Would two microsoft programs conflict? I > leave this open all the time but the problem occurs once in a while. > > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > >> 1. I don't see an email program in the list of apps you say were open, or >> is >> that what you use Groupwise for? >> >> 2. I would suspect File Explorer as a potential cause of the issue. >> Windows >> Explorer (explorer.exe) is what handles the taskbar, and using an >> Explorer >> replacement could well interfere with normal Explorer operations. I'd try >> to >> find a forum for File Explorer and see if the issue is mentioned. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:B1A0F995-B0FF-4ABE-A9B9-3E7D9663520A@microsoft.com... >> >I don't remember indicating that I can sort the buttons. They always >> >appear >> > in the order that the applications are opened. >> > >> > Nothing odd happens. No crashes or restarts needed. I don't see the >> > buttons >> > move. I am not using a full screen application. At the time it happened >> > today, I had Word, Excel, File Explorer, Firefox, and Groupwise open. >> > Groupwise was first, and it moved to the rightmost spot on the task >> > bar. I >> > look down and my email button is not where it was. >> > >> > >> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: >> > >> >> I assumed the QL bar because you indicated that you could sort them. >> >> Buttons >> >> that represent open applications are sorted in the order the apps are >> >> opened >> >> and you can't change that. If the buttons that are open get re-ordered >> >> somehow, that's about as strange as it gets. Can you see it happen? >> >> Does >> >> anything else happen, like Windows Explorer having to be killed and >> >> restarted? Are you using any full-screen application? >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Gary S. Terhune >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:A135930B-654D-4989-86D8-E8942F34C166@microsoft.com... >> >> > >> >> > Gary, >> >> > I am not talking about the quick launch bar. No icons. Buttons and >> >> > button >> >> > groups. >> >> > >> >> > Myrna >> >> > >> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> You're not talking about the Taskbar, you're talking about the >> >> >> QuickLaunch >> >> >> bar, an optional part of the Taskbar. You can drag the icons to >> >> >> order >> >> >> them >> >> >> the way you want them, but if the order gets lost, I don't think >> >> >> there's >> >> >> any >> >> >> way to quickly get it back. You have to manually re-order them. If >> >> >> you >> >> >> disable the QL bar and then re-enable it, the order is lost. The >> >> >> default, >> >> >> when the manual order is lost, is to order them alphabetically. >> >> >> >> >> >> I don't know what's causing your order to be lost unless it's that >> >> >> you >> >> >> disabled/re-enabled the QL bar, but the order is stored in the >> >> >> Registry, >> >> >> so >> >> >> perhaps yours is having some problem that causes that set of >> >> >> entries >> >> >> to >> >> >> be >> >> >> lost and then recreated in default order. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Gary S. Terhune >> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> >> >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> >> >> >> >> "Myrna" <Myrna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> >> news:3375D121-CEEC-4ACA-B7A5-1D7E2A39F3E0@microsoft.com... >> >> >> > I've noticed sometimes the buttons on my taskbar get reordered. I >> >> >> > don't >> >> >> > know >> >> >> > why this happens. I also can't figure out how to order them back >> >> >> > to >> >> >> > what >> >> >> > I'd >> >> >> > prefer. Can anyone help on this? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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