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Guest Mr. Low
Posted

Dear Sir,

 

I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task Bar.

 

Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to Up

or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

 

May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running programs

at the task bat ?

 

Thanks

 

Low

 

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Guest Fiddler
Posted

Re: XP Home: How to shorten the Desktop Search Bar ?

 

There is NO desktop search on the taskbar

"Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F56B9D81-B7A5-4BC1-8191-F7DA2D7CA2C0@microsoft.com...

> Dear Sir,

>

> I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task Bar.

>

> Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to

> Up

> or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

>

> May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running programs

> at the task bat ?

>

> Thanks

>

> Low

>

> --

> A36B58K641

>

Guest db.·.. >
Posted

Re: XP Home: How to shorten the Desktop Search Bar ?

 

http://www.gbradhopkins.com/archives/2004/06/resize_your_tas.html

 

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db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>

 

"Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F56B9D81-B7A5-4BC1-8191-F7DA2D7CA2C0@microsoft.com...

> Dear Sir,

>

> I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task Bar.

>

> Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to Up

> or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

>

> May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running programs

> at the task bat ?

>

> Thanks

>

> Low

>

> --

> A36B58K641

Guest Colin Barnhorst
Posted

Re: XP Home: How to shorten the Desktop Search Bar ?

 

I have it on a couple of my systems from some time back. It was available

through Windows Downloads. It is not the same as the toolbar option when

you right click the taskbar (which was removed in SP3).

 

As I recall, it is this beastie:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/default.mspx

 

"Fiddler" <j.boy@ridge.com> wrote in message

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> There is NO desktop search on the taskbar

> "Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:F56B9D81-B7A5-4BC1-8191-F7DA2D7CA2C0@microsoft.com...

>> Dear Sir,

>>

>> I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task

>> Bar.

>>

>> Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to

>> Up

>> or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

>>

>> May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running

>> programs

>> at the task bat ?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Low

>>

>> --

>> A36B58K641

>>

>

>

Guest artfudd
Posted

Re: XP Home: How to shorten the Desktop Search Bar ?

 

There is if you install it!

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/default.mspx

 

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"Fiddler" <j.boy@ridge.com> wrote in message

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> There is NO desktop search on the taskbar

> "Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:F56B9D81-B7A5-4BC1-8191-F7DA2D7CA2C0@microsoft.com...

>> Dear Sir,

>>

>> I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task Bar.

>>

>> Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to Up

>> or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

>>

>> May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running programs

>> at the task bat ?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Low

>>

>> --

>> A36B58K641

>>

>

>

Guest artfudd
Posted

Re: XP Home: How to shorten the Desktop Search Bar ?

 

Unlock the taskbar and then drag the search window to the size you want. Relock

if desired. :)

 

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Art (artfudd)..

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"Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F56B9D81-B7A5-4BC1-8191-F7DA2D7CA2C0@microsoft.com...

> Dear Sir,

>

> I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task Bar.

>

> Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to Up

> or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

>

> May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running programs

> at the task bat ?

>

> Thanks

>

> Low

>

> --

> A36B58K641

Guest Mr. Low
Posted

Re: XP Home: How to shorten the Desktop Search Bar ?

 

Hi,

 

Thanks

 

Low

 

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"artfudd" wrote:

> Unlock the taskbar and then drag the search window to the size you want. Relock

> if desired. :)

>

> --

> Art (artfudd)..

> ----------------

> "Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:F56B9D81-B7A5-4BC1-8191-F7DA2D7CA2C0@microsoft.com...

> > Dear Sir,

> >

> > I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task Bar.

> >

> > Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to Up

> > or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

> >

> > May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running programs

> > at the task bat ?

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > Low

> >

> > --

> > A36B58K641

>

>

Guest artfudd
Posted

Re: XP Home: How to shorten the Desktop Search Bar ?

 

You're welcome.. happy to help! :)

 

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Art (artfudd)..

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"Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:74F4B353-A368-4FA8-8D85-6E2C4B955D12@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> Thanks

>

> Low

>

> --

> A36B58K641

>

>

> "artfudd" wrote:

>

>> Unlock the taskbar and then drag the search window to the size you want.

>> Relock

>> if desired. :)

>>

>> --

>> Art (artfudd)..

>> ----------------

>> "Mr. Low" <lsk2141@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:F56B9D81-B7A5-4BC1-8191-F7DA2D7CA2C0@microsoft.com...

>> > Dear Sir,

>> >

>> > I am having the problem of a very long Desktop Search Bar at the Task Bar.

>> >

>> > Now I can only see one running program icon at a time and need to use to Up

>> > or Down Arrow to get the other icon.

>> >

>> > May I know how to shorten it to show all the icons of the running programs

>> > at the task bat ?

>> >

>> > Thanks

>> >

>> > Low

>> >

>> > --

>> > A36B58K641

>>

>>


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