Icon problems

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I have recently upgraded to xp home from me, I can't get the recycle bin to move over the task bar, and I have seen other users that got their icons to "hide" at the top of the screen.... can anyone help with either of these nags... I know they are minor, but any help would be appreciated

Thanks!
 
Hey there,
I am not exactly sure what you mean, but if i have
understodd you right, this might help.
If you right click on the taskbar and select properties,
you can click the box which makes it possible to view the
Quick Launch, and if you would like auto hide, click that
also. Now you should be able to see the quick launch
icons, if they were not already there, you should also be
able to drag the recycle bin to the quick launch bar and
open it from there.
Also, if you drag a folder to the top of the screen a
taskbar for that folder should appear. If you right click
it, there is an auto hide option.
I dont think that is what you meant, so please expand or
if anyone else unserstands, go for it.
good luck!
Jamie O'Neil 17, Glasgow
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I have recently upgraded to xp home from me, I can't get
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the recycle bin to move over the task bar, and I have
seen other users that got their icons to "hide" at the
top of the screen.... can anyone help with either of
these nags... I know they are minor, but any help would
be appreciated.
 
Jamie~ Thanks for the attempt, but I didn't explain it very well.... When you look at the example of an XP theme it shows the recycle bin over the clock and it appears to me to be a little larger then normal.... Mine is still set up like it was in ME, like the desktop settings somehow didn't update. As for the icons hiding, my neighbor has all his icons hidden so that his desktop is clean with the eception of my computer and the recycle bin, however when he moves his mopuse to the top of the screen his icons drop down, he said a friend set it up for him and he has no idea how, like the efect and was hoping someone here knew how do do it.THank
Shadez
 
You got my curiosity peaked with this post so I attempted to do what you suggest. I can clear the desktop entirely but can't get the Icons to drop down from the top. I can get them to display on the right of your screen at your desire. Here's how I did it. Right click on the desktop and then place your cursor on "arange icons by>" and remove the check mark beside "show desktop icons" now close out. Then right click on the task bar at the bottom and place your cursor on "Toolbars" and then put a checkmark beside desktop. Now for my sytem this put a little "Desktop >>" to the left of my clock and when I click my cursor on the double arrow the desktop icons are displayed as a list on the right side of my screen. Now if someone knows how to get that at the top you have it made. I kinda like it actually. I may stick with this. Thanks. Good luck.
 
Here's how I did it. Right click on the desktop and then place your
cursor on "arange icons by>" and remove the check mark beside "show
desktop icons" now close out. Then right click on the task bar at the
bottom and place your cursor on "Toolbars" and then put a checkmark
beside desktop. Now for my sytem this put a little "Desktop >>" to the
left of my clock and when I click my cursor on the double arrow the
desktop icons are displayed as a list on the right side of my screen.
Now if someone knows how to get that at the top you have it made.
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Unlock the taskbar so that the toolbar boundaries are visible. Grab the
dashed boundary line for the toolbar with the mouse. Drag the toolbar off
the taskbar and drop it at the upper edge of the desktop.

The toolbar is going to change shape. It will extend across the top of the
monitor and look very similar to the taskbar. Folder items within the
taskbar (such as the folders found in a desktop toolbar) should provide
drop down menus. I've never tried to make it shorter in this position but
have used Autohide. Right click in a blank area of toolbar and select
AutoHide or any of the other options you want to use.

Incidentally, you can drag and drop *some* Windows objects from Explorer to
the edge of a screen to create a toolbar. So far I see it working with: My
Computer, My Documents, Control Panel, and Desktop. If you get a shortcut
instead of a toolbar, repeat and drop the item closer to the edge.

To remove a toolbar that is not on the taskbar, right click on it and
select Close Toolbar.
 
thank you all... It sounded complicated... but was a piece of cake and worked exactly the way you said it would... thanks again!
 
thank you all... It sounded complicated... but was a piece of cake and
worked exactly the way you said it would... thanks again!
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You're very welcome. And you're right, it's harder to explain than it is to
do it. :)
 
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