one day my tool bar decided to go vertical. its now on the side of my screen. not at the bottom like everyone else. all of the icons have fliped too so they are still right side up, so i can still read them and everything. i have a dell w/ windows and everything works that is the only weird thing. also the color changed from the blue and rounded edges to classic windows, gray and boxy. how the hell do i fix this? im not very computer savy but i have tried every option,button, and help topic my damn computer has. please help. if you need more information to help me please message me on yahoo messenger under scorpio_emerald or bludyroze or email me.
2006-12-22 09:47:20 · 6 answers · asked by scorpio 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
to fix the location of the taskbar, right click on an empty space on the taskbar and hit "lock taskbar" to uncheck it. Left click and drag the taskbar to the bottom. Right click and lock the taskbar.
To fix the colours, right click on the desktop and click properties. You should be under the Themes tab. Select a theme and apply. You can also click Appearance tab and check certain windows and colours to your liking.
2006-12-22 09:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by SlyMcFly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To restore task bar to it's original location(at bottom)
1. Right click on the tool bar in an empty space
2. Select lock the taskbar so that the checkmark disappears
3. Left click on an empty space and literally drag the bar to the bottom of your screen
4. Right click again on an empty space and select lock taskbar so that the check mark is back on it.
To restore your original colors and shape
1. Click on Start
2. Click on Control Panel
3. Click on Display
4. Click on Appearance tab
5. Select Windows XP Style under "Windows and Buttons"
( A shortcut to the start/control panel/display is to Right click on the desktop in an empty space and select Properties, then Appearance then follow number 5 above) good luck with this
2006-12-22 10:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by MzzandtheChuchuBees 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Right click on an empty space on your tool bar. Uncheck "Lock the toolbar" then drag the toolbar to the bottom. Right click again and click to lock it. Once this is fixed, right click again and select ' Properties '. This will give you some options to try. If worse comes to worst then do a "System Restore". Start> All programs> Accessories> System tools> System Restore. Good luck!
2006-12-22 09:50:25 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just press left mouse button on the tool bar, with out release the button drake the tool bar to the buttom of the screen. Are u mentioning the bar with contain the ‘start’ button if so its is called taskbar
To set the window xp themes in the desktop
Click right mouse button and go to
Property
...........|_ Appearance
......................... |_windows and buttons -> select windows XP style
If windows Xp Style is not present then ‘themes ‘ are not loaded
2006-12-22 10:11:26 · answer #4 · answered by Sathish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just left click and drag it back to the bottom and let go of the button!! it moves around or you can lock it by using the tool bar menu and selecting lock taskbar
2006-12-22 09:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by fuzzykjun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
left click on the tool bar and hold it then drag the bar back down to the bottom of the screen... then right click the bar and select LOCK TASKBAR then it can't be moved by accident. :)
2006-12-22 09:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by alk99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋