It sounds like a smart-assed answer, but it's not. My father tells me today, more than a year and a half later that it's the best advice he ever got about his computer.Right click the start menu. Click on "unlock the taskbar". Drag it wherever you want!
Hahahahahahah! What a maroon! Just kidding, this exact thing happened to me and it was 3 days before I figured out to just grab it and pull it to the bottom...:-)...JFK
Enlarge it then drag and drop it at the bottom of the screen. It's takes a few tries to get the hang of it.
Reformat your disk and reload the operating system.
You got me. It takes freakin' witchcraft to move that thing!
Well, I refuse to use Windows XP (motto: "all your registration are belong to us"), but this is how it works in Win 2000: if you move your mouse over the EDGE of the bar, the cursor becomes two headed, and can be used to change the size of the bar. If you move your mouse INSIDE the bar, it reverts to the normal cursor, and you can click and drag the menu to a different edge of the screen.
Ping Bush2000
Is it fixed?
grab hold of your monitor and tip it 90 degrees to one side
At least that's what I was told would work!
Heck--it's pretty darn simple under Linux.
Right-click anywhere on the toolbar (except the start button), make sure the "lock the taskbar" is un-checked then left-click and drag it to the bottom of your desktop. Hope this helps.
I haven't learned much, but one thing I've learned is, don't fiddle with the settings out of mere boredom. It has to be a real good reason, worth the trouble it's likely to cause.
I gave my XP to the kid and went back to Win98. Less hassle.
It sounds like a smart-assed answer, but it's not. My father tells me today, more than a year and a half later that it's the best advice he ever got about his computer.First you must accept Bill Gates as your Anti-Christ. You will need the blood of a virgin, a live chicken, and a dog named Phydeaux (that's Cajun for Fido).
I hate it when that happens. Mine was stuck over there on the side for about a month, then one day I accidently got it to move. Don't remember how, though. I'm bookmarking this thread just in case it happnens again.
Your are getting advice from amateurs, and I apologize for their jokes and tricks - funny though they may be.
What pros do is use a magnet...the stronger the better. Slide the magnet over both sides of your CPU. This releases the degronificater that has locked up, and caused your Task Bar to move to the side.
If this is not effective on the first attempt, you may want to take a spray bottle of Windex, and remove the cover of your computer. Perhaps dust has accumulated inside, and needs to be removed to allow some functions move more freely. Spray the Windex generously around the inside of the CPU case. You may immediately notice a difference - from your hard drive and your monitor.
These two techniques are secrets the professionals use but don't share so that they can charge exorbitant parts and labor when you take your 'puter in.
Try dragging it to the other side or top.
I think in XP, you need to use a shovel.