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vista taskbar

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/vista-taskbar.59547/

iMav
iMav Original post #1
Jun 5, 2007 at 11:14 AM
well this is wierd i didnt even play with my registry and this has happened ... i tried changing to the classic windows look and found the text to be there which has led me to believe that some how the width for this has been reduced ... vishal .... gx koi hai

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gxsaurav
gxsaurav #2
Jun 5, 2007 at 11:33 AM
One question, is that the taskbar's quicklaunch part? I didn't get what you wanted to say.....
iMav
iMav #3
Jun 5, 2007 at 11:35 AM
nahi re its not the quick launch part its the other part where like winamp is running so thr is winamp written next to it if firefox is running firefox is written next to it .... nothing is thr only an icon of the program running or icon of window open
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #4
Jun 5, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Oh....k, that is the taskbar area & only Icon is showing, not the text. revart to Vista aero again, that should fix it. r u using some skin?
iMav
iMav #5
Jun 5, 2007 at 11:44 AM
im on default aero ....
blackleopard92
blackleopard92 #6
Jun 5, 2007 at 11:54 AM
offtopic: anyway to change colour of taskbar?
iMav
iMav #7
Jun 5, 2007 at 2:03 PM
hey black download any other theme ... now please some 1 can help me out?? ... also this is happening only in my profile not in any other user profile on my comp .... koi help karo ....

also if i change the position of the taskbar say move it vertically towards the left ... names of programs and windows appears

arre bhai koi hai
gxsaurav
gxsaurav #8
Jun 5, 2007 at 2:07 PM
Well, the only solution I was able to come up with is to make a new profile & switch to it. Simple.
aryayush
aryayush #9
Jun 5, 2007 at 2:25 PM
WOW! Switching profiles is not the simplest of solutions.

iMav, try unlocking the taskbar. Maybe you'll see drag handles on the right side of the window buttons that you can drag towards the right.
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #10
Jun 5, 2007 at 2:32 PM
Open regedit and goto:

Code: 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

In right-side pane, change value of MinWidth to -45 :)
iMav
iMav #11
Jun 5, 2007 at 2:41 PM
it is -45 ... i tried tht i changed it to 300 also no change

aryayush said:
WOW! Switching profiles is not the simplest of solutions.
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ya ur right
arya said:
iMav, try unlocking the taskbar. Maybe you'll see drag handles on the right side of the window buttons that you can drag towards the right.
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the dragging handles have no effect
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #12
Jun 5, 2007 at 2:45 PM
Then try to set it -2300.
iMav
iMav #13
Jun 5, 2007 at 3:00 PM
thanx its solved now but im wondering if default is -45 then why it screwed up and y i need to keep it at -2300
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #14
Jun 5, 2007 at 3:12 PM
Cool. Actually its a per user setting and doesnt affect until its edited either using regedit or by any 3rd party utility.
May be u used Tuneup Utilities, Vista Manager or any other software coz most of them provide options to change taskbar buttons size. :)
iMav
iMav #15
Jun 5, 2007 at 3:28 PM
na nothing like tht it was fine till last nite today morning i booted and i was like yeh kya hua .... googled a bit and found -45 wala key woh bhi waisa tha toh had to turn to thinkdigit ... thanx its working now ... ohir kuch hoga toh sochunga