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to: Antti Kurenniemi
from: Rich
date: 2004-09-20 11:28:48
subject: Re: XP and the quick launch area

From: "Rich" 

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   Locking here and elsewhere is for several reasons.  One is admin =
control of the desktop to keep a consistent layout.  The other which is =
valuable for folks like my father, is to keep people from accidentally =
screwing things up with unintended dragging and dropping.

Rich

  "Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote
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news:414ee742{at}w3.nls.net...
  Thanks! Another "handy" "improvement" that I can't
really see any =
reason=20
  for, but at least now I know how it works :-)


  Antti Kurenniemi

  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message=20
  news:414ec088$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > It's the same in WinXP, except there is a new option to "Lock" the =
taskbar=20
  > that gets in the way -- just right click on the task bar, "Lock the=20
  > taskbar" and the sizing handles will appear.
  >
  > - Bob Comer


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Rich
 

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  It's the same in WinXP, except there is a new option to "Lock" the =
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  > that gets in the way -- just right click on the task bar, =
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