task bar double sized

[bac0926]

I have a problem in that I some how made the task bar double the normal size. I know that there should be 3 dividers on the task bar. 1 to the right of the Start button, 1 to the left of the quick launch icons and 1 by windows search desktop. Instead I only have two. I somehow clicked something by the Start button and all of a sudden the Task bar doubled in size along with the System Tray. Also you can no longer move the arrow on the System Tray to show the Icons. I know I can do A system Restore to Sunday but I would prefer to find out what I did so if it happens again I can fix it. Attached is a screenshot showing what it looks like and my tool bar settings?
Also here is my system info

OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, x86 Family 15 Model 12 Stepping 0
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 1023 Mb
Graphics Card: RADEON 9600 SERIES , 128 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 476937 MB, Free - 345137 MB; F: Total - 59835 MB, Free - 44878 MB; H: Total - 179487 MB, Free - 6240 MB;
Motherboard: MSI, MS-6702, 1.0, 00000000
Antivirus: avast! Antivirus, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled


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[Geek-9pm]

You pulled quick launch to the left, which gives you a double Decker.
Move the quick launch to the right OR drag it to the desktop. Did you know you can put Quick Launch on the desktop?


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[bac0926]

Tried that all results negative (it doesn't work) what you get it a four sided arrow.. one pointing up and down the other pointing left and right combined together. tool bar in properties is unchecked

[Geek-9pm]

Just keep trying. If you get the narrow it means you can do it.

[bac0926]

Now I "made it worse" I no longer have windows search bar I go to properties and try and click on it to put it there nothing happens it won't accept the check mark

[Rustys]

Can you close the toolbars if so do.

Once you have the toolbars off you can resize the taskbar by moving the pointer to the bottom where it changes to one that points north and south.

Hold the primary mouse button down and adjust to the size you want it to be.  Release the mouse button and with the secondary mouse button click the taskbar and select Lock the Taskbar.

[jason2074]

You need to toggle between locking and unlocking the Taskbar and unchecking Quick launch or remove from the Taskbar and no applications are open or present(collapse)while adjusting the size. I previously had problems on adjusting this and it worked for me.

[CBMatt]

You pulled quick launch to the left, which gives you a double Decker.
Move the quick launch to the right OR drag it to the desktop.

What?  The left side is the default.



bac0926,
If you did what Geek said, you need to pull the Quick Launch back to the left where it was; if you're lucky, this might bring back your search bar.  You then need to grab that little line to the left of the Quick Launch icons and drag it DOWN.  The taskbar doubled in size because the Quick Launch was pulled UP (or the rest of it was pulled down) into a separate row.

[Geek-9pm]

Sorry for any confusion I started.

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[bac0926]

1 last thing the only way i could single size it was (before restore) was to have no open windows and delete all icons and remove search bar. As soon as I added anything back it double sized again.
Thx