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Unlocking taskbar on Windows XP

Lentz

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Oct 3, 2012
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Hello,
The locking line is cloudy where you unlock the task bar and will not unlock.
 
To unlock the taskbar, just right-click on the clock in the System Tray area of the taskbar (on the bottom-right of your screen) and uncheck "Lock the taskbar". To re-lock it after making changes, check "Lock the taskbar".
 


You must not have read my problem. I have tried all the things you wrote about. And many others. The unlock line is cloudy and will not unlock.
Thanks for trying to help me. I see on wed-sites others have the same problem. Was told XP has 35,000 problems.