Hi Dawn At last - a techie question I can answer!! Place your curser on a blank bit of the task bar, left-click and hold down as you move the curser and task-bar to the bottom of the screen. For the icons, again on a blank bit of the screen, right-click this time, and you should get 'arrange icons by'. Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Dawn Matheson To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:49 PM Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged I was using google earth and flipping across countries by clicking and dragging - seems I have dragged my desktop all out of place. I have Windows XP. Icons are all rearranged, task bar is missing from the bottom but appears vertically on the right side of the screen. Start button at top right, systray vertical bottom right with clock. Any advice appreciated. Dawn -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for your prompt reply, Andy. Nothing seems to happen when I try your suggestion "Place your curser on a blank bit of the task bar, left-click and hold down as you move the curser and task-bar to the bottom of the screen." I had been trying that before my query with no results. Any more suggestions? Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Hedgcock" <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > Hi Dawn > At last - a techie question I can answer!! > > Place your curser on a blank bit of the task bar, left-click and hold down > as you move the curser and task-bar to the bottom of the screen. > > For the icons, again on a blank bit of the screen, right-click this time, > and you should get 'arrange icons by'. > > Cheers > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dawn Matheson > To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:49 PM > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > > > I was using google earth and flipping across countries by clicking and > dragging - seems I have dragged my desktop all out of place. > > I have Windows XP. Icons are all rearranged, task bar is missing from > the bottom but appears vertically on the right side of the screen. Start > button at top right, systray vertical bottom right with clock. > > Any advice appreciated. > Dawn > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry - that's a right click there as well! I did test it but the brain's obviously not in gear tonight!! Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Dawn Matheson To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged Thanks for your prompt reply, Andy. Nothing seems to happen when I try your suggestion "Place your curser on a blank bit of the task bar, left-click and hold down as you move the curser and task-bar to the bottom of the screen." I had been trying that before my query with no results. Any more suggestions? Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Hedgcock" <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > Hi Dawn > At last - a techie question I can answer!! > > Place your curser on a blank bit of the task bar, left-click and hold down > as you move the curser and task-bar to the bottom of the screen. > > For the icons, again on a blank bit of the screen, right-click this time, > and you should get 'arrange icons by'. > > Cheers > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dawn Matheson > To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:49 PM > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > > > I was using google earth and flipping across countries by clicking and > dragging - seems I have dragged my desktop all out of place. > > I have Windows XP. Icons are all rearranged, task bar is missing from > the bottom but appears vertically on the right side of the screen. Start > button at top right, systray vertical bottom right with clock. > > Any advice appreciated. > Dawn > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks, Andy. It worked!! Now I can rearrange my icons. I don't know what caused the problem but all is well now. Your help much appreciated. Regards, Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Hedgcock" <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > Sorry - that's a right click there as well! I did test it but the brain's > obviously not in gear tonight!! > Cheers > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dawn Matheson > To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > > > Thanks for your prompt reply, Andy. Nothing seems to happen when I try > your > suggestion "Place your curser on a blank bit of the task bar, left-click > and > hold down as you move the curser and task-bar to the bottom of the > screen." > I had been trying that before my query with no results. > Any more suggestions? > Dawn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Hedgcock" <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:00 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > > > > Hi Dawn > > At last - a techie question I can answer!! > > > > Place your curser on a blank bit of the task bar, left-click and hold > down > > as you move the curser and task-bar to the bottom of the screen. > > > > For the icons, again on a blank bit of the screen, right-click this > time, > > and you should get 'arrange icons by'. > > > > Cheers > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dawn Matheson > > To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:49 PM > > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Desktop all rearranged > > > > > > I was using google earth and flipping across countries by clicking and > > dragging - seems I have dragged my desktop all out of place. > > > > I have Windows XP. Icons are all rearranged, task bar is missing from > > the bottom but appears vertically on the right side of the screen. > Start > > button at top right, systray vertical bottom right with clock. > > > > Any advice appreciated. > > Dawn > > -------------------------------------- > > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -------------------------------------- > > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >