Floating toolbars

[EvilCabal]

Hi,

for a long time, I have been creating custom toolbars (right click on task bar, toolbars -> new toolbar) and I was always able to detach those toolbars from the main task bar and dock them to the side or top. I accidently closed one of my toolbars and it seems like windows no longer gives you to possibility to drag a toolbar out of the task bar. The drag n drop icon still show when you point and click but it does nothing. I am not even able to simply detach the toolbar form the task bar. I am using XP sp2 with the latest updates. Is this nice feature really gone? Also, I experience the same problem in vista, so same question applies.

Thank you!

 

[stduc]

The feature is still there. It works for me, SP2, up to date. I can't reproduce the behaviour you describe. It's not as simple as you need to unlock the taskbar I suppose?



[navy]When I married "Miss Right" I didn't realise her first name was 'always'. LOL[/navy]

 

[EvilCabal]

Sorry about the delay, I was not home and had no internet connection. No, it is not a matter of locked task bar. I have been using this feature for a few years and it is really not working anymore... Probably a windows bug... Sucks, I will not reinstall for that. I am also using xp pro sp2 w/ the latest updates.

 

[stduc]

This may help

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

I prefer to create folders on the desktop to group icons and give those folders special icons - but that's just me.

[navy]When I married "Miss Right" I didn't realise her first name was 'always'. LOL[/navy]

 

[EvilCabal]

Nice try but didn't work! Bump.

What do you mean exactly with your folders to group icons? Do you simply put folders containing shortcuts on your desktop or am I missing something?

 

[stduc]

Do you simply put folders containing shortcuts on your desktop or am I missing something?

Got it in one - that's exactly what I do. I have folders set to open in a new window & remember window settings & I size them so I don't see the options bit on the left hand side.

[navy]When I married "Miss Right" I didn't realise her first name was 'always'. LOL[/navy]

 

[EvilCabal]

That's cool but what I liked with the floating toolbar is that I could dock it left and set to stay always on top so I did not have to actually see the desktop to open shortcuts.

 

[stduc]

Just enable the desktop toolbar!

[navy]When I married "Miss Right" I didn't realise her first name was 'always'. LOL[/navy]

 

[EvilCabal]

I got it working another way! I took the folder with all my shortcuts in it and dragged it to the side of the screen and it worked! The toolbar reappeared and now I can move it as I wish like it used to be. Nice I was going crazy.