Lock the Taskbar in Windows XP

The taskbar can be moved to the side or top of your screen by simply dragging it there. If you do not want a user on your computer to be able to move the taskbar, you can lock it into place. Of course, your kids might know how to unlock the feature, but that's a risk you'll have to take.

To lock the taskbar, just follow these steps:

•  Right-click an empty area on the taskbar and click the Lock the Taskbar option.

•  You can also lock the taskbar by accessing the taskbar and Start menu properties and clicking the Lock the Taskbar option on the Taskbar tab.

Get the Task Bar do What you Want

The taskbar is governed by settings, just like any component of Windows XP. You can make some changes to those settings so that the taskbar will operate in a way that is right for

you.

To change the taskbar's settings, just follow these steps:

1. Right-click an empty area of the taskbar--> and click Properties. If you have trouble--> open Control Panel and double-click--> Taskbar and Start menu.

2. On the Taskbar tab--> you have several different settings that you can change by clicking the check boxes. 

A few important ones to note are

A.  Auto-hide the Taskbar: This option makes the taskbar disappear when you are not using it. To see it, just move your mouse to the bottom of the screen and it will appear.

B.  Show Quick Launch: Quick Launch is a small section of the taskbar that holds Internet Explorer and other popular programs. It was available on other

Windows operating systems, but does not appear by default in XP. You can

make it appear by clicking the check box.

C.  Hide Inactive Icons: The notification area holds a number of icons, which can get in the way and make the taskbar kind of junky. The Hide Inactive Icons

option, which is selected by default, hides the icons until you click the arrow on the taskbar to make them appear.

3.  Make any selections that you want and click OK. Remember that you can return to this page at any time and make additional changes.

Rename Multiple Files In Windows XP

Rename Multiple Files at the same time

Would you have good number of files in your drive to rename? It takes plenty of time to rename all one by one. Although you can save some time, if you follow the steps to rename all files at once.