Monday, April 28, 2008
Fixing that Annoying Windows XP Taskbar Resizing Problem
Windows XP can be an annoying POS sometimes. Especially when it thinks it knows better than I do how many lines my taskbar should be. I like it to be 2 rows high. For reasons unknown, Windows wants it to be one row less than whatever I set it to. Every time I reboot, Windows reduces the height of the taskbar by one row of buttons.
Or it did. I made it stop. It seems like this is related in some way to Windows' theme support. One way to make it stop is to disable that. In the Control Panel, open Administrative Tools | Services. Look in the list for "Themes". Right-click it and choose "Properties." Change the Startup Type to "Disabled" and click "Stop."
Now Windows XP doesn't change my taskbar anymore. And before you ask, yes I tried locking the taskbar first. It had no effect, other than making it take one more step for me to resize the taskbar back to where I set it.
Or it did. I made it stop. It seems like this is related in some way to Windows' theme support. One way to make it stop is to disable that. In the Control Panel, open Administrative Tools | Services. Look in the list for "Themes". Right-click it and choose "Properties." Change the Startup Type to "Disabled" and click "Stop."
Now Windows XP doesn't change my taskbar anymore. And before you ask, yes I tried locking the taskbar first. It had no effect, other than making it take one more step for me to resize the taskbar back to where I set it.
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