"Ken Martin" <KennethRMar***@aol.com> wrote in message
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:I have a problem where I can't select "Lock the Taskbar" when I rightclick
: on the Taskbar.  The item is shown but it is grayed out and not effective.
:
:

"Stubbo_of_Oz" <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:s3j6j2phl24brmlv34egsmgu6ejppd8lvh@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:32:54 -0600, "Ayush"
> <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
> >Goto:
> >User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start menu and taskbar
> >Change Lock the taskbar policy to Not Configured
>
> If you are using XP Home you will not have gpedit.msc - that is in XP
> Pro
>
> If not then edit this registry setting:-
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
> Explorer]
>
> Look for DWORD value "LockTaskBar" and it will probably be 1 which
> makes the item greyed out
>
> Change it to 0 (zero)

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:23:02 -0400, "Alec S." <@> wrote:

>"Stubbo_of_Oz" <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:s3j6j2phl24brmlv34egsmgu6ejppd8lvh@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:32:54 -0600, "Ayush"
>> <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
>> >Goto:
>> >User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start menu and taskbar
>> >Change Lock the taskbar policy to Not Configured
>>
>> If you are using XP Home you will not have gpedit.msc - that is in XP
>> Pro
>>
>> If not then edit this registry setting:-
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
>> Explorer]
>>
>> Look for DWORD value "LockTaskBar" and it will probably be 1 which
>> makes the item greyed out
>>
>> Change it to 0 (zero)
>
>
>
>Or delete it altogether.  Either way, don't forget to log off-on/reboot.

"Stubbo_of_Oz" <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:23:02 -0400, "Alec S." <@> wrote:
>
>>"Stubbo_of_Oz" <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:s3j6j2phl24brmlv34egsmgu6ejppd8lvh@4ax.com...
>>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:32:54 -0600, "Ayush"
>>> <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc
>>> >Goto:
>>> >User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start menu and taskbar
>>> >Change Lock the taskbar policy to Not Configured
>>>
>>> If you are using XP Home you will not have gpedit.msc - that is in XP
>>> Pro
>>>
>>> If not then edit this registry setting:-
>>>
>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
>>> Explorer]
>>>
>>> Look for DWORD value "LockTaskBar" and it will probably be 1 which
>>> makes the item greyed out
>>>
>>> Change it to 0 (zero)
>>
>>
>>
>>Or delete it altogether.  Either way, don't forget to log off-on/reboot.
>
> Mine changed it back and forth between active and greyed out without a
> reboot.
>
> --
> Stubbo of Oz
> Central Coast, NSW, Australia