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Keep multiple IE windows without moving to next taskbar page
Posted by Avi on August 11th, 2006


When many IE windows are opened, windows XP moves the IE windows which
it cannot accomodated in the taskbar to another taskbar page. I usually
work on Windows 2000 and this never happens. I usually keep around 10
IE windows open in windows 2000 and have memorized their locations. How
can this be done in windows XP (keep all IE windows open in the same
taskbar). I hope I am making sense...

Avi

Posted by Toolman Tim on August 11th, 2006


Avi wrote:
Sure. It's called "grouping". Right-click the taskbar, select "Properties".
Uncheck "Group similar taskbar buttons".

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Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on August 11th, 2006


Toolman Tim wrote:

Further, switch to a modern browser with a tabbed interface, where all
those ten sites are open in one window (one taskbar button) and with a
row of tabs across the top under the main toolbars. Open as many as you
like. They will even restore all those pages later, if you so set that
option, for the next time you open the browser.

Firefox and Opera are good choices. Get them both.
http://k75s.home.att.net/tips.html

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Posted by pcbutts1 on August 11th, 2006


This is a simple vbs script that ,when run will toggle the taskbar grouping
on or off.
Cut and paste everything between the lines and paste it into notepad. Save
the file as grouping.vbs and save it to the desktop. make sure you change
the save as type.... drop down box to all files. Once saved double click on
the file to run it. Rebooting is not needed.


Begin cut below this line
================================================== =================================
Message = "This will close" & vbCR
Message = Message & "and restart the Windows Explorer shell." & vbCR
Message = Message & "This will not harm your system." & vbCR & vbCR
Message = Message & "Continue?"

X = MsgBox(Message, vbYesNo, "Written by pcbutts1")

If X = 6 Then

On Error Resume Next

Dim WSHShell, n, MyBox, p, t, errnum, vers
Dim itemtype
Dim enab, disab, jobfunc

Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
p =
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Advanced\TaskbarGlomming"

itemtype = "REG_DWORD"

enab = "ENABLED"
disab = "DISABLED"
jobfunc = "Taskbar Grouping "

t = "Confirmation"
Err.Clear
n = WSHShell.RegRead (p)
errnum = Err.Number

if errnum <> 0 then

WSHShell.RegWrite p, 1, itemtype
End If


If n = 1 Then
n = 0
WSHShell.RegWrite p, n, itemtype
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & disab & vbCR, 4096, t)
ElseIf n = 0 then
n = 1
WSHShell.RegWrite p, n, itemtype
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & enab & vbCR, 4096, t)
End If

Set WshShell = Nothing

On Error GoTo 0

For Each Process in GetObject("winmgmts:"). _
ExecQuery ("select * from Win32_Process where name='explorer.exe'")
Process.terminate(0)
Next

MsgBox "pcbutts1 is the best." & vbcr & vbcr , 4096, "Completed"

Else

MsgBox " Your system has not been modified." & vbcr & vbcr, 4096, "
Cancelled by User"

End If


================================================== ==================================
End cut above this line


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Posted by Avi on August 20th, 2006


Thanks all for trying to help... Actually unckecking "grouping" didn't
much help as it just did some arrangements. All I wanted was to expand
the taskbar or its ability to accomodate more IE windows without moving
to the next taskbar page.

I couldn't switch to Firefox as my work requires me to have IE. I found
that Yahoo toolbar allowed me to add many IE tabs.. So I guess its
Yahoo way for now...

Have a great evening all!

Thanks and regards,
Avi