Multiple windows open on the toolbar

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<tsgrl429-ent@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to stop the windows from combing? Once I have 4+ open
> they all combine to one. OS WinXP Pro.

Have you looked at the Taskbar properties setting 'Group similar taskbar
buttons"?
This makes multiple buttons of the same app combine.

hth

george

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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:04:35 +0100, "george"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
><tsgrl429-ent@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Is there a way to stop the windows from combing? Once I have 4+ open
>> they all combine to one. OS WinXP Pro.
>
>Have you looked at the Taskbar properties setting 'Group similar taskbar
>buttons"?
>This makes multiple buttons of the same app combine.
>
>hth
>
>george
>
No, What should be checked and unchecked? There is a check in Group
similar taskbar buttons.

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<tsgrl429-ent@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:04:35 +0100, "george"
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>
>><tsgrl429-ent@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:f18gv0dhi52e5to8juet6t0tntocc6iqbu@4ax.com...
>>> Is there a way to stop the windows from combing? Once I have 4+ open
>>> they all combine to one. OS WinXP Pro.
>>
>>Have you looked at the Taskbar properties setting 'Group similar taskbar
>>buttons"?
>>This makes multiple buttons of the same app combine.
>>
>>hth
>>
>>george
>>
> No, What should be checked and unchecked? There is a check in Group
> similar taskbar buttons.

checking it will group the buttons,
unchecking it should make the buttons *not* group

hth

george

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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:53:04 +0100, "george"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>checking it will group the buttons,
>unchecking it should make the buttons *not* group
>
>hth
>
>george
>
thanks george. this solved the problem.  

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Description of the "Group Similar Taskbar Buttons" Option:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q281629

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


<tsgrl429-ent@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:f18gv0dhi52e5to8juet6t0tntocc6iqbu@4ax.com...
> Is there a way to stop the windows from combing? Once I have 4+ open
> they all combine to one. OS WinXP Pro.