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[jacob rodriguez]

the problem that i am having on my computer is my start button that has the date and time moved from the bottom of the screen to the top of the screen can some one help me with my problem?

 

[buwish]

Right click on the taskbar, go to taskbard properties and then select the position that you would like. Either that or simply drag it to where you want it.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

i was abele to drag the taskbar back down to the bottom of the screen can i lock the taskbar at the bottom of the screen?

 

[hang-the-9]

i was abele to drag the taskbar back down to the bottom of the screen can i lock the taskbar at the bottom of the screen?

Sure, right-click on it and select "Lock the Taskbar".

 

[jacob rodriguez]

thank you i have been able to lock the taskbar i hope the problem i was having does not return.

 

[hang-the-9]

thank you i have been able to lock the taskbar i hope the problem i was having does not return.

It's not really a problem, you were just clicking and dragging the toolbar like it was made to do. It's a bit tough to do this accidentally, you may need to go to mouse using school

 

[jacob rodriguez]

that is funny but what happened was my taskbar is usually at the bottom of my screen about three weeks ago i turned on my computor and the taskbar was stuck at the top of my screen i do not what unstuck the taskbar but i was able to drag it back down i do have a replacement hard drive and motherboard it seems to me my computer is working fine.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

hang-the-9 i forgot to tell you i have a gatway 842 GM media center intel pentium4 computer i replaced my hard drive and motherboard about a year ago i have not noticed my computer running hard or any thing strange with my computer.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

I forgot to ask you if you know if there is a way to get rid of some message's that i have been trying to get rid of they are telling me local area connection 3 network cable un plugged firewalled pantech UM185 WWAN driver and the other says local area connection 6 network cable unplugged firewalled intel(R) pro/100 VE newtwork i used to have high speed internet before but now i have a portable broadband modem please reply as soon as you can.

 

[aford10]

Go into the network connections. It will list each of the connections that are setup. You should see your connection, and it should say connected underneath it. The other connections listed, may say 'cable unplugged' underneath them. You can right click and disable them, or simply delete them if you don't want them.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

when i go into device manager i have checked under modems there are two modems listed the first is pantech um185 the second one is pci soft data fax modem with smartCP now under network adapters there is three listed the first is 1394 net adapter the second is intel(R) PRO/100 VE network connection the third is pantech um 185 WWAN driver now under network connections it says dial-up cricket broadband connection connected,firewalled pantech um185 beneath that it says lan or high-speed internet it says local area connection 3 network cable unplugged,firewalled pantech um185 WWAN driver next to that is 1394 connection connected,firewalled 1394 net adapter and next to that there is local area connection 6 network cable unplugged,firewalled intel(R) PRO/100 VE network connection i have tryed to disable or delete the ones that are not connected but it will not allow me to do that.

 

[aford10]

The 1394 connection is fine.

Local area connection 3 and local area connection 6 are likely the ones giving the messages. What options do you have when you right click on them? If delete or disable isn't listed, just click on them and hit the delete button.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

when i right click local area connection 3 the options i have are disable bridge connections create shortcut rename properties now for local area connection 6 the options are the same.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

if i disable or delete the ones that are not connected will i still have a connection to the internet is there any way that i can use something different than the 1394 adapter and the soft data fax modem with smart cp and the intel pro/100 ve network connection.

 

[aford10]

You aren't using the disconnected connections, so deleting them won't cause any harm. They are likely old connections, or an oops. If you aren't using the fax modem for a connection, you could disable that one as well. You can always re-enable the connection later if you'd like.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

before having my portable broadband modem i used to have high speed internet through qwest i had it connected to my computer with a router but the router was not working corretly and before having the high speed internet i used to have dial up does that have something to do with what is happening.

 

[aford10]

The dial up connection would explain the fax modem. If you no longer use that, that's another connection that can be disabled or deleted.

Since you're using broadband, only the LAN connection that shows as 'connected' is the one you need to keep.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

i do not understand what is going on with my computer i delete the pci soft data fax modem with smart cp and the intel pro/100 ve connection and the 1394 net adapter or any of those or all of those i do not get a connection to the internet.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

i tried deleteing those just a short while after picking up my computer from staples i left it the way it is because i have a connection to the internet.

 

[aford10]

You can leave the 1394 connection.

The local area connection that shows as 'connected,' is the only one you need. That's the connection that is giving internet access. Do you see a LAN connection that shows as 'connected'?

 

[jacob rodriguez]

yes.

 

[aford10]

Ok, under the Local Area Connection section, highlight and delete all of the connections, besides the one that shows as 'connected.'

 

[jacob rodriguez]

i just did the error messages are gone.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

should i restart my computer now.

 

[jacob rodriguez]

i just restarted my computer before i did in device manager i deleted the connections that are not connected when my computer was finished restarting every thing i deleted cam right back.