Windows 7 taksbar question

[Corrderio]

Is there a way to keep the internet explorer icon pinned on my taskbar for good without it disappearing when I click it an IE opens?

[Yabby]

Why are you using IE....

[Yabby]

Also not 100% sure what you are talking about. When you pin something to the taskbar it shouldn't disappear when you use it. Mine doesn't anyways.

[Corrderio]

I use IE for a few sites where FireFox can be a bit annoying.

Anyway what I mean is the IE icon is pinned to my taskbard as so:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8322/ie1.png

However once I click it it disappears:
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3641/ie2.png

So I'm wondering if there's a way to keep the icon on my taskbar even when an IE windows is open.

[xopher]

Right click taskbar -> Properties -> Taskbar buttons: Always combine, hide labels -> Apply .

Also, stop using IE.

[Corrderio]

Err, not really what I was looking for. I was trying to make the button act like old versions of windows where I could click it X times and open mulitple Internet Exploreer windows

[xopher]

You can't do that in Windows 7.

right click it and click the icon to open a new instance.

[Corrderio]

Damn, thanks anyway.

[Gargoyle]

Actually, you can: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...-in-windows-7/

[Bockage]

I use IE for a few sites where FireFox can be a bit annoying.

I suggest getting and using the IE Tab or IE Tab Plus extension for firefox instead of going into IE.

[xopher]

Actually, you can: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...-in-windows-7/

Eh, workaround. I meant you can't click the taskbar IE icon multiple times to bring up IE multiple times.

[Gargoyle]

With a pinned icon no. However you can achieve the desired functionality more or less the same. Only downside being that since it's a Quick Launch icon you'll still have a program icon in the taskbar actually representing your open IE windows. Of course the best solution is to simply use the Ctrl + N shortcut for a new window, or even better Ctrl + T for a new tab (can't imagine why you would need multiple browser windows open at the same time short of comparing two things side by side)

[Yabby]

I know a way, but you have to use bat files and trick it into the taskbar.

1st thing make a batch file, write "start iexplore http://google.com" (You can change the address to whatever you want)
Save it to anywhere you want.
Press the windows button, type CMD, right click the command prompt and pick to pin to taskbar.
After it is pinned right click the button >> right click command prompt >> Properties
In the target, path it to your batch file. (You can change the icon here as well, but you should be able to figure that out)

Now just hit that icon anytime you want to open IE, mult times even.

[Corrderio]

Actually, you can: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...-in-windows-7/

Perfect, thanks a ton.