How To Add A Url Address Bar To The Taskbar

You can add an Internet URL address bar to your Windows XP taskbar.
Doing so will let you type in URLs and launch Web pages without first
launching a browser. It will also let you launch some native Windows XP
applications in much the same way as you would via the Run menu (so you
could type in calc to launch the calculator or mspaint to launch
Microsoft Paint. Here's how you add the address bar:

1. Right-click on the taskbar, select Toolbars, and then click Address.

2. The word Address will appear on your taskbar.

3. Double click it to access it.

4. If that doesn't work, your taskbar is locked. You can unlock it by
right-clicking on the taskbar again and uncheck Lock the Taskbar.

NOTE: You may also need to grab the vertical dotted lines beside the
word Address and drag it to the left to make the Address window appear.

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Wasim Akhtar