How to keep task bar from shrinking when using remote desktop?

How to keep task bar from shrinking when using remote desktop? I use Windows XP at work and at home. I connect to my PC at work from home using the Remote Desktop Connection application. At work, I run a lot of applications so I use two rows for program icons in my task bar. When I remote connect to my machine at work, the task bar resizes to 1 row.
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bert [Entry]

Make sure you have the same display resolution on both machines.

bert [Entry]

If you are regularly remoting into windows machines, you should use RoyalTS. It is fantastic. You can be in a number of machines at a time and switch between them easily.
If you are regularly remoting into windows machines, you should use RoyalTS. It is fantastic. You can be in a number of machines at a time and switch between them easily.

bert [Entry]

"Running Remote Desktop using these switches should work for you:

mstsc /w:2560 /h:1024 /v:”yourRemoteComputer”

In case you've already tried that and it failed to solve your issue, I'd suggest getting a little app called SplitView. It's not free, but $39 isn't bad for what it can do for you."

bert [Entry]

So far the only way to get the taskbar back I have found is to click the lonely Start button, click Windows Security, choose Start Task Manager, kill the explorer.exe process and start it again in the Task Manager from File > Run.