Issues with the taskbar in Windows 7?!

Greetings,

I find myself facing a rather vexing issue regarding my taskbar—specifically where I keep my shortcuts for things like my notebook, my web browser, and Windows Media Player.
Whenever I launch a new application (for instance, File Explorer or WMP), the system seems to decide on its own to cluster those icons right in the center of the bar, while my notebook and internet browser remain stubbornly anchored to the left where they have always resided.
You can see exactly what I mean in this image: View on imgur
Is there any way to rectify this behavior so that everything stays neatly aligned to the left as intended?

Turn off those extra toolbars you've got enabled.
Just right-click on the toolbar and check under the toolbars menu to see what's active.

George Sanders37 said:Try disabling any extra toolbars you might have enabled.
Just right-click on the taskbar, navigate to the toolbars menu, and see what’s currently active.

Which specific toolbars are we talking about?
Could you perhaps walk me through the exact steps I need to take?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...#1TC=windows-7

George Sanders37 said:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...#1TC=windows-7

I followed those steps, but I'm still staring at the exact same problem.
My pinned icons and the taskbar itself sit properly on the left side, but the moment I open a new icon—whether it's a folder, a document, or a program—it jumps right to the center.
Does anyone know how to fix this?