hidden taskbar problem

[waste]

hi.

can somebody help me to hide my taskbar for good? i set my taskbar as
hidden and it is... uptill some application want to tell me that something
is changed and start flashing and sudenly taskbar is showing up.

is it possible to stop that annoying habbit of taskbar? i mean to make it
won't show up, even if somebody send me a message on my icq client.

thanks for any help.
regards.

 

[Kelly]

Common issue, sad to say.

TweakUI/General/Focus
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Prevent Programs from Stealing Focus - Undo (Line 66)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

When a window that does not have focus is updated by its program, the
default setting prevents it from becoming the foremost (top) window,
instead, it flashes in the taskbar.

HeldUp is the easiest way to stop windows from disappearing behind other
programs. http://www.johnmacintyre.ca/HeldUp.asp