Task bar always on top

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unclepeteDEL

With the task bar set to always on top, even the popup tips disappear
behind the bar. Is there any way around this?

JimL
 
Tooltips behind the Taskbar

<quote>
Go to Start/All Programs: Hover over any program listed, right click and
select Sort by Name. Repeat once more. All done!
<quote>
from...
Taskbar - Tool Tips Hidden Behind the Task Bar: FIX
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#behind

Remember what you did, because it doesn't last and you'll have to do it
again.

There is no real fix, only band-aids.

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on 01/24/07 said:
Tooltips behind the Taskbar
Click to expand...
<quote>
Go to Start/All Programs: Hover over any program listed, right click and
select Sort by Name. Repeat once more. All done!
<quote>
from...
Taskbar - Tool Tips Hidden Behind the Task Bar: FIX
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#behind
Click to expand...
Remember what you did, because it doesn't last and you'll have to do it
again.
Click to expand...
There is no real fix, only band-aids.
Click to expand...
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Click to expand...

I see no change. Thanks anyway.

JimL
 
Try it again.

Or...

This is a known problem. A couple of ways to band-aid this. Reboot or
logoff and log back on. Hide the Taskbar then show it again.

Or kill explorer.exe and restart it.

Open Task Manager...
Ctrl + Shift + Escape | Processes tab | Right click explorer.exe |
Select: End Process | Click Yes to Warning | Click File |
Click New Task (Run...) | Type: explorer | Click OK

End Task on explorer.exe will make your Desktop and all programs disappear.
Restarting explorer will bring everything back.

Microsoft has come out with a KB article. Unfortunately the KB article does
not offer any real reason for the CAUSE, or a fix.

Tooltips for some taskbar icons are hidden behind the taskbar on a Windows
XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912650

Here's another method, I mean band-aid.

Click Start
Click All Programs
Right-click ANY folder OR shortcut that appears ABOVE the taskbar
Click Sort by Name
from...
Tooltips behind taskbar - FIXED! (Or not)
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mi...tvc=1&q=tooltip+behind&hl=en#8fcf735bff473a64

Somebody posted a program that they created that supposedly fixes the
problem for 9.95 USD. Not worth 10 bucks to me.

I am *NOT* recommending this program, but here ya are..

[[ Check out this web site for more information and a fix:
http://www.acquaviva.us/tooltipmanager

Tool Tip Manager specifically fixes this problem by looking at various
taskbar window messages and resetting the tooltip's "topmost" window
style automatically as needed.

Regards,

Nick Acquaviva]]
from...
Tooltips behind taskbar - FIXED!
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...nsubject:FIXED!&rnum=1&hl=en#3cb1244c1c472bd4

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on 01/24/07 said:
Try it again.

This is a known problem. A couple of ways to band-aid this. Reboot or
logoff and log back on. Hide the Taskbar then show it again.
Click to expand...

That works here. Don't know for how long, but thanks.

JimL
 
That works here. Don't know for how long

Not long enough. ;-)

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Does that mean it's going to warm up soon?

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