Ron Hinds said:
The tooltips for icons in the system tray area of the taskbar are not
visible. I can see them behind the taskbar (the tops just barely show),
but
they don't appear on top of the taskbar as they should. XP Pro SP2. I
have
AutoHide checked, but the problem persists either way.
Tooltips for some taskbar icons are hidden behind the taskbar on a Windows
XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912650
= Tooltips for some taskbar icons are hidden behind the taskbar on a
Windows
XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912650
= Line 321- Tool Tips Hidden Behind Taskbar:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
= 1- Right click Desktop select Properties and on the Display properties
click
on
Desktop Tab then click Customize Desktop.
On the Desktop Items click on Web Tab and be sure all boxes unchecked
there.
Then click on Appearance Tab then Effects button. On the Effects window be
sure the settings been set to suite your requirements.
On the Effect Windows select these boxes:
[ ? ] Use the following transition effect for menus and Tooltips:
[ Fade effect ][v]
[ ? ] Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts:
[ Standard ][v]
[ ] Use Large Icons
[ ? ] Show shadows under menus
[ ? ] Show window contents while dragging
[ ? ] Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the
Alt
Key
2- In the Control Panel click Tools >> Folder Options then click on View
under
this option:
[&] Files and Folders
[ ? ] Display Simple folder view in Explorer's Folders list and close the
Folder Options window and Reboot your computer
3-Right click on Desktop >>"Arrange Icons by" and make sure Lock Web
items is unchecked.
Please perform one step (1,2,3) at a time and Hit F5 to refresh and see if
the issue been resolved.
HTH.
nass