Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always

How long are you waiting? They don't auto hide until not used for a period
of time.
"Ron Kirschner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
> working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always
>
>

By "they", are you refering to icons?
When I select "auto-hide the taskbar", it hides as soon as I apply that
setting. It will un-hide if I mouse over the area where the taskbar resides.
Hiding inactive icons takes some time and is not the same as hiding the
taskbar.

"Unknown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How long are you waiting? They don't auto hide until not used for a period
> of time.
> "Ron Kirschner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e%23VdJv7%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
>> working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always
>>
>>
>
>

Try NOT auto-hiding it. Is it pulled up a notch or two from the monitor
baseline? Also, try moving it to the top of your monitor or to one of the
sides, toggling the auto-hide feature; then, once you're satisfied it's
working with the taskbar positioned elsewhere, move it back to the bottom of
your display.

(To move the taskbar: unlock it, press down BOTH mouse buttons and drag it
left-right-up or down. Typically, it won't move until you swipe it a second
time. But it'll cooperate once it's sure it's not responding to an accidental
swipe.)

Also: Using the Windows Key + D from within any application should take your
cursor to a "naked" desktop. If your taskbar is in "Auto-Hide" mode, one of
the behaviors of that keystroke combination is to force it down.

Hope this helps.

Sam French



> Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
> working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always
>
>
>

I moved the taskbar around and same results.

Unchecking the autohide changed nothing in the task bar appearance.

I unchecked the auto hide property and applied, then re-checked it, and it
hid immediately. As soon as I brought it up again though, it stayed up, and
continued to do so.


"WindowsXPert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Try NOT auto-hiding it. Is it pulled up a notch or two from the monitor
> baseline? Also, try moving it to the top of your monitor or to one of the
> sides, toggling the auto-hide feature; then, once you're satisfied it's
> working with the taskbar positioned elsewhere, move it back to the bottom
> of
> your display.
>
> (To move the taskbar: unlock it, press down BOTH mouse buttons and drag it
> left-right-up or down. Typically, it won't move until you swipe it a
> second
> time. But it'll cooperate once it's sure it's not responding to an
> accidental
> swipe.)
>
> Also: Using the Windows Key + D from within any application should take
> your
> cursor to a "naked" desktop. If your taskbar is in "Auto-Hide" mode, one
> of
> the behaviors of that keystroke combination is to force it down.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Sam French
>
>
>
>> Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
>> working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always
>>
>>
>>

When Auto-Hide stops working, is the checkmark in the [ ] Auto hide the
taskbar option of the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog still there,
or has it disappeared? Also, are you XP-home or XP-pro?

"Ron Kirschner" wrote:

> I moved the taskbar around and same results.
>
> Unchecking the autohide changed nothing in the task bar appearance.
>
> I unchecked the auto hide property and applied, then re-checked it, and it
> hid immediately. As soon as I brought it up again though, it stayed up, and
> continued to do so.
>
>
> "WindowsXPert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:691C7B8D-2879-40A6-B936-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Try NOT auto-hiding it. Is it pulled up a notch or two from the monitor
> > baseline? Also, try moving it to the top of your monitor or to one of the
> > sides, toggling the auto-hide feature; then, once you're satisfied it's
> > working with the taskbar positioned elsewhere, move it back to the bottom
> > of
> > your display.
> >
> > (To move the taskbar: unlock it, press down BOTH mouse buttons and drag it
> > left-right-up or down. Typically, it won't move until you swipe it a
> > second
> > time. But it'll cooperate once it's sure it's not responding to an
> > accidental
> > swipe.)
> >
> > Also: Using the Windows Key + D from within any application should take
> > your
> > cursor to a "naked" desktop. If your taskbar is in "Auto-Hide" mode, one
> > of
> > the behaviors of that keystroke combination is to force it down.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Sam French
> >
> >
> >
> >> Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
> >> working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

One more question: Do you have any apps like TweakUI, TweakXP or Customize
Windows running which may or may not be cancelling out settings made "the old
fashioned way?"

"Ron Kirschner" wrote:

> Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
> working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always
>
>
>

I have this same problem with Vista home premium. I had the same problem with
windows XP and windows 98. It works well for a while and then the task bar
won't hide. I have to uncheck the box in properties, hit apply and then
recheck the box and hit okay. What a pain..... but at least microsoft is
consistent with thier bugs.

"Ron Kirschner" wrote:

> Does anyone know why the auto hide property of the task bar would not be
> working - auto hide is checked but task bar stays up always
>
>
>