I am sure that this has been asked and answered many times, but no matter
what I can't get it right.


How do you get balloon tips from the taskbar to show up ON TOP OF the
taskbar and NOT behind it.?

Sometimes it will come good and sometimes it won't. There seems to be no
pattern to it.


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Trevor Lawrence
Canberra

"Trevor Lawrence" wrote
>I am sure that this has been asked and answered many times, but no matter
>what I can't get it right.
>
> How do you get balloon tips from the taskbar to show up ON TOP OF the
> taskbar and NOT behind it.?
>
> Sometimes it will come good and sometimes it won't. There seems to be no
> pattern to it.


It's a well known bug in XP. There are a variety of ways to rectify it,
until it happens again. The easiest seems to be go to Start | All Programs,
right click and sort by name. Another way is log out, then login.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Hello,

This is a confirmed bug (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912650) in Windows
XP. A workaround is to hover your mouse over the Start button and then to
the system tray. Another workaround is to click on Start > Programs >
(right-click) > Sort By Name. Yet another is to click on Start > Turn Off >
Cancel. But these sometimes don't work. Microsoft recommends logging off or
restarting the PC to fix this problem.
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"Trevor Lawrence" <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote in message
news:%23KvR%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am sure that this has been asked and answered many times, but no matter
>what I can't get it right.
>
>
> How do you get balloon tips from the taskbar to show up ON TOP OF the
> taskbar and NOT behind it.?
>
> Sometimes it will come good and sometimes it won't. There seems to be no
> pattern to it.
>
>
> --
> Trevor Lawrence
> Canberra
>

"Trevor Lawrence" wrote:

> I am sure that this has been asked and answered many times, but no matter
> what I can't get it right.
>
>
> How do you get balloon tips from the taskbar to show up ON TOP OF the
> taskbar and NOT behind it.?
>
> Sometimes it will come good and sometimes it won't. There seems to be no
> pattern to it.
>
>
> --
> Trevor Lawrence
> Canberra

= 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.

= Open a run command and type in:
regedit.exe click [OK]
On the Registry editor Locate this key:
[-]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TrayNotify =
Value Name: BalloonTip
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0x00000005 (5) You need to change the Number (5) to this Number
below in Data:
For Value Data:
4 = 4 seconds
7 = 7 seconds
30 = 30 seconds

HTH.
nass
====
www.nasstec.co.uk

[nass]s message :
>> How do you get balloon tips from the taskbar to show up ON TOP OF the
>> taskbar and NOT behind it.?

>
> = 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.

???



Good Luck, Ayush.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx

"Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com" wrote:

> [nass]s message :
> >> How do you get balloon tips from the taskbar to show up ON TOP OF the
> >> taskbar and NOT behind it.?
>
> >
> > = 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.

Hmmm... I forget that, did I?. ;-)
HTH.
nass
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