Tool tips show behind task bar

[MrB]

Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to hover
over them for a brief description of what they are.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Reboot to correct the issue.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to hover
| over them for a brief description of what they are.

 

[Richard Urban [MVP]]

It's a bug and has been with us since day one.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

 

[Malke]

Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to
hover over them for a brief description of what they are.

This is an old bug that was never fixed and now with MS preparing Vista,
it never will be fixed. You just have to live with it.

Malke

 

[Rock]

Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to hover
over them for a brief description of what they are.

Logoff then back on sometimes fixes it, until the next time.

 

[frodo]

I have found that putting the taskbar in its own process reduces this
problem significantly. It also seems to "cure" that 4-5 second lag that
occurs right after startup before the desktop can be used. Try these two
reg settings:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001
"SeparateProcess"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess]
"BrowseNewProcess"="yes"
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[Rock]

I have found that putting the taskbar in its own process reduces this
problem significantly. It also seems to "cure" that 4-5 second lag that
occurs right after startup before the desktop can be used. Try these two
reg settings:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001
"SeparateProcess"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess]
"BrowseNewProcess"="yes"
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