Balloon tips on XP system tray show up behind taskbar

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danny

Does anyone have this problem? I am certain it is a long standing bug in
XP. I have seen this issue since the first releases of XP, but I've never
experienced it in Win2k or versions of Windows prior to WinME. I am not so
worried about the baloon tips for my programs, but the one system tray
balloon tip which has a tendency to pop up behind the Takbar, is the
month/date when you hover over the time. The problem is sometimes corrected
by logging off and back on again, but I have observed this issue across
several XP systems running on different hardware.
 
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Bert Kinney

Hi Danny,

This is a known bug, and there is no known fix to date.

For a temporary fix:
Go to Taskbar - Properties:
Uncheck - Keep the taskbar on top and lock taskbar.
Hit Apply and OK.
Reverse the process and click apply and OK
 
B

bumtracks

my xp home sp2 laptop was doing that pretty regularly
can't think of anything I've done that may have fixed it other than
scf /scanonce - it hasn't been doing it at all lately.
 
M

mikey

attempting to edit defauilts to install window.

almost like it is intentional so you cannot duplicate the fix.





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try Notepad, then.



I would be wary of any registry modifying file where you cannot edit it to
see what it does before applying it.


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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line #321 in the left column:
Tool Tips Hidden Behind Taskbar -
 
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Stan Brown

Does anyone have this problem? I am certain it is a long standing bug in
XP. I have seen this issue since the first releases of XP, but I've never
experienced it in Win2k or versions of Windows prior to WinME. I am not so
worried about the baloon tips for my programs, but the one system tray
balloon tip which has a tendency to pop up behind the Takbar, is the
month/date when you hover over the time. The problem is sometimes corrected
by logging off and back on again, but I have observed this issue across
several XP systems running on different hardware.
Click to expand...

This may help you:
http://oakroadsystems.com/tech/winxptip.htm#TaskbarHide
 
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Kelly

Hi Danny,

Generally speaking, ending explorer.exe and restarting the process or
rebooting solves this issue.

Explains what and why: Raymond Chen

What is the difference between Minimize All and Show Desktop?
http://weblogs.asp.net/oldnewthing/archive/2004/05/27/143042.aspx

Added tips and workarounds:

Tool Tips Hidden Behind Taskbar (Line 321)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Restore Taskbar and Desktop to Default Functionality (Line 164)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
 

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