Hide Inactive Icons - Stopped Working

[RJ]

WinXp Pro SP2

I had the Hide Inactive Icons taskbar option set, and it was
working fine. Then I had a NTVDM lockup, and had
to power reset my PC. After that, the Hide Inactive Icons
was no longer working. I checked my Taskbar properties,
and it is set. The customize section has everything set to
"Hide when inactive".
I then disabled it, reset it, but it still does not
display the little round arrow, or hide my inactive icons.

How do I get this back?

 

[Richard Urban [MVP]]

Set one of the icons to hide always. The bar should be activated. When once
it is you can change that particular setting back.

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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!"

 

[S.Sengupta]

Sometimes hiding one icon always helps to resolve the issue.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[RJ]

Thanks. That did it.

Set one of the icons to hide always. The bar should be activated. When once it is you can change
that particular setting back.

--
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!"

 

[RJ]

Thanks. That did it.

Sometimes hiding one icon always helps to resolve the issue.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem but not able to hide the any of the icons? How
do I do this? Thanks, Greg

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

I am having the same problem but not able to hide the any of the
icons? How do I do this? Thanks, Greg

Right click a blank spot on the taskbar and choose Properties. If you wand
to unhide ALL icons uncheck the box to Hide inactive icons. If it's just
one or a few, click the appropriate Customize button. Click in the Behavior
column at the program and then click the down arrow and select the behavior
you want.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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