Taskbar fly-by description items are BEHIND Taskbar, not visible

[Guest]

Weird...

With the Taskbar across the bottom of the main XP screen, holding the mouse
over an icon brings up the fly-by text explaining what it is -- but it's
BEHIND the Taskbar! With multi-line descriptions there's a tiny bit of the
top of the text box visible peeking out over the top of the Taskbar from
behind it (and otherwise there's nothing visible at all). The problem is the
same for QuickLaunch items, icons for open programs, and SysTray items.

I have not noticed how long this has been going on for.

I'm using a P4 3.6 machine with 1GB RAM, a 128MB digital ATI card, and a
Logitech Laser MX1000 mouse with their newest SetPoint 2.31 software.

Thanks!

Jay

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jay,

It's a known bug without any permanent resolution.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Rick! What a huge amount of effort saved by that little tidbit of
info!

Jay

 

[Rock]

Thanks, Rick! What a huge amount of effort saved by that little tidbit of
info!

Jay


:

A logoff then back on can sometimes cure it -- until the next time.

 

[T. Waters]

What about this from Kelly's Korner?
"321. Tool Tips Hidden Behind Taskbar"
Run # 321 from the left-hand column on this page:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Still only a temporary fix.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Kelly]

In addition to the rest, do some reading here by 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

 

[gwegner]

Right-click desktop and then click Properties.
Click the Appearance Tab and then the Effects button.
Clear the box for "Use the following transition effect for menus and
tooltips:
Click OK OK