taskbar not on top

[Robert Wang]

I'm using winxp pro. The taskbar is set to 'auto hide' and 'on top of other
windows'. But sometimes it is just *not* on top of other application, such
as Visual Studio.Net or Mozilla Firefox (latest version) which caused pretty
much unconvenience. Is this normal and how to fix it?
Thanks for your time.

Robert Wang

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Robert,

From Raymond Chen [MS] http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/05/27/143042.aspx
" It's not that the taskbar loses always-on-top; it's that there are two always-on-top windows, the tooltip and the taskbar, and they end up fighting with each other. "

Though that was told (addressed for a different query), it might still apply in your scenario. In this case, it might be your application (instead of the tooltip) - Just my assumption.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php


I'm using winxp pro. The taskbar is set to 'auto hide' and 'on top of other
windows'. But sometimes it is just *not* on top of other application, such
as Visual Studio.Net or Mozilla Firefox (latest version) which caused pretty
much unconvenience. Is this normal and how to fix it?
Thanks for your time.

Robert Wang

 

[Kelly]

Hi Robert,

This is not per se' a bug in XP but very well could be considered one.
Raymond has comments here:

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

In the meantime, try the edit/tool listed on line 321 and 190 (right hand
side)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm