Taskbar question.

[Robert]

I am using Windows XP with all updates. When I hover the cursor over the
clock icon in the taskbar a little box appears with the whole date such as
“Tuesday, March 2, 2010â€. Recently that has stopped working in the fact that
the description box still opens up but it is hidden behind the taskbar. I
can just see the top edge of the box. After playing around I have found that
un-checking the keep taskbar on top option, the description is now visible
but, alas, the taskbar will soon get covered up and I want it always on top.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

[Chet]

I am using Windows XP with all updates. When I hover the cursor over the
clock icon in the taskbar a little box appears with the whole date such as
“Tuesday, March 2, 2010â€. Recently that has stopped working in the fact that
the description box still opens up but it is hidden behind the taskbar. I
can just see the top edge of the box. After playing around I have found that
un-checking the keep taskbar on top option, the description is now visible
but, alas, the taskbar will soon get covered up and I want it always on top.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?

This problem can sometimes be corrected with a simple reboot. You may
want to check out the Hidden ToolTip Bug Fix from NEO Smart:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/windows-xps-repulsive-hidden-tooltip-bug-fixed/

You'll find many other solutions doing a Google search.

hth

 

[glee]

I am using Windows XP with all updates. When I hover the cursor over
the
clock icon in the taskbar a little box appears with the whole date
such as
“Tuesday, March 2, 2010â€. Recently that has stopped working in the
fact that
the description box still opens up but it is hidden behind the
taskbar. I
can just see the top edge of the box. After playing around I have
found that
un-checking the keep taskbar on top option, the description is now
visible
but, alas, the taskbar will soon get covered up and I want it always
on top.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?

It's an annoying bug that will never be fixed. The simplest way to fix
it for a while is to click the Start button, open the All Programs menu
on the Start Menu, hover over any item in the All Programs menu,
right-click and in the menu that appears, click Sort By Name. Then do
that a second time...Sort by Name one more time. That usually brings
the "tool tips" back to the front of the Taskbar.

 

[Unknown]

When it appears to fail, double click it. (the time). The date and time
properties may come up but when shutting it down
the whole date will work again.