Taskbar Stops Autohiding after a bit

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after I have been working for a bit, my Taskbar stops the autohide feature
and sits over my workspace. I have searched several times for this in these
pages but have had no luck finding any information on it.

I am runnig Windows XP professional, updates are current, but I've been
having this issue off and on for a while, its just getting really annoying
so I thought I would ask for help with it.
 
Actually they both are checked, I find sometimes if I uncheck them both,
apply and then re-check them both that it works for a bit again. but usually
I end up having to shutdown and restart to clear it for a bit.

I have noticed though, that it seems to happen more frequently when I have
any of the Office 2000 apps running, I use Word a lot so this shows up with
that, but when I was messing with Winamp, it started to work for a bit again,
kind of weird, Does the Office apps load a GUI add on that might mess with
this ?
 
Kelly said:
Here is the solution: in Taskbar properties, you have to check "Autohide"
and also "Keep Taskbar always on top". The latter check is
counterintuitive but it works.
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Why counter intuitive? It makes more sense to me.

I have the same problem from time to time and having both checked seems to
make no difference.

I have a feeling there is some process that causes the taskbar to un-hide
and some how locks it there - not to overload you with technical jargon ;-)

I need to re-apply the hide setting to get it to work again, (short of
restarting).
 
Hmm, you may have something there. Check with one of the Office groups and
keep us posted.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;EN-US;FAQS

Microsoft Public Newsgroups:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

Microsoft Newsgroups
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newscat.asp

MSDN Newsgroups
http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/

TechNet Newsgroups
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/newsgroups/default.asp
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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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