Very very annoying taskbar in Windows XP....

J

John

Hi,
I have a really VERY VERY annoying problem with Windows XP:

In the properties of the taskbar I have set the the "Auto-hide the
taskbar"
and "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows".

I set these properties so that the taskbar pop-ups when I move the
mouse pointer to an edge of the monitor.

A REMARK:
---------
I like to work with the keyboard only, because I'm much quicker with
it and I use the mouse as less as possible.

The Problem:
------------
At the beginning I had a lot of very annoying "baloon" Windows XP
messages and the taskbar ALWAYS pops-up, so the browser or application
application I used
lost the focus and I had to click with the mouse the browser or the
application window to gain the focus again; so I was able to work
again with the keyboard only.
So I found in internet a couple of hints: I added to my registry the
following keys:


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\tips]
"Show"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000000


So, I didn't get any "baloon" message anymore. These keys "kills" the
Windows XP "baloon" messages from the taskbar.

HOWEVER:
it happens very often that the taskbar pops-up without any message. It
doesn't
display any "baloon" message, but it's still very annoying, because I
loose
the focus of the browser or application..... you read it already
before.

NOW THE QUESTION (PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME IDEAS ^_^ ):
*********************************************************
What can I do to suppress the annoying pop-up of the taskbar?
I don't want neither to "Lock the taskbar" nor to "Keep the taskbar
UNDER
other windows".
If I need the taskbar, I simply want to move the mouse on an edge of
the monitor so that it pops-up. I don't want that the taskbar pop-up
automatically.

So, if you didn't die after this long monologue (LOL LOL) I would
appreciate some hints.

Thank you very much
John
 
J

Jim Macklin

Try moving the taskbar to the left side of the monitor, keep
the auto hide on/always on top on. Maybe having the taskbar
on the side will keep scrolling and such from showing the
taskbar.

I have my taskbar on the left, but do not use the auto-hide,
I find that the taskbar works better for me, taking about 1
inch off the side of a 17 inch display, but keeping the full
height available. I do have the MS OFFICE toolbar at the
bottom set to auto-hide/on top. I can close that if it is a
problem doing some work such as photo-editing when I need to
have the cursor at the bottom of the screen.


| Hi,
| I have a really VERY VERY annoying problem with Windows
XP:
|
| In the properties of the taskbar I have set the the
"Auto-hide the
| taskbar"
| and "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows".
|
| I set these properties so that the taskbar pop-ups when I
move the
| mouse pointer to an edge of the monitor.
|
| A REMARK:
| ---------
| I like to work with the keyboard only, because I'm much
quicker with
| it and I use the mouse as less as possible.
|
| The Problem:
| ------------
| At the beginning I had a lot of very annoying "baloon"
Windows XP
| messages and the taskbar ALWAYS pops-up, so the browser or
application
| application I used
| lost the focus and I had to click with the mouse the
browser or the
| application window to gain the focus again; so I was able
to work
| again with the keyboard only.
| So I found in internet a couple of hints: I added to my
registry the
| following keys:
|
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\tips]
| "Show"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Policies\Explorer]
| "NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
| So, I didn't get any "baloon" message anymore. These keys
"kills" the
| Windows XP "baloon" messages from the taskbar.
|
| HOWEVER:
| it happens very often that the taskbar pops-up without any
message. It
| doesn't
| display any "baloon" message, but it's still very
annoying, because I
| loose
| the focus of the browser or application..... you read it
already
| before.
|
| NOW THE QUESTION (PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME IDEAS ^_^ ):
| *********************************************************
| What can I do to suppress the annoying pop-up of the
taskbar?
| I don't want neither to "Lock the taskbar" nor to "Keep
the taskbar
| UNDER
| other windows".
| If I need the taskbar, I simply want to move the mouse on
an edge of
| the monitor so that it pops-up. I don't want that the
taskbar pop-up
| automatically.
|
| So, if you didn't die after this long monologue (LOL LOL)
I would
| appreciate some hints.
|
| Thank you very much
| John
 
J

John

Hi Jim,
I have the taskbar on the left like you too. However, I don't want to uncheck
the option "auto-hide the taskbar"; I just want the taskbar disappear, so I
can get the maximum of my manitor.

Any other ideas?

Thanks
John




Jim Macklin said:
Try moving the taskbar to the left side of the monitor, keep
the auto hide on/always on top on. Maybe having the taskbar
on the side will keep scrolling and such from showing the
taskbar.

I have my taskbar on the left, but do not use the auto-hide,
I find that the taskbar works better for me, taking about 1
inch off the side of a 17 inch display, but keeping the full
height available. I do have the MS OFFICE toolbar at the
bottom set to auto-hide/on top. I can close that if it is a
problem doing some work such as photo-editing when I need to
have the cursor at the bottom of the screen.


| Hi,
| I have a really VERY VERY annoying problem with Windows
XP:
|
| In the properties of the taskbar I have set the the
"Auto-hide the
| taskbar"
| and "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows".
|
| I set these properties so that the taskbar pop-ups when I
move the
| mouse pointer to an edge of the monitor.
|
| A REMARK:
| ---------
| I like to work with the keyboard only, because I'm much
quicker with
| it and I use the mouse as less as possible.
|
| The Problem:
| ------------
| At the beginning I had a lot of very annoying "baloon"
Windows XP
| messages and the taskbar ALWAYS pops-up, so the browser or
application
| application I used
| lost the focus and I had to click with the mouse the
browser or the
| application window to gain the focus again; so I was able
to work
| again with the keyboard only.
| So I found in internet a couple of hints: I added to my
registry the
| following keys:
|
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\tips]
| "Show"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "StartButtonBalloonTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Advanced]
| "ShowInfoTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Policies\Explorer]
| "NoSMBalloonTip"=dword:00000000
|
|
| So, I didn't get any "baloon" message anymore. These keys
"kills" the
| Windows XP "baloon" messages from the taskbar.
|
| HOWEVER:
| it happens very often that the taskbar pops-up without any
message. It
| doesn't
| display any "baloon" message, but it's still very
annoying, because I
| loose
| the focus of the browser or application..... you read it
already
| before.
|
| NOW THE QUESTION (PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOME IDEAS ^_^ ):
| *********************************************************
| What can I do to suppress the annoying pop-up of the
taskbar?
| I don't want neither to "Lock the taskbar" nor to "Keep
the taskbar
| UNDER
| other windows".
| If I need the taskbar, I simply want to move the mouse on
an edge of
| the monitor so that it pops-up. I don't want that the
taskbar pop-up
| automatically.
|
| So, if you didn't die after this long monologue (LOL LOL)
I would
| appreciate some hints.
|
| Thank you very much
| John
Click to expand...
 
P

Peter Sumner

So, I didn't get any "baloon" message anymore. These keys "kills" the
Windows XP "baloon" messages from the taskbar.

HOWEVER:
it happens very often that the taskbar pops-up without any message. It
doesn't
display any "baloon" message, but it's still very annoying, because I
loose
the focus of the browser or application..... you read it already
before.
Click to expand...

I don't see this behavior. Messages on the task bar don't steal focus.
Have you tired Tweak UI - General - Focus - Prevent applications from
stealing focus?
 

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