Tool tips show behind task bar

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MrB wrote:

> Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to
> hover over them for a brief description of what they are.

This is an old bug that was never fixed and now with MS preparing Vista,
it never will be fixed. You just have to live with it.

Malke
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Reboot to correct the issue.

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"MrB" wrote:

| Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to hover
| over them for a brief description of what they are.

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MrB wrote:

> Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to hover
> over them for a brief description of what they are.

Logoff then back on sometimes fixes it, until the next time.


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It's a bug and has been with us since day one.

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"MrB" <brooksro@REMOVEALLCAPSadelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Why do the tool tips sometimes appear behind the task bar? I like to hover
> over them for a brief description of what they are.
>

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I have found that putting the taskbar in its own process reduces this
problem significantly. It also seems to "cure" that 4-5 second lag that
occurs right after startup before the desktop can be used. Try these two
reg settings:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001
"SeparateProcess"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess]
"BrowseNewProcess"="yes"
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frodo@theshire.org wrote:

> I have found that putting the taskbar in its own process reduces this
> problem significantly. It also seems to "cure" that 4-5 second lag that
> occurs right after startup before the desktop can be used. Try these two
> reg settings:
>
> ---------cut--------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
> "DesktopProcess"=dword:00000001
> "SeparateProcess"=dword:00000001
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BrowseNewProcess]
> "BrowseNewProcess"="yes"
> ---------cut---------
>

You need to quote at least part of the message to which you are replying.

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