taskbar and system tray question

[Guest bill@love.ranch]

if I set the taskbar to always be ON TOP of other programs it does

just that-- I also have it set to automatically hide.---- HOWEVER it

is also on top of the tool tips that pop up when i am looking at the

system tray on the taskbar.

 

Is there a way to have the taskbar on top of other programs but have

the tooltips of the system tray on top of the taskbar so I can read

them??????????

 

thx

[Guest Peter in New Zealand]

Re: taskbar and system tray question

 

bill@love.ranch wrote:

> if I set the taskbar to always be ON TOP of other programs it does

> just that-- I also have it set to automatically hide.---- HOWEVER it

> is also on top of the tool tips that pop up when i am looking at the

> system tray on the taskbar.

>

> Is there a way to have the taskbar on top of other programs but have

> the tooltips of the system tray on top of the taskbar so I can read

> them??????????

>

> thx

Apparently a known bug in XP. Have a look here:

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-fix-system-tray-tooltips-not-displaying-in-windows-xp/

 

I know it describes them as not displaying, but what they mean is that

they are, but are hiding behind the task bar.

 

Hope this is helpful.

 

--

Peter in New Zealand. (Email address is fake)

Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and

compulsive computer fiddler.

[Guest bill@love.ranch]

Re: taskbar and system tray question

 

Thank you so much-

It appears to work exactly as it should now.

 

I'll see how long it lasts.

 

 

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:10:24 +1300, Peter in New Zealand

<peterbal@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

>bill@love.ranch wrote:

>> if I set the taskbar to always be ON TOP of other programs it does

>> just that-- I also have it set to automatically hide.---- HOWEVER it

>> is also on top of the tool tips that pop up when i am looking at the

>> system tray on the taskbar.

>>

>> Is there a way to have the taskbar on top of other programs but have

>> the tooltips of the system tray on top of the taskbar so I can read

>> them??????????

>>

>> thx

>Apparently a known bug in XP. Have a look here:

>

>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/how-to-fix-system-tray-tooltips-not-displaying-in-windows-xp/

>

>I know it describes them as not displaying, but what they mean is that

>they are, but are hiding behind the task bar.

>

>Hope this is helpful.