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  1. July 6th, 2001, 06:40 PM #1
    Ron Prestenback
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    Question My other stange Win2K problem

    OK, I decided to put this in a seperate post from the IE problem, because this one started before the IE thing.

    I have my taskbar set to auto-hide, because I have set-up so that it contains about 4 or five rows. Anyway, every now and then, (I can't really see a pattern) I put my mouse at the bottom of the screen, to make the taskbar pop up, and it doesn't.....or so it seems. In actuality, it is popping up...just popping up behind my active window (which is usually maximized).

    I do have the "Always on top" box checked for the taskbar properties. This was the first thing I checked. If I unmaximize the current window, then I can usually see the taskbar, but it used to pop up on top always. It doesn't matter which program I'm in or how many windows are open, it seems completely random...

    Anyone with any ideas, I'd be happy to hear!
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  2. July 7th, 2001, 01:48 AM #2
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    I dont know if this will solve your issue or not, but it did for me. After I replaced my video card and placed more RAM in one of my computers, that problem went away. Like I said, I am not sure your applications are that memory hungry or not. View Resources and Performance next time that happens and watch for the pages, etc.

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  3. July 7th, 2001, 07:06 AM #3
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    I had a simular problem, but I can`t remember how I fixed it!! You try turning off auto-hide and Always on top, cycle the power and switch them on again??? By the way, how do you switch off your Win2k system??
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  4. July 7th, 2001, 08:50 AM #4
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    Which service pack are you on? I've found some odd behaviour fixed by service pack 2 - a BIG download though!
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  5. July 7th, 2001, 08:59 AM #5
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    I am using SP2. For all my system info, go here
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  6. July 7th, 2001, 09:53 AM #6
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    You may want to try lowering "Hardware Acceleration" 1 notch. That fixed some mouse problems I was having, and had no side effects.

    Worth a shot anyway...

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