taskbar problem

[cmz21]

Hello,
I have the taskbar set to autohide, but sometimes it does not disappear. This causes problems because sometimes I can't see action buttons at the bottom of the screen because they are hidden by the taskbar.
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing the taskbar to not autohide?

Any thoughts would be great.
Thanks

 

[thedon57]

Hi try making the taskbar narrower by dragging it towards the bottom.

See my own website at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Selfbuilt_conputer.

 

[cmz21]

It is as small as it can be at the moment. The problem isn't necessarily the size of the taskbar, it's that sometimes it won't autohide. I don't know if a program running might keep it from hiding, but it just won't disappear.

 

[linney]

Where is the mouse arrow in relation to the Taskbar on these failure to hide occasions?

Is any running program trying to attract your attention by flashing itself?

What difference does selecting or unselecting "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows" make?
"This ensures (or not) that the taskbar is always visible, even when you run a program in a maximized (full-screen) window."

Repairs.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.