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This isn't a real problem, but it's a very annoying one. When you hover over an icon, you get one of those tool tips, right? But mine hide behind my task bar. I have my task bar set to auto-hide. Would that have anything to do with it? I can't seem to figure out why part of the tool tip hides behind the task bar. Like I said, it's not a real problem, but it's bugging the heck out of me :wallbash:

I'm running XP Pro with SP 2.

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Win-XP has been doing this from the start. Not consistently, but just sometimes, between reboots.

I have resolved this and several other taskbar problems by

  • removing Quick Start
  • removing the Lanugage Bar
  • disabling Auto-hide
  • unlocking the taskbar

before every reboot. After the reboot is complete, you can set everything to your liking, and everything should work correctly.

If I don't do that I end up (most of the time) with

  • multiple Language Bars
  • Language Bar on the left
  • additional separators on the taskbar
  • missing icons in the systray
  • tooltips behind the taskbar
  • and/or other oddities

I haven't found any other way to address these nuisances.

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ya it happens to me sometimes, i think it is just a bug in windows, 1 thing that fixes it temporarily is to just hide the taskbar then show it again
If you're using WinME or WinXP (or possibily Win2K), this is a known bug which Microsoft has yet to address (basically because they deny it's existence).
Just some google results
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It hasn't done it all of the time, but I would have to say most of the time.  I don't need the tips, but it just bugs me when it isn't working correctly.  Not that Bill Gates has EVER released any buggy software.  I would NEVER accuse him of any such thing.

Absolutely not! Even thinking such a thing is digital blasphemy!

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