Re: Yellow flyovers appear behind bottom task bar

Tooltips behind the Taskbar

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Go to Start/All Programs: Hover over any program listed, right click and
select Sort by Name. Repeat once more. All done!
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Taskbar - Tool Tips Hidden Behind the Task Bar: FIX
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#behind

Remember what you did, because it doesn't last and you'll have to do it
again.

This is a known problem. A couple of ways to band-aid this. Reboot or
logoff and log back on. Hide the Taskbar then show it again.

Or kill explorer.exe and restart it.

Open Task Manager...
Ctrl + Shift + Escape | Processes tab | Right click explorer.exe |
Select: End Process | Click Yes to Warning | Click File |
Click New Task (Run...) | Type: explorer | Click OK

End Task on explorer.exe will make your Desktop and all programs disappear.
Restarting explorer will bring everything back.

Microsoft has come out with a KB article. Unfortunately the KB article does
not offer any real reason for the CAUSE, or a fix.

Tooltips for some taskbar icons are hidden behind the taskbar on a Windows
XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912650

Here's another method, I mean band-aid.

Click Start
Click All Programs
Right-click ANY folder OR shortcut that appears ABOVE the taskbar
Click Sort by Name
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Tooltips behind taskbar - FIXED! (Or not)
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_frm/thread/7fde6e51481fe7d8/8fcf735bff473a64?tvc=1&q=tooltip+behind&hl=en#8fcf735bff473a64

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:M24wh.16750$pQ3.6010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Erik <news@xxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hi,
Yellow flyovers appear behind (and cannot be read) the bottom task bar
when I hover over the desktop's bottom taskbar or quick launch area. This
happens periodically. Any help?
Thanks.

.

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