Re: taskbar locked out and inaccessible for second user

Kelly - thank you very much indeed for your interest and response. Unfortunately, however, while the utility executed OK - the problem is unchanged.

A little elaboration on the problem:

1 When attempting to switch to a new user the problem is as previously described. However if the current user logs off then the next user is able to log on and work normally. I.e. the problem only occurs when more than one user is logged on.

2. When the second user first hovers the curser over the task bar it appears to be functioning normally - i.e. the short message appears which describes the start menu and the icons in the system tray. But the first attempt to click on any item in the task bar locks it up and the short messages stop appearing

3. The second user can open/run any icon on the desktop (as mentioned previously) but the window/programme identifier does not appear on the task bar

Any further ideas would be gratefully received

Best regards

Don


"Kelly" <kelly@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uIOGAVB5HHA.5164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Don,

How interesting.....

See if this helps:

Restore Taskbar and Desktop to Default Functionality (Line 164)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"don" <don@home> wrote in message news:%23WSRlu$4HHA.4880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I run Windows XP Home on a shared desktop - always kept up to date with the latest Microsoft updates. Each of the four family members has their own user account/logon and this has worked fine (more or less) for about five years until last week when we hit the following problem. The first user to log on to the system can still work normally; when a second user logs on (through the logon screen) this second user will see their usual desktop (and be able to use any icons on the main desktop area) - but will have no access to any part of their taskbar. The taskbar will appear as usual at the bottom of the desktop but any attempt to click on the taskbar does nothing - it is completely locked out - from the start command to the system tray -everything is locked out. Any window opened from an icon that happens to be on the main desktop cannot be restored via the task bar if it is minimised. The situation is the same whichever family member is the first user (who will experience normal use) while any subsequent user will encounter the problem. We are working around this by restarting the computer every time a family member wants to use the computer. However this is very inconvenient and not they way that it has been working - or is supposed to work. I have tried restoring the system to a previous time when I believe the it was OK - but to no avail. Any helpful guidance would be much appreciated.

Don



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