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From: undisclosed on 13 Sep 2009 09:16 Actually this is a known bug with XP and nothing to do with your video card. The only consistent way of fixing this on the fly (without a reboot) is to refresh explorer (the service that displays the TaskBar). Open up Task Manager (right click menu from the task bar) - go to the Processes tab and highlight Explorer in the window (there may be several if you have file manager windows open - if so close them first) - click the End Process button [the task bar disappears] - DO NOT CLOSE TASK MANAGER!!!! - Click File - New Task (Run) meny option from Task Manager and in the box type "Explorer.exe" (no quotes) and then click Open - All is back and working just like a reboot. -- wolf5370
From: undisclosed on 14 Sep 2009 13:58 Bob I;1594830 Wrote: > A simple "Sort by name" of Programs in the Start menu will accomplish > the same thing. > > undisclosed wrote: > > > Actually this is a known bug with XP and nothing to do with your > video > > card. The only consistent way of fixing this on the fly (without a > > reboot) is to refresh explorer (the service that displays the > TaskBar). > > Open up Task Manager (right click menu from the task bar) - go to the > > Processes tab and highlight Explorer in the window (there may be > several > > if you have file manager windows open - if so close them first) - > click > > the End Process button [the task bar disappears] - DO NOT CLOSE TASK > > MANAGER!!!! - Click File - New Task (Run) meny option from Task > Manager > > and in the box type "Explorer.exe" (no quotes) and then click Open - > All > > is back and working just like a reboot. > > > > Yes, I have been told this before - but never works for me (an any of my machines) - so, sure try sorting first and if that doesn't work, then go for what I said :) -- wolf5370
From: smlunatick on 14 Sep 2009 14:16 On Sep 14, 6:58 pm, undisclosed wrote: > Bob I;1594830 Wrote: > > > > > A simple "Sort by name" of Programs in the Start menu will accomplish > > the same thing. > > > undisclosed wrote: > > > > Actually this is a known bug with XP and nothing to do with your > > video > > > card. The only consistent way of fixing this on the fly (without a > > > reboot) is to refresh explorer (the service that displays the > > TaskBar). > > > Open up Task Manager (right click menu from the task bar) - go to the > > > Processes tab and highlight Explorer in the window (there may be > > several > > > if you have file manager windows open - if so close them first) - > > click > > > the End Process button [the task bar disappears] - DO NOT CLOSE TASK > > > MANAGER!!!! - Click File - New Task (Run) meny option from Task > > Manager > > > and in the box type "Explorer.exe" (no quotes) and then click Open - > > All > > > is back and working just like a reboot. > > Yes, I have been told this before - but never works for me (an any of > my machines) - so, sure try sorting first and if that doesn't work, then > go for what I said :) > > -- > wolf5370 This is an on-going BUG and never been fixed by Microsoft. However, someone else has been kind and developed a XP service to fix this. Check out Tooltipfixer: http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=10
From: ju.c on 16 Sep 2009 08:44 Have you installed SP3 yet? After I installed SP3 the problem disappeared. ju.c "smlunatick" <yveslec(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:07726476-01f4-4f8d-93df-1661bb9f6e7a(a)p36g2000vbn.googlegroups.com... > On Sep 14, 6:58 pm, undisclosed wrote: >> Bob I;1594830 Wrote: >> >> >> >> > A simple "Sort by name" of Programs in the Start menu will accomplish >> > the same thing. >> >> > undisclosed wrote: >> >> > > Actually this is a known bug with XP and nothing to do with your >> > video >> > > card. The only consistent way of fixing this on the fly (without a >> > > reboot) is to refresh explorer (the service that displays the >> > TaskBar). >> > > Open up Task Manager (right click menu from the task bar) - go to the >> > > Processes tab and highlight Explorer in the window (there may be >> > several >> > > if you have file manager windows open - if so close them first) - >> > click >> > > the End Process button [the task bar disappears] - DO NOT CLOSE TASK >> > > MANAGER!!!! - Click File - New Task (Run) meny option from Task >> > Manager >> > > and in the box type "Explorer.exe" (no quotes) and then click Open - >> > All >> > > is back and working just like a reboot. >> >> Yes, I have been told this before - but never works for me (an any of >> my machines) - so, sure try sorting first and if that doesn't work, then >> go for what I said :) >> >> -- >> wolf5370 > > This is an on-going BUG and never been fixed by Microsoft. However, > someone else has been kind and developed a XP service to fix this. > Check out Tooltipfixer: > > http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=10
From: undisclosed on 16 Sep 2009 09:26
I had to back out SP3 after it wrecked my laptop (had to go to a backup after completely reformatting the drive as remove didn't fix it) - So I am not too trusting of SP3 and its a small enough issue that I can live wth it. -- wolf5370 |