taskbar notification area

[Jo]

I just had the same thing happen. Did you install any MS
updates before it ocurred? I'm thinking that MAY have
affected it, but I don't know how and a system restore
did not solve the problem. Did you ever solve yours?
Thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>My notification area on the bottom right part of the
>screen used to hide the inactive programs with a oval an
>arrow inside it...now it shows the programs all the time
>in a rectangular box. I've already gone to the taskbar
>properties and clicked "hide inactive icons", but it
>didn't help. Any suggestions?
>.
>

[Kelly]

Hi,

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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"Jo" > wrote in message
...
> I just had the same thing happen. Did you install any MS
> updates before it ocurred? I'm thinking that MAY have
> affected it, but I don't know how and a system restore
> did not solve the problem. Did you ever solve yours?
> Thanks.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >My notification area on the bottom right part of the
> >screen used to hide the inactive programs with a oval an
> >arrow inside it...now it shows the programs all the time
> >in a rectangular box. I've already gone to the taskbar
> >properties and clicked "hide inactive icons", but it
> >didn't help. Any suggestions?
> >.
> >