uncheck show the clock, hide inactive icons, keep the task bar on top of other applications and group similar programs. Check auto hide. That is the only thing in there in other words that should be checked. T illustrate this, someone was working with outlook and whenever they'd open a message, they could not read it till we found and unchecked keep the taskbar ontop. -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx