Nice one, Russel. Well observed. Like I said, I've never noticed the perm. of actions that sometimes got the taskbar back.

Cheers

Terry

UPDATE: Well, next day and it's happened again. I did as you did, minimisiing all apps, and the task bar does pop up for each app, but it does not once I restore or max VFP - so not a blind bit of difference. :-(


>Yeah, it happened to me again today. I minimized VFP, then couldn't get the taskbar to come up in Outlook. I minimized each app individually using its minimize button and then the task bar would come back up even after maximizing VFP again. That process does seem to fix it . . .
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>>>>I'm surprised I've never seen this complaint by anyone else cos it's bugged me for years!
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>>>I get that. I'm not sure it's caused only by VFP.
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>>Maybe a combination of FP and others but I'm sure VFP is at the root of it. If I close VFP and restart it the problem has gone away. VFP is the "Head Bonga" alright!
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>>>I think it other programs can cause it, too, though it's hard to say because the amount of time I'm at my computer without VFP open is very small.
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>>Same here! :-)
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>>>I think if I minimize every app using the minimize button in its window (not using the Show Desktop button in Quick Launch),
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>>Well can't use them anyway till minimise VFP
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>>>then the problem generally clears. I also hate it when the Quick Launch and Sys Tray tooltip text appears behind the Taskbar. Another problem M$ can't seem to fix and doesn't seem to care about.
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>>I'll try and remember that permutation, thanks. Sometimes the problem does go away but by the time I go for the taskbar I don't know what prev. action cleared the problem :-)