Disappearing menu when right-clicking icons on taskbar


  1. PEN
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    Disappearing menu when right-clicking icons on taskbar


    Hi all.

    I wonder if anyone's come across this problem of a disappearing menu when right-clicking icons on taskbar. I see the menu then as soon as I navigate to it, it disappears. It's the same when I leftclick theshow hidden icons button.

    It's hard to explain so I've taken a little video of the problem.

    [ame=http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/mpppen/?action=view&current=Taskbbarproblem-1.flv]Taskbbarproblem-1.flv video by mpppen - Photobucket[/ame]

    TIA for any help

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  3. Brink
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    Hello Pen, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    That is strange. I have a couple of questions though.

    What build number of Windows 7 are your using?

    Did you do a clean install when you installed Windows 7?

    If you create another account as a test, does it work properly in it?
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  4. PEN
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    Hi,

    I'm using win7 32-bit evaluation build 7100.

    It's an upgrade not a fresh install. I've just done a reinstall (upgrade) and it's still happening.

    As suggested, I've created a new user and it doesn't seem to happen there. stranger and stranger.

    I get the easiest workaround is to replicate the current user to that new user identity.

    Cheers
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  6. Brink
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    Yep, that would be the easiest way to just copy the contents of the old user account's C:\Users\(user name) folder into the corresponding new accounts C:\Users\(user name) folder. Be sure to also include the contents of the hidden folders there as well.
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  7. PEN
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    Will do.

    Thanks!
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  8. Brink
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    You're welcome Pen.
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