| Windows 7: Taskbar icons not showing window |
24 Jun 2011
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Taskbar icons not showing window Whenever i put my mouse over any of these icons, instead of showing me whats in that window, it says the name of the program. Can some one tell me how to fix this? | My System Specs |
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24 Jun 2011
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Northern Ireland |
You are running in Windows Basics mode. This means that there is a programme running that cannot support the advanced colour scheme Windows 7 uses. What have you recently installed and what programmes are you running? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer 5742G OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit CPU Intel Core i3-380M Motherboard Intel (Laptop) Memory 4 GB DDR3 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Hard Drives Internal 640GB
External 1TB Internet Speed 3.5 Mb/s at home / 30Mb/s at uni |
24 Jun 2011
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I recently updated my graphics card driver, is there a way to change out of basic? | My System Specs | | |
24 Jun 2011
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 Whenever i put my mouse over any of these icons, instead of showing me whats in that window, it says the name of the program. Can some one tell me how to fix this? If you remember the date you did not have this problem, do a system restore.
Pick that date as your restore point. System Restore | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 7741Z OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 CPU Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz Memory 4 GB Graphics Card Intel HD Sound Card unknown Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 inches Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 640 GB, 5400 PRM |
24 Jun 2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by t-4-2 
Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 Whenever i put my mouse over any of these icons, instead of showing me whats in that window, it says the name of the program. Can some one tell me how to fix this? If you remember the date you did not have this problem, do a system restore.
Pick that date as your restore point. System Restore
Is there no other way to switch out of basic? | My System Specs | | |
24 Jun 2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |

Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 I recently updated my graphics card driver, is there a way to change out of basic? Right-click your desktop and choose Personalisation. Choose Aero Themes. Choose Theme. Choose Background. Choose Window Colour. Save Theme.
Last edited by seavixen32; 24 Jun 2011 at 05:57 PM..
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| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1) Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse PSU 460W Case HP Elite Cooling Air cooled Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage Internet Speed 2Mb Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop |
24 Jun 2011
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#7 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 Whenever i put my mouse over any of these icons, instead of showing me whats in that window, it says the name of the program. Can some one tell me how to fix this? If system restore is not possible, try this ........
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys all together > select Task Manager > select Processes tab > find explorer.exe ( NOT iexplorer.exe ) > right click at it > click End Process > click Applications tab > click New task ... > in the Open box, type explorer.exe > click OK
Try your taskbar icons. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 7741Z OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, SP1 CPU Intel Pentium P6200, Cores 2, 2.13 GHz Memory 4 GB Graphics Card Intel HD Sound Card unknown Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 inches Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 640 GB, 5400 PRM |
24 Jun 2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by seavixen32 
Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 I recently updated my graphics card driver, is there a way to change out of basic? Right-click your desktop and choose Personalisation. Choose Aero Themes. Choose Theme. Choose Background. Choose Window Colour. Save Theme. Attachment 161496 Didnt make a difference. | My System Specs | | |
24 Jun 2011
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#9 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |

Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 
Quote: Originally Posted by seavixen32 
Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 I recently updated my graphics card driver, is there a way to change out of basic? Right-click your desktop and choose Personalisation. Choose Aero Themes. Choose Theme. Choose Background. Choose Window Colour. Save Theme. Attachment 161496 Didnt make a difference. Then your graphics card either doesn't support Aero or you need a driver that does. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1) Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse PSU 460W Case HP Elite Cooling Air cooled Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage Internet Speed 2Mb Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop |
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Quote: Originally Posted by t-4-2 
Quote: Originally Posted by Ineedhelp123 Whenever i put my mouse over any of these icons, instead of showing me whats in that window, it says the name of the program. Can some one tell me how to fix this? If system restore is not possible, try this ........
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys all together > select Task Manager > select Processes tab > find explorer.exe ( NOT iexplorer.exe ) > right click at it > click End Process > click Applications tab > click New task ... > in the Open box, type explorer.exe > click OK
Try your taskbar icons. Already tried that, thanks though. | My System Specs | | Taskbar icons not showing window problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:25 AM. | |