Windows 7: Taskbar Auto-hide - Turn On or Off

Hello

I'm running Windows 7 evaluation version.
The Taskbar Auto-hide works at higher resolutions,
but does not for 640 x 480, which i need.

Does Auto-hide work in either OEM or full retail
at 640 x 480 ? If not it is a deal breaker for me.


Edit by Rats: When logging in as Administrator pop up complains of a missing file.
So I now suspect a problem with the integrity of the .iso file. No way to check
if it downloaded error free as no Md5 checksum is provided by Microsoft.
I did verify the burned DVD against the downloaded install .iso.

Cheers:

How do I disabled the Auto Focus when the taskbar is in Auto-Hide?

For example Instant messenger always take focus and the Taskbar appears and doesnt stay autohidden...

Hello YippeYeah,

Could you post a screenshot of this?

I'm not having that issue with Windows Live Messenger. You might see if toggling Auto-Hide off and on again may help, or restarting the computer.

Hope this helps for now,
Shawn

hello brink,

Im using trillian, but i will test windows live messenger and report back.

Ok.

I have the taskbar set to Auto-Hide, but after a while it "sticks" in the raised position and will not disappear. I have to reboot to get it to hide again.

Yes, I have tried quitting all running applications.

Hello Old Guy in NJ,

Does it happen often?

You might see if toggling Auto-Hide off and on may help to get it to work again and hopefully avoid having to restart instead.

Now I knew how to do this easily :P, but is there a registry hack to edit the time it takes to slide the taskbar up/down?

Hello Michael,

If there is, I have not found it yet.