Taskbar tooltip keeps on blinking


  1. Posts : 175
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #1

    Taskbar tooltip keeps on blinking


    can anybody please help. I'm wondering what could be the cause of this weird blinking of the tool tip on my task bar when I hover the pointer over the drop down arrow.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 2,039
    Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #2

    Can you post a screenshot?

    Regards....Mike Connor
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 175
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Mike Connor said:
    Can you post a screenshot?

    Regards....Mike Connor

    Hi mike, i can't capture the blinking tooltip with just a screenshot. I recorded my screen while I hovered my the pointer over the drop-down arrow @ the taskbar. how can I upload a video?
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 2,039
    Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #4

    Zyrandiel said:
    Mike Connor said:
    Can you post a screenshot?

    Regards....Mike Connor

    Hi mike, i can't capture the blinking tooltip with just a screenshot. I recorded my screen while I hovered my the pointer over the drop-down arrow @ the taskbar. how can I upload a video?
    I just wanted to see where you are on the screen, no need for a video, ( although it wouldn't hurt, maybe somebody else knows immediately what the problem is and how to cure it if they see a video).

    Anyway, I have seen these "blinking tooltips" before. In one case it was because an "optimiser" program had reduced all delays to 10 ms. The pop-up just kept on blinking as a result. In the other case it was a "tooltip modifier" that somehow made the tooltip "repeat".

    I don't know whether either of those things is actually responsible for your problem.

    Why I asked for a screenshot, is because I am not sure where you are hovering, or what you are hovering on.

    Regards....Mike Connor
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 175
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    this part with the colored mark, this keeps blinking. i dont know about any tooltip modifier or any optimiser that was installed in my laptop. No other person used my laptop, and Im very wary about any program in my laptop.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Taskbar tooltip keeps on blinking-tooltip.jpg  
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 2,039
    Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #6

    OK. It seems that is a bug which has still to be addressed. There is no fix for it. The bug has been reported to Microsoft, and has been reproduced by a number of users, but they have no fix for it at present.

    Some info;

    Tooltips on MenuStrip blink when shown over taskbar | Microsoft Connect

    https://connect.microsoft.com/Visual...nk-with-button

    There are a lot of people with the same issue, and there is other info on the net, but no fix that I am aware of.

    Regards....Mike Connor
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 175
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Thanks a lot mike. guess microsoft will include the fix for this in one of their updates soon when they figure this out. Tnx again mike.
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 2,039
    Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #8

    Zyrandiel said:
    Thanks a lot mike. guess microsoft will include the fix for this in one of their updates soon when they figure this out. Tnx again mike.
    My pleasure, sorry it was not more positive.

    Regards....Mike Connor
      My Computer


 

  Related Discussions
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:10.
Find Us