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    Vey very annoying Windows 7 bug

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by haniunited, Feb 9, 2010.

  1. haniunited

    haniunited Notebook Consultant

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    Hello there, I am having this annoying buy in th Windows 7 taskbar and I'm not sure how to explain it.

    Microsoft, to make things easier for you, lets you choose windows by clicking on them, and because the taskbar is by default on the bottom of the screen, clicking on the bar of the desired window, or underneath it (means just slide your mouse until you are 'out' of the screen) also works, this saves hell a lot of time because you do not need to slow your movement down and make sure you are exactly pointing to the button, you just ignore the vertical aspect and go all the way down, and focus only on the horizontal one, saving a lot of time. (I'll try to explain again, you want to select a window, you dont need to click on IT, you go to the most low point of the screen and adjust the pointers location to be contained inside the button and it saves a lot of time).

    I hope you understood. now the problem is, this thing does not work anymore, i cannot go all the way down and click, because going all the way down does not highlight the button anymore, for some reason. and it's very annoying and wastes my time trying to click exactly on the button instead of doing it the lazy way. :mad:

    thoughts?
     
    haniunited, Feb 9, 2010
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  2. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    Try moving the task bar to the top and then back to the bottom. I had something like that once and got fixed like that.
     
    wave, Feb 9, 2010
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  3. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    I cannot duplicate it....but for what it is worth, I understand your description.

    Are you using an odd resolution? Does the problem repeat in all resolutions?
     
    gerryf19, Feb 9, 2010
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  4. haniunited

    haniunited Notebook Consultant

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    Changed the resolution one slide back and then changed it back and its fixed.

    I'm using the 1680x1050.

    Now I need to know what are the reasons that it changes, something must be causing it.
     
    haniunited, Feb 9, 2010
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Are you talking about Aero Peek? where it lets you preview and focus on your folders without clicking on it
     
    flipfire, Feb 9, 2010
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  6. Szadzik

    Szadzik Notebook Evangelist

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    No. 10 chars
     
    Szadzik, Feb 9, 2010
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  7. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    What is the default resolution for your LCD panel?
     
    gerryf19, Feb 9, 2010
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  8. haniunited

    haniunited Notebook Consultant

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    1680x1050 10 char
     
    haniunited, Feb 9, 2010
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  9. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Default windows mouse pointers?

    Otherwise, the only thing that seems possible is an altered xy coordinate in the desktop
     
    gerryf19, Feb 9, 2010
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  10. haniunited

    haniunited Notebook Consultant

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    Yes everything default, it got fixed though by changing resolution and then changing it back again.
     
    haniunited, Feb 9, 2010
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  11. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    yes, I know....I'm just looking for a root cause...
     
    gerryf19, Feb 9, 2010
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  12. haniunited

    haniunited Notebook Consultant

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    Well I have the Windows font enlarged...
     
    haniunited, Feb 9, 2010
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