taskbarwindowswindows 7
I am not talking about hiding it. I am talking about disabling it – making it completely disappear. We have a kiosk-software that is very nice, but due to a problem this software has, the taskbar is not being disabled. So I need to find another way to disable it myself.
Perhaps it can be brought back by some keyboard command.. Ideas?
regeditHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\DesktopForegroundFlashCount
ForegroundFlashCountForegroundFlashCount1ForegroundLockTimeout
ForegroundLockTimeoutForegroundLockTimeout0This is the way to do it without any 3rd-party applications. The steps are in detail steps to help both experienced and non-experienced users. If you want to undo these changes, repeat the steps above using the original values: ForegroundFlashCount is 7; ForegroundLockTimeout is 30d40.
Disclaimer : You should always backup your registry before editing your registry.
Have you tried running a memory test on the RAM for that machine, I recommend creating a boot-able CD or booting from a USB key drive with Memtest 86+ version 4.20 to test the RAM on the machine. I have seen weird random issues like this in the past and it was a memory issue.You can download the free utility from http://www.memtest.org/. Other then that, I understand update the Video driver but you could also try updating the Chipset driver if you haven't already done so. Then look at updating BIOS for that machine. That being said definitely run the memtest first because if the RAM does have problems, it is likely other programs and installs will also have problems.
I just did some Googling that might be helpful, if my previous suggestions don't work out. Check out this URL from Microsoft Answers, it has a lot of great suggestions to narrow the scope of the problem http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/windows-7-taskbar-icons-disappear/1ae80c85-04fc-4bef-8a1f-56ee4dc154c5
I have also pasted a screenshot that might be helpful, notice the check box I have set at the bottom of the screenshot regarding inactive icons. Perhaps your icons are disappearing when Windows decides they are in active. I know this mainly pertains to the notification area of the task bar and it might be a long shot, but I thought I might put it out there just in case it helps.
Cheers
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