Cannot Make Hidden Taskbar Appear with Mouse Pointer

ID: Q175435

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The taskbar may not appear when you point to the taskbar border at the edge of the desktop.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the IntelliPoint PointerWrap feature in the Mouse tool in Control Panel is enabled and the Auto Hide setting for the taskbar is enabled.


RESOLUTION

To display the taskbar, use one of the following methods:

Turn Off the Auto Hide Setting

To turn off the Auto Hide setting for the taskbar, follow these steps:

  1. Press CTRL+ESC to open the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar.


  2. On the Taskbar Options tab, click the Auto Hide check box to clear it.


  3. Click OK.


Turn Off the PointerWrap Feature

To turn off the Intellipoint PointerWrap feature, follow these steps:

  1. Press CTRL+ESC to open the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  2. Double-click Mouse.


  3. Click the Visibility tab.


  4. Click the PointerWrap check box to clear it.


  5. Click OK.



MORE INFORMATION

The IntelliPoint PointerWrap feature automatically moves the mouse pointer to the opposite edge of the screen when your mouse pointer reaches a screen edge.

Additional query words: disappear off screen inaccessible cursor 2.10 


Keywords          : kbenv kbtool intellipoint mouse 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: August 9, 1999