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Taskbar start responding.

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Is anybody else having/had a problem with the Windows XP taskbar not responding? It stops responding for about 2 minutes but you can still alt tab between programs. Even if you close a window it stay on the taskbar until it decideds to wake up.
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It could be an application that has stopped responding. Or a service. I get the same once in a blue moon, I patiently wait it out, then the actual program pops up "Not Responding"
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Post by hooloovoo »

I have the same problem occasionally.
I think it happens because XP is half Win9x and half NT.
Therefore only half of it stops responding and the other half carries
on going like NT does.
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Post by butterfly »

hooloovoo wrote:...because XP is half Win9x and half NT...
Millennium was half Win9x and half NT, that is why is was such a crappy OS, that is why Microsoft sacked it, and doesn't support it any longer.

XP on the other hand, is a full on NT OS :)
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Yeah Xp is full NT!

But anyway I dont have problems like that, It does sound like a software conflict of some sort! go into your event log and see what errors you are getting maybe that will give you some clue as to whats actaully happening
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Post by hooloovoo »

I apologize about my mistake.
I just thought, that because XP was designed to have the same useability as Win9x and with stability of NT, that it was based on some code from Win9x.
Though, are you sure that ME was half Win9x and half NT? I though ME was more of an update to 98.
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I would have to say that I agree with hooloovoo there.
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Post by butterfly »

Millennium was created to satisfy the gaming industry as Windows 2000 couldn't do that, but, it ended up as a useless OS. Stick to Win98 or go to WinXP
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Post by AngryRabbit »

I was rather supprised to read you problem this morning, rookie. Last night my PC did the exact same thing! It is the first time it has done this, so I hope it just goes away. :? I will let you know if I figure it out.
Cheers
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Post by Cameron_Losco »

Have you installed SP1?
If not it might include a fix, I'll do a little research and let you know what I find.
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Post by rookei1 »

Ive installed the sp1 and all other updates on the windowsupdate site. It seem to have gone away (for now). Thanks for all the help guys.
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Post by mr_xtc »

hey all you smucks!!!! the answer is much easier than you think!!!!!

dahm.. I been away to long...

It is not the taskbar.. (nor windows fault)
It is explorer...
let me explain>>
1: first of all.. you all remember in win98 when explorer always crashed??? then all your task icons by the clock dissapeared???
well same thing.. exept that xp is fixing it and preventing it from crashing...
2: it also happens when you browes someone elses pc over the net.. (yea.. hacking also)
3: you all know when explorer preview a folder with a lotta pics and vids (yea.. your porn folder!!) well bingo.. there you go..
4: all your codecs also slow explorer down..

the answer???
1: use Infran view to view pics and vids (it is quicker and it is free)
2: disable media player to not connect to net everytime you open it
3: use opera to browse internet and PowerDesk to browse your pc..

explorer gets les work so your taskbar do not get frozen up by it...

ok.. how do I know all this and why should you listen to me??
I got xp BECAUSE I got sick and tired of 98 crashing..
mine also freezes a lot and by following these steps it DOES help by not freezing taskbar.. (and i got 512 ddr ram)

If all else fails... wait and it fixes itself...

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Post by skunkymunky »

mr_xtc wrote:hey all you smucks!!!! the answer is much easier than you think!!!!!


If all else fails... wait and it fixes itself...

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..and tht cud be forever folks :wink:
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Post by MotoGuzzi »

Have WinXP-PRO over a year and this never happened to me.
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