"Andy" <a@b.c> wrote in message news:Xns9D3BA932F30FDCotd@216.196.97.131...
> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote:
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>>
>> <Jeff@nospam.fake> wrote in message
>> news:jm9nn.20872$NH1.1282@newsfe14.iad...
>>> On 3/14/2010 9:12 AM, Dave-UK wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <Jeff@nospam.fake> wrote in message
>>>> news:J%%mn.107216$G_2.38013@newsfe15.iad...
>>>>> When my mouse hovers over the taskbar it causes a prreview of the
>>>>> programs on it. I find this distracting. How do I turn it off?
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> You can't turn it off unless you disable Aero.
>>>> What you can do is to increase the hover time for the mouse.
>>>> If you set the hover time longer then it will take longer to display
>>>> the thumbnail.
>>>> http://windows7news.com/2009/02/09/change-windows-7-taskbar-hover-tim
>>>> e/
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I may end up disabling aero in time (I'm old fashioned) but in the
>>> meanwhile prolonging the hover time is a good interim option. Thank
>>> you for the link.
>>> Jeff
>>
>> Set it at 40000 and you'll never see it (not in two minute's time
>> anyhow). <BG> I think I'll try delaying my tooltips balloon, too.
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> I use a classic view, not aero. It still pulls up a generic version in the
> taskbar for open apps.
>
> If you keep the mouse moving, you won't see the "alive" app window
> pop-ups.
>
> Imho, it's a minor annoyance.
>
> You're too slow to keep up with 3 GHz anyway!!! LOL!!!
>
> Andy
>
Never underestimate the speed of an old fart LOL!!
I like the aero view (for no particular reason), but I hate the touchpad
mouse on my notebook so I use a Bluetooth mouse. Sometimes it will drift
down my lap pad, and the next thing I know, the previews come up and block
the bottom of the screen. You're right, it's a minor annoyance, but one I
prefer to do without. Twenty years of IT/IS grunt work and management gave
me all the annoyances I will ever need for the rest of my life, IYKWIM
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SC Tom