> Your 'Display Properties' Theme may have changed, so when you click the drop down arrow
> nothing seems to happen.
>
> 1. Right-click on the Desktop and select Properties.
> 2. On the 'Theme' tab click on the 'Save As...' button and
> save your current theme as a backup, then either select
> another theme or try the following:
>
> 3. Select the 'Appearance' tab.
> 4. Under 'Font size:' select 'Normal'.
> 5. If it's already 'Normal' then change it to 'Large Fonts'
> and 'Apply' then change it again to 'Normal' and 'Apply'.
> 6. Log-off or restart.
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "Steve L." discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DA321E33-F221-4815-BBC6-16A883AC7A1E@microsoft.com...

>> Thanks but that no longer works. When I click on an Item it turns blue also
>> then showing the down carrot. Then, until now I wouuld click on the down
>> carrot and a menu would appread allowing me to change the notification to
>> Always Show, Never Show, or Show when active. I'm not sure of the wording
>> because it won't work now so I can check it. When I clik the down carrot
>> nothing happens - I don't get the drop down menu showing those selections.
>> The only thing that hapopens when I click the down carrot is that the blue
>> disappears.
>>
>> "Leonard Grey" wrote:
>>

>>> Control Panel > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar tab > checkmark in
>>> 'Hide inactive icons' then click the Customize button
>>>
>>> Note: You will only see the 'unhide' icon when you have inactive icons
>>> that are hidden.
>>> ---
>>> Leonard Grey
>>> Errare humanum est
>>>
>>> Steve L. wrote:

>>>> I can no longer customize the icons. When I click the drop down arrow to
>>>> select "Never Show" or another change, nothing happens. I don't get the
>>>> dropdown menu enabling me to select a different display of any of the icons.
>>>>
>>>> Windows XP Service Pack 3
>>>>
>>>> Any fix?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Steve L.

>>>

>