Vista x64 'Hide inactive icons'

[mk_ln]

Hi, i recently installed Vista x64 on one of my drives. the good news is that it recognizes all my RAM (4GB), the bad news, so far, is that i no longer have the < or > to show or hide inactive icons (it is normally to the left of the clock and other icons in the bottom right side of the screen). is this a known problem in Vista x64? i have already tried to edit the registry thinking that the problem was there, but it wasn't. i have already enabled the settings in the taskbar so that inactive icons SHOULD hide, but the little arrow (< or >) doesnt show up; just a blank space where it should be.

thanks in advance for any solutions or help.

 

[Ripper3]

If you don't have enough icons to hide, it'll ignore it and not hide any items. Usually, it's up to about 3/4 items, before it starts hiding, in XP at least. Or that's my experience.

 

[Pinchy]

What icons are there? They may all be active and not need hiding .

 

[mk_ln]

thanks for the replies.

many of them DO need some hiding as they have been inactive for quite some time; still though, even if they were active, the chevron should still be visible and that is what i am trying to get.

thanks again. any more ideas?

 

[Pinchy]

When you go into customize in the icons area (properties of the taskbar), select an item to "always hide" and see if it starts to happen.

 

[mk_ln]

yep, just got it. seems to work, albeit not the same as in xp. thanks for the replies