Vista - maximized windows going behind Gadgets sidebar

I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I forgot how
to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize" on a
window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets' Sidebar
covering part of it.

Right click on the side bar and go to properties. You will find the option
there.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10CCE3CD-0F18-49E2-A976-78DD88FD3A97@microsoft.com...
>I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I forgot
>how
> to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
> windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize" on a
> window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets'
> Sidebar
> covering part of it.

Checked there already. I get the following options after right-clicking the
sidebar and selecting properties:

-Start sidebar when Windows starts(selected)
-Sidebar is always on top of other windows(selected)
-Display sidebar on this side of screen(right is selected)

And after that I can display sidebar on monitor 1 and view list of running
gadgets.

There are no other options to select and my problem is not fixed.

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Right click on the side bar and go to properties. You will find the option
> there.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10CCE3CD-0F18-49E2-A976-78DD88FD3A97@microsoft.com...
> >I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I forgot
> >how
> > to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
> > windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize" on a
> > window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets'
> > Sidebar
> > covering part of it.
>
>

You don't have "Sidebar is on top of other Windows"?

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:92630B94-8416-4ED6-A4A0-C11234C699F3@microsoft.com...
> Checked there already. I get the following options after right-clicking
> the
> sidebar and selecting properties:
>
> -Start sidebar when Windows starts(selected)
> -Sidebar is always on top of other windows(selected)
> -Display sidebar on this side of screen(right is selected)
>
> And after that I can display sidebar on monitor 1 and view list of running
> gadgets.
>
> There are no other options to select and my problem is not fixed.
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> Right click on the side bar and go to properties. You will find the
>> option
>> there.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>>
>>
>> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:10CCE3CD-0F18-49E2-A976-78DD88FD3A97@microsoft.com...
>> >I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I
>> >forgot
>> >how
>> > to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
>> > windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize"
>> > on a
>> > window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets'
>> > Sidebar
>> > covering part of it.
>>
>>

I listed above exactly what I see, but if needed here is a screenshot so you
can see it too.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...references.jpg

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> You don't have "Sidebar is on top of other Windows"?
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:92630B94-8416-4ED6-A4A0-C11234C699F3@microsoft.com...
> > Checked there already. I get the following options after right-clicking
> > the
> > sidebar and selecting properties:
> >
> > -Start sidebar when Windows starts(selected)
> > -Sidebar is always on top of other windows(selected)
> > -Display sidebar on this side of screen(right is selected)
> >
> > And after that I can display sidebar on monitor 1 and view list of running
> > gadgets.
> >
> > There are no other options to select and my problem is not fixed.
> >
> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> >
> >> Right click on the side bar and go to properties. You will find the
> >> option
> >> there.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Richard Urban
> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:10CCE3CD-0F18-49E2-A976-78DD88FD3A97@microsoft.com...
> >> >I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I
> >> >forgot
> >> >how
> >> > to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
> >> > windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize"
> >> > on a
> >> > window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets'
> >> > Sidebar
> >> > covering part of it.
> >>
> >>
>
>

To do what you want, you have to size the smaller window yourself and not use
Maximize or uncheck Sidebar always on Top.

"GoodyKitten" wrote:

> I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I forgot how
> to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
> windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize" on a
> window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets' Sidebar
> covering part of it.

No, because I have had this preference already set in the past, it has just
been undone somehow. All I would have to do is hit "maximize" on a window and
it would expand covering the whole screen except my gadgets and task bar and
the edge of the window would stop at my gadgets with none of the window going
behind. it would look something like this:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...esktoplook.jpg

"Mary" wrote:

> To do what you want, you have to size the smaller window yourself and not use
> Maximize or uncheck Sidebar always on Top.
>
> "GoodyKitten" wrote:
>
> > I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I forgot how
> > to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
> > windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize" on a
> > window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets' Sidebar
> > covering part of it.

So, you **DO** have the option "sidebar is on top of other Windows"! You
said you didn't.

Remove the check. Shut down the sidebar. Open sidebar. Reapply the check.
Shut down again - open again.

Sometimes settings do not get applied as they should if the system is under
heavy load when the settings are applied.

A reboot should tell if the setting has taken.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F34085A-155D-4809-86E0-CF36CF224471@microsoft.com...
>I listed above exactly what I see, but if needed here is a screenshot so
>you
> can see it too.
>
> http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...references.jpg
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> You don't have "Sidebar is on top of other Windows"?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>>
>>
>> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:92630B94-8416-4ED6-A4A0-C11234C699F3@microsoft.com...
>> > Checked there already. I get the following options after right-clicking
>> > the
>> > sidebar and selecting properties:
>> >
>> > -Start sidebar when Windows starts(selected)
>> > -Sidebar is always on top of other windows(selected)
>> > -Display sidebar on this side of screen(right is selected)
>> >
>> > And after that I can display sidebar on monitor 1 and view list of
>> > running
>> > gadgets.
>> >
>> > There are no other options to select and my problem is not fixed.
>> >
>> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Right click on the side bar and go to properties. You will find the
>> >> option
>> >> there.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Richard Urban
>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:10CCE3CD-0F18-49E2-A976-78DD88FD3A97@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I
>> >> >forgot
>> >> >how
>> >> > to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop
>> >> > maximized
>> >> > windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit
>> >> > "maximize"
>> >> > on a
>> >> > window I want the window to expand as far it can without the
>> >> > Gadgets'
>> >> > Sidebar
>> >> > covering part of it.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Sorry. Remove the check from the option. Then windows will be on top of the
sidebar.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23teJ8vMxHHA.424@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> So, you **DO** have the option "sidebar is on top of other Windows"! You
> said you didn't.
>
> Remove the check. Shut down the sidebar. Open sidebar. Reapply the check.
> Shut down again - open again.
>
> Sometimes settings do not get applied as they should if the system is
> under heavy load when the settings are applied.
>
> A reboot should tell if the setting has taken.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1F34085A-155D-4809-86E0-CF36CF224471@microsoft.com...
>>I listed above exactly what I see, but if needed here is a screenshot so
>>you
>> can see it too.
>>
>> http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...references.jpg
>>
>> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>>
>>> You don't have "Sidebar is on top of other Windows"?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:92630B94-8416-4ED6-A4A0-C11234C699F3@microsoft.com...
>>> > Checked there already. I get the following options after
>>> > right-clicking
>>> > the
>>> > sidebar and selecting properties:
>>> >
>>> > -Start sidebar when Windows starts(selected)
>>> > -Sidebar is always on top of other windows(selected)
>>> > -Display sidebar on this side of screen(right is selected)
>>> >
>>> > And after that I can display sidebar on monitor 1 and view list of
>>> > running
>>> > gadgets.
>>> >
>>> > There are no other options to select and my problem is not fixed.
>>> >
>>> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Right click on the side bar and go to properties. You will find the
>>> >> option
>>> >> there.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >>
>>> >> Richard Urban
>>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>> >> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> "GoodyKitten" <GoodyKitten@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> >> message
>>> >> news:10CCE3CD-0F18-49E2-A976-78DD88FD3A97@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I
>>> >> >forgot
>>> >> >how
>>> >> > to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop
>>> >> > maximized
>>> >> > windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit
>>> >> > "maximize"
>>> >> > on a
>>> >> > window I want the window to expand as far it can without the
>>> >> > Gadgets'
>>> >> > Sidebar
>>> >> > covering part of it.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>

When I check "Sidebar is always on top ot other windows" I get exactly what
you say. The open windows just comes up to the sidebar when maximized.
--
Paul


"GoodyKitten" wrote:

> No, because I have had this preference already set in the past, it has just
> been undone somehow. All I would have to do is hit "maximize" on a window and
> it would expand covering the whole screen except my gadgets and task bar and
> the edge of the window would stop at my gadgets with none of the window going
> behind. it would look something like this:
>
> http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a11...esktoplook.jpg
>
> "Mary" wrote:
>
> > To do what you want, you have to size the smaller window yourself and not use
> > Maximize or uncheck Sidebar always on Top.
> >
> > "GoodyKitten" wrote:
> >
> > > I use to have this preference set but somehow it was removed and I forgot how
> > > to do it originally. Where do you set the preference to stop maximized
> > > windows from going behind the Gadgets' Sidebar? When I hit "maximize" on a
> > > window I want the window to expand as far it can without the Gadgets' Sidebar
> > > covering part of it.