# Win98 taskbar won't stay "Always on top"

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win98-taskbar-wont-stay-always-on-top/108204
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 10, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win98-taskbar-wont-stay-always-on-top/108204 "2002-05-10T01:22:17Z")
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### Author: ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win98-taskbar-wont-stay-always-on-top/108204/1 "2002-05-10T01:22:17Z")

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Sometimes other windows, especially IE5 windows, will overlap the taskbar despite the fact that i have it selected for “always on top” in the properties. It drives me nuts, what they hey?

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p.s. i’d like to inform the SDMB I am drunk… so very drunk.

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### Author: ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win98-taskbar-wont-stay-always-on-top/108204/2 "2002-05-10T01:27:20Z")

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You have “Auto Hide” unclicked, too, right?

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### Author: ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2002, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win98-taskbar-wont-stay-always-on-top/108204/3 "2002-05-10T01:37:33Z")

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of course