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Here are images of the two states:<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2010/06_w25/316665/Document-Images.jpg" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Document images (30 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>Document-Images.jpg</a>
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Here are images of the two states:
Document-Images.jpg [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2010/06_w25/316665/Document-Images.jpg]

Document-Images.jpg

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This is the titles-only one:<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2010/06_w25/316667/Titles-only.jpg" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Titles only (22 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>Titles-only.jpg</a>
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This is the titles-only one:
Titles-only.jpg [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2010/06_w25/316667/Titles-only.jpg]

Titles-only.jpg

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Both computers have &quot;Always combine, hide labels&quot; selected for Taskbar buttons in the Taskbar properties sheet.
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Both computers have "Always combine, hide labels" selected for Taskbar buttons in the Taskbar properties sheet.

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Helen_Feddema--Maybe only repetition<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976170/en-us" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976170/en-us</a>
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Helen_Feddema--Maybe only repetition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976170/en-us [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976170/en-us]

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That was it -- Find and Fix found and fixed the problem -- thanks!
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That was it -- Find and Fix found and fixed the problem -- thanks!

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I have two computers with Windows 7 -- a Dell E520 desktop with 32-bit Windows 7 and a Dell Studio 1555 laptop with 64-bit Windows 7. &nbsp;On the desktop, when I hover the mouse over a taskbar icon, I get images of the documents. &nbsp;This was the way the laptop behaved at first, but after a month or so, it switched to displaying the document title in a frame. &nbsp;I am not sure which I prefer, but I would like to have a choice. &nbsp;What setting controls whether I get an image or a title when hovering over a taskbar item? &nbsp;
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I have two computers with Windows 7 -- a Dell E520 desktop with 32-bit Windows 7 and a Dell Studio 1555 laptop with 64-bit Windows 7.  On the desktop, when I hover the mouse over a taskbar icon, I get images of the documents.  This was the way the laptop behaved at first, but after a month or so, it switched to displaying the document title in a frame.  I am not sure which I prefer, but I would like to have a choice.  What setting controls whether I get an image or a title when hovering over a taskbar item?  

Inconsistent taskbar behavior

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.