minimize / maximize animation in windows

hey there i recently found out how to stop windows in windows xp from animating the minimizing and maximizing of windows (Right Click My Computer>Properties>Adavanced>Performance Settings>Uncheck 'Animate windows when mini....'). I do this but when my PC restarts it goes back to being checked....i don't know how to make it stick....(i don't want animated minimizing and maximizing because i have objectdock AND I DON'T INTEND TO CHANGE TO ANOTHER APP!)

Can anyone give me some advice on this matter?

....also how do i make it so that tasks don't show up in the taskbar?

#297928

For the taskbar tasks (tray icons) : right click the taskbar ->properties -> customize and hide or show any that taska that you want to appear in the taskbar (others will be hidden of course ).

For the animations when max/min , they way you do it it's correct and it shouldn't change back once it's unchecked that box.

#297932

thats the tray man not the tasks themselves...anyone else?

anyone else have the same problems out there with the minimizing and maximizing?...is there a reg key that i could edit?

#297971

This problem may be caused by StyleXP if it is set to re-apply theme on each reboot because Windows restores the option to animate windows on VS change.

#297978

im using a uxtheme.dll - this is a strange problem indeed as it still does the same thing after i restart ... btw i reformatted my hard-drive the other day and i had the same problem before it did that....maybe it's a problem with Windows XP SP2 for Home Edition

#297991

Running xp sp2 home edition for a good while now and no problems whatsoever

#298035

well after every restart the minimizing and maximizing animation gets reactivated no matter what i do it must be a glitch...it's always been like that...i still want to find an app that hides the tasks that are in the taskbar so that the task bar is blank...any ideas?

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