Windows 7 Taskbar and PSE12 Organiser

My Windows 7 taskbar does not pop-up as usual at the bottom of the screen when I have PSE 12 Organiser open full screen. To access my desktop or other programs, I have to minimise PSE 12 organiser.
The taskbar works OK when I have PSE 12 Editor open full screen

In windows 7, if you right click any icon that is pinned to the taskbar, and then, with that program's menu displayed, left click an empty part of the taskbar and move the mouse in any direction. The taskbar (even if it is locked) will jump to the top of the screen.
http://imgur.com/eG8Xz.png
Hi
I tried but was unable to recreate the behavior you are describing.
If this is something that just started recently, you might want to try using s System Restore point to go back to a time before the behavior started.
If this does not fix the problem, try creating a new User Account, Create a user account, log on with the new account and try to recreate the behavior.
If the behavior cannot be recreated with the new user account, this may indicate that your current user account is corrupted.
If this is the case, replace the corrupted account with a new account using the instructions in the following article.
How To Fix a corrupted user profile
Let us know what you find.
Thank You for using Windows 7
Ronnie Vernon MVP

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Just an added update for anyone interested. I believe I have finally figured out what the issue is.
Apparently, at least on this model of MacBook, Apple has the ATI card underclocked to 310MHz / 278MHz (GPU and RAM respectively) when running normally. However, when running in Windows the ATI driver automatically uses the full clock speed of 470MHz / 470MHz (or something to that effect). The reason that it ends up getting artifacts and driver crashes is because of overheating. Apple has it underclocked because of the way heat is distributed in the system.
Anyway, I found a tool that KIND of works for fixing the issue I believe. It is called ATITool, and allows you to change the clock speed to the 310MHz / 278MHz that works so well in OS X.
It is located at: http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
One thing though, the newest version 0.27 beta 3 (on mine at least) causes the backlight of the screen to go off when you load it in Windows. If you put the machine into hibernate, then bring it back up it will come back on... but that is annoying. I have found that the version 0.25 beta 13 doesn't have this issue. It is possible some of the other versions prior to 0.27 beta 3 also don't have this issue, but I haven't tested them yet. I will give some of them a try later.
The previous versions can be found here: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/Tweaking/ATITool/
Anyway, if anyone else has luck with other clock speeds or knows of any other solutions please let me know. This way works, but I would like to find a better solution if possible.

When in fullscreen mode, bottom of Firefox window ends where Windows Taskbar would be, were it not in autohide mode.

Firefox version: 4
Windows Version: XP-SP3 (automatic updates)
My Windows Taskbar is in autohide mode.
When I launch Firefox in windowed mode and maximize the window, it takes up the entire screen.
When I move my mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen, the Windows Taskbar pops up.
When I select Fullscreen mode in Firefox, the top of the window behaves as it should: Menus disappear, and the toolbar area autohides, reappearing when I move my mouse pointer to the top of the screen.
The bottom of the Firefox window, however, jumps up to where it would be if the Windows Taskbar were not in autohide mode, leaving a black space. While I can move my cursor over this black space, when I reach the bottom of the screen, the Windows taskbar will not unhide, forcing me to use the Windows button if I want to execute some other command.
If I minimize the Firefox window, then select it from the taskbar, it returns to fullsceen mode and takes up the entire screen (no more black space), but I still cannot get the Windows Taskbar to pop up by moving my cursor to the bottom of the screen.
While it may seem nit-picky, this is a dealbraker for me. I set Firefox to run in Fullscreen mode, and expect it to do so properly, without having to go through all of these steps. Furthermore, since I use Windows Start button for everything (my desktop has nothing on it but the Recycle Bin), I often use it while browsing (launching other applications, using the Control Panel, or looking through filesystem, among others).
I am extremely pleased with all other aspects of the browser, right down to the toolbar area not disappearing when my mouse pointer happens to slide off of it after I place my cursor in the search box, and while I would be sad to lose all of these improvements, I will return to Version 3 if I must.
Thank you very much for your time.
~David Morrissey~

I'm sorry, it seems I spoke too soon. The original problem is back: Black stripe at the bottom of the screen. :-(

Windows 8 and Adobe Audition

I have windows 8 and have downloaded and installed adobe aution cc but can't find it. Everything I click takes me to the web site download page again.
I have Audition CS5.5 on the old laptop - can I upgrade this? Can I buy an upgrade? Do I have to pay a monthly fee because if so I could not justify the money as it's used so little.

FWIW, my Win 8 experiences witha pen-based older tablet/laptop have not included any BSOD's, but I have had to adapt the interface by adding a "Programs" toolbar to the taskbar (Audition appears in this) and by adding an icon to enable me to bring up the "Charms" thing from the desktop, which was necessary in tablet mode. The instructions for the toolbar are easy to find on the internet, and both these features are achieved without any third party software.
I did try a couple of free "add a start button" programs, but both of these had side effects that I didn't like, so I removed them again.
Some of my audio interfaces that work on Win 7 don't work properly on Win 8. These include my Tascam FW1884 and Edirol UA-3FX. I'm still on Audition 3, but that works well enough on Win 8 here with other interfaces.
I've been trying a different DAW on Win8 and have found that its requirements involve either adding several icons to the normal screen or several navigations around and between the two main screens before the program will start. I find this stressful and time consuming.
My son has been using a modern tablet/laptop with multitouch for his work, specifically because he makes a lot of long train journeys. Today he has told me that he has given up and his new Mac Air is due to be delivered next week, even though this will mean running several programs that he uses in his business in virtual machines.

Windows Firewall and Windows Update (Win 8.1)

Since Windows Vista I have always been using the Windows Firewall with "blocked outgoing traffic". As this is not the default setting, some basic windows services seem not to be included as firewall rules on the outgoing side.
My Problem is with the Windows Update:
On Windows Vista and 7 it was sufficient to create a rule for "wuauserv".
On Windows 8.1 however this seems not to be enough. The UI gives me error code 80240438 and the WindowsUpdate.log shows the following lines:
2014-06-14   20:11:08:150   952   538   IdleTmr   WU operation (CAgentProtocolTalker::SyncUpdates_WithRecover) started; operation # 2044; does use network; is at background
priority
2014-06-14   20:11:08:151   952   538   WS   WARNING: Nws Failure: errorCode=0x803d0010
2014-06-14   20:11:08:151   952   538   WS   WARNING: Original error code: 0x80072efd
2014-06-14   20:11:08:151   952   538   WS   WARNING: Fehler bei der Kommunikation mit dem Endpunkt bei "https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx".
2014-06-14   20:11:08:151   952   538   WS   WARNING: Fehler beim Senden der HTTP-Anforderung.
2014-06-14   20:11:08:151   952   538   WS   WARNING: Der Remoteendpunkt konnte nicht erreicht werden.
(.... and a lot of similar WARNING lines)
2014-06-14   20:11:12:921   952   538   IdleTmr   WU operation (CAgentProtocolTalker::SyncUpdates_WithRecover, operation # 2044) stopped; does use network; is at background
priority
If I create a rule for the whole svchost.exe, the update works fine. Giving all services internet access is however not an option for me. Could you please tell me through which service(s) except wuauserv Windows Update performs its network activities?

Windows 8 upgraded to 8.1 on a Gateway SX2370.  Purchased Sep. 2013.
As of Dec. 28, 2014 I have not gotten ANY windows defender updates and windows update has not been working at all. When I go to my start screen and type "update" Windows update still shows in the list, only now when I click on it, it brings
up a blank window and can only be closed by right clicking the tab on the taskbar. I cannot max or minimize the window either.
Up until Dec. 28th it was working perfectly, notifying me when updates were available, almost everyday for windows defender.
I have tried everything I could find to fix this, even a complete restore, with recovery media made for Win 8.1 and Win 8. Still no windows updates, of anything. To top it off as of Jan. 22, 2015 the Diagnostic Policy Service has stopped and I am denied
access when I try restarting it.
Windows XP was great until MS stopped support. Vista sucked, near as bad as Millenium or 2000. I never tried windows 7 instead going for windows 8, being the most recent version when I could afford a new PC. Adapting to win 8-8.1 was no easy task.
I'm not a tech guru, but I've owned & used windows from Dos 6.0, '95, '98, '98SE, Millenium, XP, XP home & Pro (sp1-2 & 3) and still have the installation/restore CDs for all of them. Even taught myself how to write the recovery
console directly from the hard drive of XP, OEM or full MS versions without using the CDs & now I'm using Windows 8 - 8.1. Getting rid of the recovery console was a BIG mistake in my opinion.
At one time I had a multi-boot system of win.95, 98, 98SE, Mill., XP home sp2 and XP Pro sp3 on a 1.5 TB self built system. Microsoft told me it was impossible, until I allowed two tech support reps remote access for 5 min.. Which also lead to me being
blocked from most MS websites &?suggestions windows forums for 3 years.
But so far, this failure of windows updates and the Diagnostic policy Service in Windows 8.1 has got me stumped. Can ANYONE give me a quick simple way to correct this? Please?
Thanks for reading this and any help or suggestions anyone has to offer. GOD bless you all and my thanks to every military person, their families and veterans for my freedom.

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