Actually that is the default settings for the taskbar on all Windows versions. Mine is setup for ALWAYS ON TOP and I don't use the AUTO HIDE as that creates more system crashes. Even still, when I open Bryce I can see the taskbar as a whole but I can't click it. It's the only program I have that's ever done that. I have PSP, PS, Poser, Cinema 4D, etc and this has never happened before. It is something inside the program else it's a bug for Windows XP users.