Are you guys on the current service pack? Did everybody who is experienceing upgrade to XP as opposed to doing a clean install? I'm on XP, from a clean install, with an admin level account, task bar on bottom, task bar locked in task bar properties, and I go and do whatever I want as long as I tap the start buttom first. If Erlik wants to hit two keys when one will suffice then I simply salute his work ethic.