Microsoft KB Archive/314228

= The Windows XP Taskbar May Stop Responding for Some Time =

Article ID: 314228

Article Last Modified on 5/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q314228



SYMPTOMS
The taskbar may stop responding for some time if the Language bar is minimized and a windows-based program is busy.



CAUSE
This problem is caused by the waiting time for a busy thread check.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name -  02-May-2002  23:40  5.1.2600.44  295,424  Msctf.dll 26-Mar-2002 01:27  5.1.2600.40  209,920  Msutb.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.

Additional query words: kbShell

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbshell kbwinxpsp1fix KB314228

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