Re: Opening programs already opened in taskbar (not going "on top")

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/14/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:46:39 -0600

Hi,

This sounds to be a focus issue:

Programs May Start, Quit, Lose, and Gain Focus Randomly
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313176&Product=winxp

TweakUI/General/Focus
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Prevent Programs from Stealing Focus - Undo (Line 66)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

When a window that does not have focus is updated by its program, the
default setting prevents it from becoming the foremost (top) window,
instead, it flashes in the taskbar.

HeldUp is the easiest way to stop windows from disappearing behind other
programs. http://www.johnmacintyre.ca/HeldUp.asp

Customize Auto Hide Taskbar Settings (Line 190) Right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Tip:

Tool Tips Hidden Behind Taskbar (Line 321)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm 

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"DTFan" <DTFan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:88F2F20D-D9A9-4DBC-9CDD-E3C84FCEB621@microsoft.com...
> Sorry about the strange "subject" but wasn't sure what to put.  New to XP 
> but
> have never experienced this before.  Here's what is happening.  If I have 
> 5
> programs opened up (say Internet Explorer, Word, Winamp, Visual Basic.NET,
> and Notepad) and am using one full screen (say Word).  If I click on one 
> of
> the other programs in the TaskBar, that program does not "open up" (or 
> move
> to the "top" of the other programs).  It just blinks (orange).  So, in the
> scenario I set, I'm using Word and decide I want to skip to the next song 
> in
> WinAmp, I should be able to just click on "WinAmp" in the taskbar (because
> the program is already running).  But when I do that, instead of WinAmp
> moving to the front of the other programs (Word, in this case) on the
> desktop, the WinAmp button on the taskbar just starts blinking.  So I 
> click
> it again, and it stops blinking.  Then I click it again, and THEN it will
> move to the front (or top, or whatever).
>
> I'm running a dual PIII 1 Gig machine, 1 gig of RAM, 64 MB video card ... 
> so
> there shouldn't be a problem with system resources.  I've got XP SP2. 
> I've
> run my A/V (NOD 32) and don't have any viruses.  Also, I've run Ad-Aware 
> and
> SpyBot and SpywareBlaster .... nothing is coming up as corrupt.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what is causing this or what I need to do to fix
> it.  I just recently moved to XP from 2000 and this is the first problem I 
> am
> seeing.
>
> Thanks for any and all help you can give me.
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