Keeping background process in the Background - why is this so hard

[Guest bpotratz]

My single biggest frustration with MS product is the inability of XP to keep

minimized processes (particularly IE) minimized.

 

If I have another application on top - say, Outlook - that its the

application I want to see, I don't want another application that I sent to

the task bar interrupting my work. I gave it a task to do and I want it to

do it and wait for ME to check on it - not mop up and inerupt what I am doing.

 

I thought that was what multitasking was all about.

 

How do I keep minimized programs from reasserting themselves?

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Keeping background process in the Background - why is this sohard

 

Re: Keeping background process in the Background - why is this sohard

 

bpotratz wrote:

> My single biggest frustration with MS product is the inability of XP to keep

> minimized processes (particularly IE) minimized.

>

> If I have another application on top - say, Outlook - then it's the

> application I want to see; I don't want another application that I sent to

> the task bar interrupting my work. I gave it a task to do and I want it to

> do it and wait for ME to check on it - not mop up and interrupt what I am doing.

>

> I thought that was what multitasking was all about.

>

> How do I keep minimized programs from reasserting themselves?

 

This has some effect.. there's an Undo tweak if you don't like the results.

 

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 66. (r-h column) Prevent Programs from Stealing Focus - Undo

 

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Joe =o)