Is there a way to stop a window from popping up when the progrma is ready? For example, if I have 2 IE windows open, and the first one is trying to connect to a site and I'm actually looking at the second one - when the first one finishes downloading the site, that one will pop up to the front. This obviously happens with any program that achieves the 'ready' stage. It's pretty annoying when I'm typing something and a previous window pops up and interrupts me. I do a lot of multi-tasking, so this happens quite a bit.
Is there a registry hack or any other known way to prevent this?
I was installed Google Toolbar on a mans PC today. You could not surf the net cause of all the "waiting" popups storming his pc :-( He had IE6
That is not your problem?
I use Firefox browser, and i think I saw an extention that "refreshes" the pages every so many minutes, that would annoy me as sometimes I have 50 plus windows open, my screen would be a constant blur :-)
That is not your problem?
I use Firefox browser, and i think I saw an extention that "refreshes" the pages every so many minutes, that would annoy me as sometimes I have 50 plus windows open, my screen would be a constant blur :-)
The simple answer: switch to Firefox, using tabs instead of windows. Much cleaner.
Or, I think there is a "wrapper" of sorts for IE that allows tabs... http://www.avantbrowser.com/ . This basically uses the IE6 rendering engine, but gives you additional doodahs like tabs and so on.
Or, I think there is a "wrapper" of sorts for IE that allows tabs... http://www.avantbrowser.com/ . This basically uses the IE6 rendering engine, but gives you additional doodahs like tabs and so on.
Yeah, I'm not talking so much about pop-up windows - or even about IE exclusively. I was just using that program as an example.
What I'm looking to stop is when ANY program that comes to the front when it is ready. If I start Photoshop, and then immediately pull up another window before it finishes loading, it will come to the front when it is ready. It's really annoying when I'm working on several things at once. That is what I'm trying to avoid.
What I'm looking to stop is when ANY program that comes to the front when it is ready. If I start Photoshop, and then immediately pull up another window before it finishes loading, it will come to the front when it is ready. It's really annoying when I'm working on several things at once. That is what I'm trying to avoid.
There has to be a setting somewhere, because mine doesn't do that. (I just tested it) 
try Start/Help and Support/ search on "foreground"
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To change the performance of foreground and background programs
Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.
On the Advanced tab, under Processor scheduling, do one of the following:
Click Programs to assign more processor resources to the foreground program than the background program.
Click Background services to assign equal amounts of processor resources to all programs.
Notes
To open System, click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
Choosing the Programs option will result in a smoother, faster response time for your foreground program. If you want a background task, such as a Backup utility, to run faster, choose the Background services option.
The Programs option allocates short, variable time slices, or quanta, to running programs, while the Background services option assigns long, fixed quanta.
Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.
On the Advanced tab, under Processor scheduling, do one of the following:
Click Programs to assign more processor resources to the foreground program than the background program.
Click Background services to assign equal amounts of processor resources to all programs.
Notes
To open System, click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
Choosing the Programs option will result in a smoother, faster response time for your foreground program. If you want a background task, such as a Backup utility, to run faster, choose the Background services option.
The Programs option allocates short, variable time slices, or quanta, to running programs, while the Background services option assigns long, fixed quanta.
Tweakui for Windows let's you set an option that keeps windows from stealing the focus. It will let you set how many times the window will flash on the task bar to tell you it's ready.
Tweakui is basically a gui for registry changes.
Tweakui is basically a gui for registry changes.
FYI I spent almost a week trying to figure out why Gmail wouldn't load. Apparently an IE setting was changed. (well don't look at me!) That was the last straw. I switched to Mozilla Firefox, which looks and acts just like IE (except it is cleaner), and the icing on the cake is now I have no worries about viruses/trojans, and it has all my old IE settings, spybot and ad-aware have virtually nothing to find, yada yada.
I just had had enough of the agony.
just a thought..
I just had had enough of the agony.
just a thought..
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As mentioned above, TweakUI is the way to change this behavior.
You get it from the XP Power Toys from Microsoft.
"Open Command Window Here" is also a useful one to have. I've also found the "ImageResizer" to be helpful, too.
You get it from the XP Power Toys from Microsoft.
"Open Command Window Here" is also a useful one to have. I've also found the "ImageResizer" to be helpful, too.
Revisiting this since I still have this problem. I use TweakUI and set it to stop stealing focus, but that doesn't actually fix the problem. For example, since I always have Outlook running, sometimes it will not be able to send/receive and throw up that annoying window saying that it couldn't do it. Most times, I will be typing or doing something and it will get in the way of what I'm doing. I get the beep beep beep while trying to type when it comes up. Very annoying.
I've always wanted to be able to find a way to make it where no window EVER will be able to come to the front NO MATTER WHAT. I don't care what it has to say, or what it thinks I need to know.
You'd be my best friend if you have a solution for this long time problem.
I've always wanted to be able to find a way to make it where no window EVER will be able to come to the front NO MATTER WHAT. I don't care what it has to say, or what it thinks I need to know.
You'd be my best friend if you have a solution for this long time problem.
Switch to a Linux-based desktop?
QUOTE(BlueTDimly @ 9-8-06, 12:02pm) 
Switch to a Linux-based desktop?
If you use Metacity as your window manager (which Fedora uses), then you still have the same problem. (grrrrr).Bet yes, most Linux WM's allow you to set this behavior. But I'm sure that doesn't help BA*.
I haven't looked into this at all, but I get annoyed with this issue as well. My problem is with ZoneAlarm specifically. I have it set to the highest setting so I get prompted for absolutely everything, which is the way I like it. However, it's annoying when I'm typing away and a prompt comes up to ask if I want to allow something and it happens to be right when I'm hitting spacebar...woops I just blocked something access and I have no idea what it was now....
QUOTE(n99nyrwg @ 9-10-06, 2:18am)
I haven't looked into this at all, but I get annoyed with this issue as well. My problem is with ZoneAlarm specifically. I have it set to the highest setting so I get prompted for absolutely everything, which is the way I like it. However, it's annoying when I'm typing away and a prompt comes up to ask if I want to allow something and it happens to be right when I'm hitting spacebar...woops I just blocked something access and I have no idea what it was now....
Yeah - bingo! I get calls from people that can't access this, that or the other thing "all of a sudden". A little digging finds that the resource is blocked by their firewall. "How did that happen? I didn't do it."
QUOTE(Alan @ 9-10-06, 8:09am)
Yeah - bingo! I get calls from people that can't access this, that or the other thing "all of a sudden". A little digging finds that the resource is blocked by their firewall. "How did that happen? I didn't do it."
Well at least it's not just me. I always notice when it happens and then spend time trying to figure out what I just blocked, so it never causes problems besides wasting my time and making me angry.
Okay, so we've confirmed that everyone hates it. Now, someone contact MS and get this fixed. Thanks.
Seriously, I would think there would be some sort of registry hack for this. I guess if there was, then someone here would know about it.
Seriously, I would think there would be some sort of registry hack for this. I guess if there was, then someone here would know about it.
There is a registry hack, but it does the same thing the power toys program does.
I just tried TweakUI out with the ZoneAlarm problem, it unfortunately does not solve it.
I had MS Word open and was typing, but ZA Alerts would still popup and steal focus.
I had MS Word open and was typing, but ZA Alerts would still popup and steal focus.
QUOTE(n99nyrwg @ 9-19-06, 8:40am)
I just tried TweakUI out with the ZoneAlarm problem, it unfortunately does not solve it.
I had MS Word open and was typing, but ZA Alerts would still popup and steal focus.
I had MS Word open and was typing, but ZA Alerts would still popup and steal focus.
Yeah, that's what I found too. Some programs, no matter what, will still come to the front.
ARGH
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