Active Windows Inactive On Their Own
Feb 15, 2005
My active windows random and frequently become inactive. I'll be in the middle of typing or browsing and all of a sudden, it will be as if I chose some other window and this one is not the main active window. while I'm trying to play a game, when it knocks me back out to my desktop and I have to maxmize the window again.
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Sep 16, 2006
When I hover my mouse on an inactive window it automatically switches to that window and I don't always want to switch to the inactive window
This happens in explorer or internet explorer and all other programs also. It will switch to whatever I hover the mouse over.
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Mar 31, 2010
Wiht Windows Movie Maker. I cannot get on with it because when you click "Clip" most everything there are gray and inactive.
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Oct 31, 2007
I am using a 22" wide screen monitor. I am have 2 windows open side by side. IE on the left and MS Word on the right. Is it possible to make both of these active or "on top" or "front" at the same time? As it stands now I when I am using IE and I want to go over to Word, I have to click on word first to make it active and then click again. I realize it's only 1 extra click,If there is a way to this whether it be a setting or a plugin or 3rd party software.
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Aug 26, 2009
I'm on the internet (in IE7, Windows XP), I click a link or right-click and open link in new window. Then I click back to the first window and continue reading. When the second page has opened not even fully loaded, it becomes the active window, jumps to the front,
Similarly, when I start an application and then click back to my open webpage, when the app has loaded it becomes active. Again, this isn't the case with all software.
If I start the Crystal Reports software, it doesn't steal focus. However, if I start an existing Crystal file, it does.
If I start any of the MS Office programs, they don't steal focus. If I open an Excel file that contains macros (and displays the Disable / Enable macros options when started), then it does.
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Jul 21, 2009
Every time i try to open any thing (image, zip file, video) basically any file that sends makes windows sends the (%1) argument to the associated program (meaning when zip files makes windows calls for winrar, or videos makes it call for VLC) I get thoes programs windows behind the original window and it gets pretty bad when that happens with a "force always on top" window, I just can't reach for the window behind.
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Feb 25, 2005
Which window I want to be active. By that I mean if I have two windows open I can't switch between them by clicking on the appropriate window. Instead I have to use alt-tab to do it. If I only have one window open and wish to de-select it as the active window I have to use the windows key to open the start menu clicking on start does nothing, I can only interact with the active window.
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Aug 20, 2005
Can you please tell me how to enable active-x for the windows validation?
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Dec 10, 2006
A SATA-II 250GB hard disk that I want to use to replace my C-Drive (10GB) and D-Drive (20GB),
But My C-Drive (Windows), when I boot how will I partition the new drive, make one ACTIVE and somehow LOAD the ghosted C-drive backup (can I put it on multiple DVDs and make them bootable or something?)
What would be the best way to "backup" these drives? Ghosting? Can this work with such LARGE drives as it would take multiple DVDs?
How to leave the other 3 PATA drives where they are or do I have to change them PATA slots (from Secondary to Primary or just leave them on Secondary and have Primary empty)
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Aug 4, 2005
To crete active desktop items that will operate as if they were an IE window, so that when you click a button or link it goes to the page in the desktop item without opening a new window but for the items I create the links always open a new IE window.
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Sep 3, 2009
Windows that the program opens for that particular worksession are in another order than it used to be. As a consequence of that, the tiles on the bottom of the screen are now in a different order than what I am used to. I want to change that so that the tiles on the bottom of the screen are in the same order as before.
Program does not appear to allow any changes in the order in which it opens the windows, so the only option would then be to change the order of the tiles after opening a worksession.
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Jul 24, 2005
I have a computer that there has been no changes to except for the most
receint windows security updates. Now all of a sudden my notification area
icons will not hide when inactive.I have checked all settings. I have even turned off hiding and rebooted thenturned hiding back on still not luck. I also made sure that the settings areset to hide when inactave
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Dec 11, 2007
I have no idea what the heck is going on. I have owned this dinosaur for 4 years and this is the first time she has let me down. The last couple of weeks when I am an in any window, ie Word, or even right now while I am typing this note, the page becomes inactive and I have to click on the page with my mouse to begin typing or make the page active again. I am running windows xp with service pack two. I really have no idea what is going on. I have scanned my computer weekly with Norton 360 and the last couple of weeks this is just getting more than annoying. I am about to throw it out the window and start all over.
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Aug 9, 2005
I have a new Compaq Presario M2105US with XP sp2.My network includes 2 iBooks with airport cards, the Compaq Presario and a Desktop Mac with enthernet connection to my Linksys WRT54G v.3 wireless router. I've got TimeWarner broadband.I can easily connect to the Internet through the Linksys router with all computers. However the Compaq will eventually lose the connection to the Internet (though not to the router) after several hours of inactivity. But only after several hours (perhaps 4 hours or more, but not less than 3 hours). If I use the computer in the evening for example and take several breaks, everytime I come back to the computer and wake it from sleep, it will quickly re-establish the Internet connection. However if the computer is sleeping for hours, like overnight, and I wake it up, it appears to re-establish contact with the router because the network conneciton reports a connection with very good signal strength. But I can't access the Internet. Only by logging off and on again or by restarting can I regain internet connectivity.
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Jun 27, 2005
I am trying to open my active desktop, but I get a message that says IE cannot locate my active desktop html file. I need to find out how to fix this problem.
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Feb 9, 2005
'PC Pitstop utility did not load.'
"NOTE: If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, look at the top of this page and see if the yellow Information Bar is displaying a message about PC Pitstop. so, click the Information Bar and select "Install ActiveX Control". "
I click the 'Information Bar ' but nothing is there to be selected.I dont know how to handle this and resolve it.
Running XP home SP2. Intel Pent 4 2.4 ghz
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Mar 12, 2005
I can't figure out what Active X is, or if I should allow it. I read about how Firefox doesn't use or allow Active X. I assume there's a security problem somewhere, but I just don't understand. What if I don't allow Active X? Do I miss some things?
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Aug 16, 2005
I've had problems with Internet Explorer ActiveX security settings. I get the following Internet Explorer dialog box message: "your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page...
Here's when it happens: 1.when my Windows desktop is loading, I get the message. Once I click OK in the message box, Desktop appears to finish loading correctly. 2.When I�m working in Windows Explorer, and click on a folder in the left pane, the right pane remains blank and the message box pops up, 3.When I open Control Panel, the message pops up and I�m unable to open any selections such as Add/Remove Programs, 4.When I try to run Norton Antivirus, nothing happens. Other aspects of Norton Systemworks are not affected.
This happens on any folder I Try to open, Even "My Computer"
No Spyware or virusses founs on system,
OS: Win2000 Pro
Latest Version of Internet Explorer also Loaded
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Oct 8, 2006
Problems running activeX on my computer. used to get a yellow bar at the top of my screen asking if I wanted to run active X does not come up anymore and can not get some programs to work without it. Also can not download from a link directly without having to right click and save target as.
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Jan 30, 2007
What exactly is Active X and is it good or bad? Do I need to remove it?
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Mar 9, 2007
While trying to send free email birthday card, when it opened got a box that said click for active x, when I did got another msg that said there was an error and it cleared the card.
I know that there is an area in th system for active x, but I cannot recall how to locate it to see if there is an item that needs to be enabled.
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Jul 24, 2007
Whenever I go to 2 webpages/websites a little warning pops up saying click to run as Active x control on this webpage. Doesn't do it anywhere else. What do I need to do so this will stop popping up.
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Aug 28, 2009
Some webpages take forever to load and sometimes don't respond at all. I figured, maybe wrongly, that my Active X Contols are not set to get the most out of the internet since I usually get a little notice at the top of the page saying my Active X settings won't allow this or that.
How do I make sure my Active X controls are set so I can get the most out of the internet?
And if it's not Active X, I'd like to find out what it is.
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Mar 12, 2010
Can not down load any active x programs
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Jul 7, 2005
I USE MUSICMATCH JUKEBOX, I NEEDED SOME HELP, AN ACTIVE X PROGRAM WAS GOING TO SCAN MY PC AS PART OF THEIR TECH ASSISTANCE. I BLOCKED IT. NOW I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO UNBLOCK IT ?
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Jul 7, 2005
I keep getting the error message on boot that "Your current security settings prohibit running Active X controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly."
However,I.E. setting are all set to default.
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Jul 27, 2005
I have no idea whether this is an appropriate question, whether it is related to XP,SP2. On the internet I frequently get an Active X error message. I understand that to solve the problem I should change my
security setting from HIGH to MEDIUM. Is that worth doing? Should the
security setting be as high as possible?
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Jul 28, 2005
We do not know about Active-X and wonder what it is.How can we tell if we have it? Is it needed or not needed on our notebook
(WinXPsp2; IE6; Norton Internet Security 2005)?
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Aug 11, 2005
I have an OEM xp installation CD which has been installed in one computer already, for now I wanna install it in another one, how much for the active fee will I pay and how to process?
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Aug 21, 2005
How can i turn off active x because internet explorer blocks some sites from
using active x
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Jul 31, 2005
I am very new to XP and my active x problems are stopping me from getting windows updates.
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