Is It Possible To Have To Active Windows Running?
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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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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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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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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Can you please tell me how to enable active-x for the windows validation?
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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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I am running windows xp pro edition. When I switch on my pc it loads the icons, then for a split second my desktop background flashes and then turnes blue. This is also repeated when I shut down the puter. When I right click, and click on properties, I then click on desktop and you can only select a color as your background? The browse button is frozen, the scroll bar is frozen as well. They are a tanish color and unclickable. Can someone please help me change my background back to an image? I have been using "Webshots desktop" for years and have never had any problems.
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Sep 1, 2005
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Apr 13, 2010
I'm trying to fix my friend's computer. He has an acer laptop running windows xp professional. He said he got a virus and it shut down. When he started it back up it got as far as the windows xp loading screen. This is where it is stuck. It just keeps loading and keeps loading.He left it on for a few hours and it did nothing. We have restarted it like 20 times and still nothing. It won't let me boot to the virus cd i have (malewarebytes virus cd). I changed the boot order and still nothing. I have also tried all the options (None of these options worked eirther) ...
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Last Known Good Configuration (Your most Recent Settings That worked)
Start Windows Normally
At the top of the screen it says "We Apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose Last Know Good Configuration to revert to the most recent setting that worked.
If a previous startup attempt was interrupted due to a power failure or because the Power or Reset button was pressed, or if you aren't sure what caused the problem, choose Start Windows Normally."
I also tried all the advanced boot options and nothing worked. It doesn't even give me the option to boot to the cd. It's not showning up that there is a cd.
How can i solve this?
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Dec 15, 2004
When i try to install a program i had downloaded from the web, i get a box saying: Windows Installer
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Sep 5, 2009
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Mar 19, 2005
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Jan 7, 2009
I would really appreciate some advice concerning a troublesome computer.A friend who was running Windows XP on a two-years old computer began to experience occasional freezes and blue screens without any apparent pattern in program or usage. It eventually got so bad that we removed most of his installed software other than the essential, but problems continued. We then made a repair installation of Windows XP from the Dell OS installation disk, after which the computer would fall over every time after initial boot up. With sinking heart (of course, he had no image, but had data backups) we then formatted the hard disk and executed a fresh installation of Windows XP.
Windows now boots but the Windows directories contain very few folders or files. The CD drive can only be read perhaps 50% of the time. Most program installation files refuse to run, but some do. One installation disk which will not run is his internet installation. The computer continues to display sporadic blue screens.Before it goes out the window can anyone suggest our next course of enquiry?
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