Applications opening up in foreground - way to change?

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited September 2004 in Science & Tech
One major annoyance I have with Windows XP:

I routinely have 4-5 apps open at a time. The problem is, when I launch a new app, or go to a website that needs input (like my bank website for example), whatever application "pops up" launches in the foreground, automatically switching me to that app. So, for example, say I open my bank website and launch quickbooks at the same time. I start typing my quickbooks password in, and then the bank website finishes launching and the browser windows "pops" to the front, and when I look up, I've typed half of my password into the bank password dialog. I hate this. It happens all the time and it bugs the crap out of me.

Is there any way to tell windows to launch apps in the background instead of the foreground, and wait for me to manually switch to them when I decide to?

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    I have that problem too, and it's a major damn annoyance. If anyone can figure something out, that'd be grand.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited September 2004
    Tada! entropy to the rescue!

    I've always hated that ... often, when loading a slow site, I'd go to something else, and then it'd load and pop up, which pissed me off. Not anymore! Get the TweakUI powertool for XP! There's an option buried somewhere in there, and while it isn't perfect, it works 95% of the time. :)




    (dude, I sound like a crappy door-to-door salesman :zombie: )
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    And you look like a door to door vacuum cleaner salesman with that ava, using flirtation and charm on an overweight hausfrau :cool::tongue:
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited September 2004
    entropy called it. :)

    I had the same problem and didn't like it any more than the rest of you. As pointed out, it's not perfect but it is still pretty good.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited September 2004
    keto wrote:
    And you look like a door to door vacuum cleaner salesman with that ava, using flirtation and charm on an overweight hausfrau :cool::tongue:
    [Mr. Burns voice] Hmm, yesss, you shall buy my vacuum cleaner. And then you will be seduced by the rapidity of Le 'Brows, and you will feel urged to give me all your computer parts, yessss. It shall be exxxxxxcellent...[/Mr. Burns voice]
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Application focus.. I knew there was a term for it....
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited September 2004
    The old fashioned REGEDIT way


    HKCU \ Control Panel \ Desktop -- change the ForegroundFlashCount DWORD value to whatever number suits you (0 for infinite flashes). Change the ForegroundLockTimeout DWORD value to whatever you like; 0 is infinite, 200000 is the default.
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