Thank you all for your suggestions, but alt+tab back to the game does the
same thing. Hitting enter after tab as David suggested doesn't do anything.
The problem is also not game specific. So far I have tried about 12 games,
like warcraft 3, tomb raider: angel of darkness, postal 2, grand theft auto:
vice city, ... Also, as I mentioned, these games work fine on other pcs and
do switch back and forth. When I try to switch back to the game, either by
alt+tab or clicking on it on this pc, it tries to maximize the game, shows
me flickering black screen and comes back to the desktop with the game
minimized in the task bar. I don't know where exactly my problem lies, i.e.,
some xp service pack, other software, graphics card...
Thanks,
Chance
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in
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> I've seen it too, usually with games but sometimes with other applications
> and it doesn't always require Alt+Tab to make it happen. Nonetheless,
> depending upon the action, some games don't think the screen is actually
> minimized, hence, when you hit the maximize button, nothing happens.
Often,
> as Sharon suggests, you have to Alt+Tab back to that app or you might try
> David's suggestion as well. It may vary because application controls can
> differ and change the way they react to various actions. In other words,
> the response may not be the same in all applications.
>
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> "David Candy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've seen thiis where one has to press enter after clicking the TB button.
> Or something like that.
>
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> "Sharon F" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 18:10:41 GMT, chance wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > It's a new pc with win XP pro, all service packs and updates
installed.
> > > Running on P4 3.0Ghz, 1GB ddr, ATI Radeon 9600 pro 8x with 256MB DDR.
> > > Whenever I run full screen games and try to switch to another app by
> > > hitting
> > > alt+tab or windows key, it switches to another app and minimizes the
> > > game,
> > > but then i can't maximize the game by clicking on it anymore. Also, in
> > > task
> > > manager, the game's process shows no cpu consumption. I can't right
> > > click on
> > > it in the taskbar and close it. I have to manually kill the process. I
> > > have
> > > tried running the games in different resolutions and different
> > > frquencies to
> > > no avail. This happens with all full screen games, however there is no
> > > problem with apps or games that have the minimize/restore/close
buttons.
> > > All
> > > these games work fine on my other pcs.
> > > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chance
> >
> > What happens if you Alt+Tab back to the game? If still no game, what if
> > you
> > press the shortcut for fullscreen? May want to check the game's help
file
> > to check what kind of keyboard shortcuts for display are provided.
> >
> > --
> > Sharon F
> > MS MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
>
>
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