"Clicking" on Desktop

In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under open
Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.

In Vista this doesnt appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the open
Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the desktop
icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.

Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?

Tks for any help/guidance...

Rgds
Rod

How quickly I forget! But, even so, I am not sure that the behavior of your
XP desktop in coming to the front of your other windows was a normal XP
property. You didn't have any special desktop management software running
with XP I suppose?

"Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:C81FB975-B45E-4B60-A35B-35E71CB99333@microsoft.com...
> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under
> open Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
>
> In Vista this doesnt appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the
> open Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the
> desktop icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
>
> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
>
> Tks for any help/guidance...
>
> Rgds
> Rod

How quickly I forget! Others will doubtless correct me if I'm mistaken, but
I am not sure that the behavior of your XP desktop in coming to the front of
your other windows was a normal XP property. You didn't have any special
desktop management software running with XP I suppose? - Doug

"Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:C81FB975-B45E-4B60-A35B-35E71CB99333@microsoft.com...
> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under
> open Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
>
> In Vista this doesn't appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the
> open Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the
> desktop icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
>
> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
>
> Tks for any help/guidance...
>
> Rgds
> Rod

Nup...& I THINK that was/is normal XP behaviour, though I could be
corrected!

Rgds
Rod


"Doug" <just_me@fake_address.replytogroup> wrote in message
news:evAtqpXhHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> How quickly I forget! Others will doubtless correct me if I'm mistaken,
> but I am not sure that the behavior of your XP desktop in coming to the
> front of your other windows was a normal XP property. You didn't have any
> special desktop management software running with XP I suppose? - Doug
>
> "Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
> news:C81FB975-B45E-4B60-A35B-35E71CB99333@microsoft.com...
>> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under
>> open Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
>>
>> In Vista this doesn't appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the
>> open Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the
>> desktop icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
>>
>> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
>>
>> Tks for any help/guidance...
>>
>> Rgds
>> Rod
>

Doesn't happen on my XP computer.

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"Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:0C72FAC2-177F-4609-8C62-5DE11BCE9663@microsoft.com...
> Nup...& I THINK that was/is normal XP behaviour, though I could be
> corrected!
>
> Rgds
> Rod
>
>
> "Doug" <just_me@fake_address.replytogroup> wrote in message
> news:evAtqpXhHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> How quickly I forget! Others will doubtless correct me if I'm mistaken,
>> but I am not sure that the behavior of your XP desktop in coming to the
>> front of your other windows was a normal XP property. You didn't have any
>> special desktop management software running with XP I suppose? - Doug
>>
>> "Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:C81FB975-B45E-4B60-A35B-35E71CB99333@microsoft.com...
>>> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under
>>> open Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
>>>
>>> In Vista this doesn't appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the
>>> open Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the
>>> desktop icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
>>>
>>> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
>>>
>>> Tks for any help/guidance...
>>>
>>> Rgds
>>> Rod
>>
>

Nor any of mine.

--
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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
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"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
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> Doesn't happen on my XP computer.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
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> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
> news:0C72FAC2-177F-4609-8C62-5DE11BCE9663@microsoft.com...
>> Nup...& I THINK that was/is normal XP behaviour, though I could be
>> corrected!
>>
>> Rgds
>> Rod
>>
>>
>> "Doug" <just_me@fake_address.replytogroup> wrote in message
>> news:evAtqpXhHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> How quickly I forget! Others will doubtless correct me if I'm mistaken,
>>> but I am not sure that the behavior of your XP desktop in coming to the
>>> front of your other windows was a normal XP property. You didn't have
>>> any special desktop management software running with XP I suppose? -
>>> Doug
>>>
>>> "Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:C81FB975-B45E-4B60-A35B-35E71CB99333@microsoft.com...
>>>> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under
>>>> open Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
>>>>
>>>> In Vista this doesn't appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the
>>>> open Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the
>>>> desktop icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
>>>>
>>>> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
>>>>
>>>> Tks for any help/guidance...
>>>>
>>>> Rgds
>>>> Rod
>>>
>>
>
>

I still run XP Pro on 1 computer; and it does NOT happen in XP.

Mick Murphy in Australia(QLD)

"Rod Davies" wrote:

> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under open
> Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
>
> In Vista this doesnt appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the open
> Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the desktop
> icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
>
> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
>
> Tks for any help/guidance...
>
> Rgds
> Rod
>

This is odd...it DID happen on mine AND it DOES happen on the wife's!!!

Not ta worry!

Rgds
Rod

"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I still run XP Pro on 1 computer; and it does NOT happen in XP.
>
> Mick Murphy in Australia(QLD)
>
> "Rod Davies" wrote:
>
>> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under
>> open
>> Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
>>
>> In Vista this doesnt appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the
>> open
>> Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the
>> desktop
>> icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
>>
>> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
>>
>> Tks for any help/guidance...
>>
>> Rgds
>> Rod
>>

"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
news:Ov7YzUYhHHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Doesn't happen on my XP computer.


Neither of mine, either. Nor my wife's

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Market it Rod, you'll make a fortune!
Cheers
Mike in australia

"Rod Davies" wrote:

> This is odd...it DID happen on mine AND it DOES happen on the wife's!!!
>
> Not ta worry!
>
> Rgds
> Rod
>
> "Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:15329FF9-3AB3-4764-A645-641F9D2AF6F5@microsoft.com...
> >I still run XP Pro on 1 computer; and it does NOT happen in XP.
> >
> > Mick Murphy in Australia(QLD)
> >
> > "Rod Davies" wrote:
> >
> >> In XP, if you clicked on a blank area of desktop (desktop visible under
> >> open
> >> Windows), the Desktop was bought to the fore.
> >>
> >> In Vista this doesnt appear to happen. I click on the desktop, but the
> >> open
> >> Windows remain on top -ie, nothing happens. I have to click on the
> >> desktop
> >> icon in my Quick Launch Toolbar or hold down Win + TAB.
> >>
> >> Is this correct, or am I simply missing a setting somewhere?
> >>
> >> Tks for any help/guidance...
> >>
> >> Rgds
> >> Rod
> >>
>