how can I get a minimized application not to blink or highlight?

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Hi all
How can I get a minimized application not to blink or highlight in Windows 2000 SP4

Some programs I have minimized like to notify me when something has happened by blinking highlighted, or just highlighting. It is kind of annoying, and I would appreciate it if someone knew how to stop this from happening. I've tried hiding the taskbar, but it comes back up when a task button highlights

For any info, thanks very much

djneill

 

[Dave Patrick]

You might get your desired result by adjusting;

"ForegroundLockTimeout"
Specifies the time, following user input, during which the system will not
allow applications to force themselves into the foreground.

and

"ForegroundFlashCount"
Determines the number of times the taskbar button will flash to notify the
user that a background window has been activated by the system. If the time
elapsed since the last user input exceeds the value of
"ForegroundLockTimeout", the window will automatically be brought to the
foreground.

The D_Word values can be found at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Setting them to zero should effectively disable them.


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:
| Hi all,
| How can I get a minimized application not to blink or highlight in Windows
2000 SP4?
|
| Some programs I have minimized like to notify me when something has
happened by blinking highlighted, or just highlighting. It is kind of
annoying, and I would appreciate it if someone knew how to stop this from
happening. I've tried hiding the taskbar, but it comes back up when a task
button highlights.
|
| For any info, thanks very much.
|
| djneill