Keeping background process in the Background - why is this so hard

[bpotratz]

My single biggest frustration with MS product is the inability of XP to keep
minimized processes (particularly IE) minimized.

If I have another application on top - say, Outlook - that its the
application I want to see, I don't want another application that I sent to
the task bar interrupting my work. I gave it a task to do and I want it to
do it and wait for ME to check on it - not mop up and inerupt what I am doing.

I thought that was what multitasking was all about.

How do I keep minimized programs from reasserting themselves?

 

[Elmo]

My single biggest frustration with MS product is the inability of XP to keep
minimized processes (particularly IE) minimized.

If I have another application on top - say, Outlook - then it's the
application I want to see; I don't want another application that I sent to
the task bar interrupting my work. I gave it a task to do and I want it to
do it and wait for ME to check on it - not mop up and interrupt what I am doing.

I thought that was what multitasking was all about.

How do I keep minimized programs from reasserting themselves?

This has some effect.. there's an Undo tweak if you don't like the results.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 66. (r-h column) Prevent Programs from Stealing Focus - Undo