Windows XP "on top" issue

[Guest]

I have a program window open, and then open a second window. The second
window is "on top" until I move the cursor outside the second window's
display area. At that point, the second window dissapears behind the original
window. On the task bar, I can left click once to restore the second window,
but when I move the cursor out of the task bar area, the second window
dissapears again. Has anyone any idea how to fix this issue?
Thanks!
Joe

 

[DanS]

I have a program window open, and then open a second window. The
second window is "on top" until I move the cursor outside the second
window's display area. At that point, the second window dissapears
behind the original window. On the task bar, I can left click once to
restore the second window, but when I move the cursor out of the task
bar area, the second window dissapears again. Has anyone any idea how
to fix this issue? Thanks!
Joe

Is this ANY window or the window belonging to a specific program ?

 

[Bob I]

Sounds like "focus follows" mouse. Some mouse utilities have a setting
that can do that for you.

 

[Guest]

Any new window.

Is this ANY window or the window belonging to a specific program ?

 

[DanS]

Any new window.

I'd look first to Bob idea, but if you haven't done anything/installed
anything......

Have you tried a system restore ?

 

[flashflas]

Go to Microsoft's website and search for Tweak UI or follow this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
and look down the side for Tweak UI and dowload it. You can try this
direct link to the download as well:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

After downloading and installing, run it and go to the Mouse option and
expand it > choose X-Mouse and change the settings there.. Hope that
helps.

Let us know if it does.

 

[Guest]

Please read my latest post.
Thanks,
K4MD

Sounds like "focus follows" mouse. Some mouse utilities have a setting
that can do that for you.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the replies! The problem is solved, but I'm not sure which effort
was the winner. Here is what I did:
I had already used the Tweak.ui to try to fix the problem. The second thing
I did was to relaod the Intellimouse Optical driver, and reinstall it. I do
believe this was the most effective thing I did, but wait until you here what
happened next.
I rebooted my computer, and it hung in the restart process. Reset button
would not work, and there is no power switch (HP), so I unplugged it for
several minutes. After reattaching the power cord, the restart still hung, so
I again unplugged the computer. I opened the case and checked the seating of
all cards and RAM. Reapplied power, and the same stall was still present.
Exasperated, I unplugged the machine and went to bed. The next morning, I
reattached the power cord and the machine restarted normally, and the problem
was fixed! So was it Tweak.ui, Driver update from the latest one on the
Microsoft downloads, or some other thing...
I just don't know. I will tell you that the unreliable restart has me
considering the hardware replacement avenue. Again thanks for the replies!!!
K4MD

 

[Guest]

Please read my latest post.
Thanks,
K4MD

I'd look first to Bob idea, but if you haven't done anything/installed
anything......

Have you tried a system restore ?

 

[cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)]

That sounds like the X-window (or is it called X-mouse?) feature, as
enabled via TweakUI. This is borrowed from Unix X-window GUIs, where
hovering the mouse pointer over a window's area will bring it to the
top. I find it distracting, and prefer not to use it myself.

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