IE stealing focus from itself

[Wowbagger]

I am always working in more than one IE (6) window simultaneously (XP Pro
box). I am frequently frustrated when I am working in one IE window and
another IE window steals the focus and thrusts itself to the front (when a
page finishes loading, for example, or when it refreshes itself for some
reason or another) - often while I am in the middle of typing something
which messes up the window that just grabbed the focus. I have applied the
tweakUI fix and -other- applications are no longer stealing the focus, but
IE windows continue to battle for focus on my desktop.

Is there any way to prevent IE windows from grabbing the focus and instead
patiently wait their turn for my attention?

Thank you

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

Is there any way to prevent IE windows from grabbing the focus

and instead patiently wait their turn for my attention?

Try a search?

E.g. using your own Subject text and some keywords to try to
filter in mostly replies:

http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=stealing+focus+MSFT+OR+MVP+group:microsoft.*.ie6.browser


Over the years there have been several different causes identified
for this symptom. If you need help identifying a particular one
give an example URL.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle

 

[Wowbagger]

Try a search?

I tried many searches and TweakUI and removing spyware were the only two
solutions I could ever find. The first doesn't work and the second doesn't
apply because repeated spyware scans with multiple programs never found
anything.

Your link did, however, guide me to the following note in a post dated Jul 9
2004 from an MVP (Don Varnau)

"You can't prevent another IE window from stealing focus" so I guess my
question is answered.

I hope IE 7 eliminates this major annoyance.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

....
Your link did, however, guide me to the following note in a post dated Jul 9
2004 from an MVP (Don Varnau)

"You can't prevent another IE window from stealing focus" so I guess my
question is answered.

As I indicated it depends on what is causing it.

Give an example. In most cases knowing the reason for the task shift
helps you find a way to prevent it or at least minimize its effect.


Robert
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[Wowbagger]

As I indicated it depends on what is causing it.

Give an example. In most cases knowing the reason for the task shift
helps you find a way to prevent it or at least minimize its effect.

There are a variety of online databases that I access. I may have three
windows open with a unique record in each. In window 1 I request that the
record open for editing then jump to window 2 and start to read through the
data or start to type in a field. When the record in window 1 finishes
loading it immediately grabs the focus.