Minimizing doesn't work right

[lytle]

First I must say that I am not very wise with computers and if I say
something dumb please bear with me.

The minimizing feature on my XP Home Edition does not work correctly.

Assume that with my Windows XP Home Edition I bring up the website
http://www.snopes.com and I have it on my desktop. If I now click on the
minus sign (-) in the upper right of the desktop it will minimize it to the
taskbar at the bottom of my desktop and if I click on it while it’s shown
down in the taskbar the webpage will reappear on the desktop.

Now, I decide I would like to look at the website
http://www.truthorfiction.com. If I have the snopes webpage minimized in the
taskbar and then bring up the truthorfiction webpage, the snopes site in my
taskbar disappears.

However, with the Windows XP Professional Edition I have at work, if I
minimize the snopes webpage to the taskbar and then bring up the
truthorfiction webpage, the snopes item in the taskbar stays there and does
not disappear like it does in my home XP Edition and if I click on it, the
snopes webpage will replace the truthorfiction webpage on my desktop. I
would like very much for my home computer to work like this.

I hope I’ve explained it clearly and like I said earlier, I don't know if
the professional edition of XP is intentionally able to work like this and
the home edition isn't.

What do you think?

Below are all the specs on my computer.

Thanks much for any information or help you can give me.

Don






MY COMPUTER INFORMATION

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DONALD-A3CFCBCF
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Dimension 3000
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2792 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A02, 11/8/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name DONALD-A3CFCBCF\Donald Lytle
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 616.41 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.28 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


CRUCIAL

Jason 1-800-336-8896 Ext. 35626
Information on memory modules, etc.
www.crucial.com

My order for memory module:
Date 11-6-08
Order # 0023170173
For item CT6464Z408.K8TKY module kit
Batch BL1117Y.SN
Mat’l. # 200843 SS



FROM BELARC


Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: Donald-a3cfcbcf (in MSHOME)
Profile Date: Friday, November 28, 2008 3:25:57 AM
Advisor Version: 7.2t
Windows Logon: Donald Lytle




Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Computer
Corporation Dimension 3000
System Service Tag: C0LVB71 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: C0LVB71
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0K8980
Serial Number: ..CN7082152M027W.
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A02 11/08/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
39.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.23 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD400BB-75JHC0 [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAMA2660356,
rev 06.01C06, SMART Status: Healthy
1022 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM_2' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 39.99 GB 24.23 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Donald Lytle
11/27/2008 4:52:08 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator
never (admin)
Guest
never
HelpAssistant
never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account Canon PIXMA
iP3000 on USB002
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging
Writer Port:

Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
[Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD SoundMAX Integrated
Digital Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
Intel(R) 537EP V9x DF PCI Modem

Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address: 00:13:20:1A:21:47

Networking Dns Servers: 209.143.0.10
66.209.140.124
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (4x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Version 8.0.0.358
Realtime File Scanning On

Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]


All required security hotfixes (using the 06/12/2007 Microsoft Security
Bulletin Summary) have been installed.

 

[Jose]

First I must say that I am not very wise with computers and if I say
something dumb please bear with me.

The minimizing feature on my XP Home Edition does not work correctly.

Assume that with my Windows XP Home Edition I bring up the websitehttp://www.snopes.comand I have it on my desktop. If I now click on the
minus sign (-) in the upper right of the desktop it will minimize it to the
taskbar at the bottom of my desktop and if I click on it while it’s shown
down in the taskbar the webpage will reappear on the desktop.

Now, I decide I would like to look at the websitehttp://www.truthorfiction.com. If I have the snopes webpage minimized in the
taskbar and then bring up the truthorfiction webpage, the snopes site in my
taskbar disappears.

However, with the Windows XP Professional Edition I have at work, if I
minimize the snopes webpage to the taskbar and then bring up the
truthorfiction webpage, the snopes item in the taskbar stays there and does
not disappear like it does in my home XP Edition and if I click on it, the
snopes webpage will replace the truthorfiction webpage on my desktop.  I
would like very much for my home computer to work like this.

I hope I’ve explained it clearly and like I said earlier, I don't know if
the professional edition of XP is intentionally able to work like this and
the home edition isn't.

What do you think?

Below are all the specs on my computer.

Thanks much for any information or help you can give me.

Don

MY  COMPUTER  INFORMATION

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name     DONALD-A3CFCBCF
System Manufacturer     Dell Computer Corporation
System Model    Dimension 3000
System Type     X86-based PC
Processor       x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2792Mhz
BIOS Version/Date       Dell Computer Corporation A02, 11/8/2004
SMBIOS Version  2.3
Windows Directory       C:\WINDOWS
System Directory        C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device     \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale  United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer      Version = "5.1.2600.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name       DONALD-A3CFCBCF\Donald Lytle
Time Zone       Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory   1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory       616.41 MB
Total Virtual Memory    2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory        1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.28 GB
Page File       C:\pagefile.sys

CRUCIAL

Jason  1-800-336-8896  Ext. 35626
Information on memory modules, etc.www.crucial.com

My order for memory module:
        Date 11-6-08    
        Order # 0023170173
        For item CT6464Z408.K8TKY  module kit
        Batch BL1117Y.SN
        Mat’l. # 200843 SS

FROM BELARC

Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name:  Donald-a3cfcbcf (in MSHOME)
Profile Date:   Friday, November 28, 2008 3:25:57 AM
Advisor Version:        7.2t
Windows Logon:  Donald Lytle

Operating System                System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)             Dell Computer
Corporation Dimension 3000
System Service Tag: C0LVB71 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: C0LVB71
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a             Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache            Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0K8980
Serial Number: ..CN7082152M027W.
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A02 11/08/2004
Drives          Memory Modules c,d
39.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.23 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD400BB-75JHC0 [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAMA2660356,
rev 06.01C06, SMART Status: Healthy
        1022 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM_2' has 512 MB
                Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0)    39.99 GB        24.23 GB free

                Network Drives
                None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details)                Printers
local user accounts     last logon
  Donald Lytle
11/27/2008 4:52:08 PM   (admin)
local system accounts  
  Administrator
never   (admin)
  Guest
never  
  HelpAssistant
never  
  SUPPORT_388945a0      never  

  Marks a disabled account;     Marks a locked account          Canon PIXMA
iP3000  on USB002
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver   on Microsoft Document Imaging
Writer Port:

Controllers             Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]              Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
[Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters            Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD          SoundMAX Integrated
Digital Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications          Other Devices
Intel(R) 537EP V9x DF PCI Modem

Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
        Physical Address:       00:13:20:1A:21:47

Networking Dns Servers:         209.143.0.10
66.209.140.124
                Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft NaturalPS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (4x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Version 8.0.0.358
    Realtime File Scanning On

Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]

All required security hotfixes (using the 06/12/2007 Microsoft Security
Bulletin Summary) have been installed.  

I have read that using an old version on the Yahoo! Toolbar may
contribute to this. If you are using the Yahoo! Toolbar at home, try
updating it or just completely uninstalling it through Add/Remove
Programs and and see what happens. You can always reinstall it later
if you want. I am not using it here though.

Are you still using Internet Explorer for your browser? My preference
for browsing is Firefox which is free and offers me more features and
flexibility. You may enjoy something like that better - at least at
home. Sometimes IE is required for certain things from Microsoft to
behave but I only use it when I have to. You can certainly have both
installed.

Good luck and please report back!

 

[Richard in AZ]

You don't say which version of Internet Explorer you use on each computer.
IE6 does not have tabbed browsing while IE7 does.
What you are experiencing is normal for IE6 (unless you go to the menu FILE and choose to open a new
window).
With IE7 you can have the option set to open a new site in a new tab and then the old site remains
open too.

| First I must say that I am not very wise with computers and if I say
| something dumb please bear with me.
|
| The minimizing feature on my XP Home Edition does not work correctly.
|
| Assume that with my Windows XP Home Edition I bring up the website
| http://www.snopes.com and I have it on my desktop. If I now click on the
| minus sign (-) in the upper right of the desktop it will minimize it to the
| taskbar at the bottom of my desktop and if I click on it while it's shown
| down in the taskbar the webpage will reappear on the desktop.
|
| Now, I decide I would like to look at the website
| http://www.truthorfiction.com. If I have the snopes webpage minimized in the
| taskbar and then bring up the truthorfiction webpage, the snopes site in my
| taskbar disappears.
|
| However, with the Windows XP Professional Edition I have at work, if I
| minimize the snopes webpage to the taskbar and then bring up the
| truthorfiction webpage, the snopes item in the taskbar stays there and does
| not disappear like it does in my home XP Edition and if I click on it, the
| snopes webpage will replace the truthorfiction webpage on my desktop. I
| would like very much for my home computer to work like this.
|
| I hope I've explained it clearly and like I said earlier, I don't know if
| the professional edition of XP is intentionally able to work like this and
| the home edition isn't.
|
| What do you think?
|
| Below are all the specs on my computer.
|
| Thanks much for any information or help you can give me.
|
| Don
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MY COMPUTER INFORMATION
|
| OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
| Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
| OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
| System Name DONALD-A3CFCBCF
| System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
| System Model Dimension 3000
| System Type X86-based PC
| Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2792 Mhz
| BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A02, 11/8/2004
| SMBIOS Version 2.3
| Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
| System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
| Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
| Locale United States
| Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180
| (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
| User Name DONALD-A3CFCBCF\Donald Lytle
| Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
| Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
| Available Physical Memory 616.41 MB
| Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
| Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
| Page File Space 1.28 GB
| Page File C:\pagefile.sys
|
|
| CRUCIAL
|
| Jason 1-800-336-8896 Ext. 35626
| Information on memory modules, etc.
| www.crucial.com
|
| My order for memory module:
| Date 11-6-08
| Order # 0023170173
| For item CT6464Z408.K8TKY module kit
| Batch BL1117Y.SN
| Mat'l. # 200843 SS
|
|
|
| FROM BELARC
|
|
| Computer Profile Summary
| Computer Name: Donald-a3cfcbcf (in MSHOME)
| Profile Date: Friday, November 28, 2008 3:25:57 AM
| Advisor Version: 7.2t
| Windows Logon: Donald Lytle
|
|
|
|
| Operating System System Model
| Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Computer
| Corporation Dimension 3000
| System Service Tag: C0LVB71 (support for this PC)
| Chassis Serial Number: C0LVB71
| Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
| Processor a Main Circuit Board b
| 2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
| 16 kilobyte primary memory cache
| 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0K8980
| Serial Number: ..CN7082152M027W.
| Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
| BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A02 11/08/2004
| Drives Memory Modules c,d
| 39.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
| 24.23 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
|
| SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S [CD-ROM drive]
| 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
|
| WDC WD400BB-75JHC0 [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAMA2660356,
| rev 06.01C06, SMART Status: Healthy
| 1022 Megabytes Installed Memory
|
| Slot 'DIMM_1' has 512 MB
| Slot 'DIMM_2' has 512 MB
| Local Drive Volumes
|
| c: (NTFS on drive 0) 39.99 GB 24.23 GB free
|
| Network Drives
| None detected
| Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
| local user accounts last logon
| Donald Lytle
| 11/27/2008 4:52:08 PM (admin)
| local system accounts
| Administrator
| never (admin)
| Guest
| never
| HelpAssistant
| never
| SUPPORT_388945a0 never
|
| Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account Canon PIXMA
| iP3000 on USB002
| Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging
| Writer Port:
|
| Controllers Display
| Standard floppy disk controller
| Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
| Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
| Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
| [Display adapter]
| Default Monitor
| Bus Adapters Multimedia
| Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
| Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
| Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
| Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD SoundMAX Integrated
| Digital Audio
| Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
| Communications Other Devices
| Intel(R) 537EP V9x DF PCI Modem
|
| Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
| Physical Address: 00:13:20:1A:21:47
|
| Networking Dns Servers: 209.143.0.10
| 66.209.140.124
| Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
| PS/2 Compatible Mouse
| USB Printing Support
| USB Root Hub (4x)
| Virus Protection [Back to Top]
|
| Kaspersky Anti-Virus Version 8.0.0.358
| Realtime File Scanning On
|
| Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]
|
|
| All required security hotfixes (using the 06/12/2007 Microsoft Security
| Bulletin Summary) have been installed.
|
|
|

 

[VanguardLH]

The minimizing feature on my XP Home Edition does not work correctly.

Assume that with my Windows XP Home Edition I bring up the website
http://www.snopes.com and I have it on my desktop. If I now click on the
minus sign (-) in the upper right of the desktop it will minimize it to the
taskbar at the bottom of my desktop and if I click on it while it¢s shown
down in the taskbar the webpage will reappear on the desktop.

Now, I decide I would like to look at the website
http://www.truthorfiction.com. If I have the snopes webpage minimized in the
taskbar and then bring up the truthorfiction webpage, the snopes site in my
taskbar disappears.

You sure that you aren't seeing the result of grouping taskbar icons for
the same application? When you click on the taskbar button for IE, is
more than one instance of it listed (i.e., does a list popup from the
taskbar button)?

Does the taskbar button look like "N Internet Explorer" where N is a
number?