windows logo key won't minimize game

[ben]

when i am playing the game delta force black hawk down and
i press the windows logo key or any combination of keys
pressed with the windows logo key and it does't goto the
desktop. if i press just the windows keys i can see the
start panel flicker then go away. but the game screen is
still showing even though i am not playing the game. the
same thing happens when i push the windows logo key and
another key ie windows key + d to go to desktop. the
selection box flickers and then disappears but the game
screen is still up. i have installed ati's catalyst 4.6
drivers reinstalled the old 4.5 catalyst drivers and even
tried the latest omega drivers and they don't fix the
problem. i am running win xp home with a p4 2.4 on a msi
neo 875 fis2r mobo, 1 gig of pc2700 dualchannel ddr with a
ati 9700 pro 128mb video card.

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Ben,

Try ALT+TAB. That should allow you to toggle to a
desktop application, and return to the desktop as a result.

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| when i am playing the game delta force black hawk down and
| i press the windows logo key or any combination of keys
| pressed with the windows logo key and it does't goto the
| desktop. if i press just the windows keys i can see the
| start panel flicker then go away. but the game screen is
| still showing even though i am not playing the game. the
| same thing happens when i push the windows logo key and
| another key ie windows key + d to go to desktop. the
| selection box flickers and then disappears but the game
| screen is still up. i have installed ati's catalyst 4.6
| drivers reinstalled the old 4.5 catalyst drivers and even
| tried the latest omega drivers and they don't fix the
| problem. i am running win xp home with a p4 2.4 on a msi
| neo 875 fis2r mobo, 1 gig of pc2700 dualchannel ddr with a
| ati 9700 pro 128mb video card.

 

[Guest]

alt tab does not work either. thanks for the help.

 

[Kelly Cotter]

alt tab does not work either. thanks for the help.

alt tab works for me


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[Neil Dela Osa [MS]]

A lot of game applications don't like losing focus and intentionally disable
the Windows Key and Alt-Tab functionality.