Windoze wrote:
> I am stuck using a PC at work, and I have another question about how
> to fix something in XP that I've always taken for granted in OS X and
> OS 9 for that matter. When I double click a file in Windows Explorer
> to open the file, the file does not actually open, instead the
> application button in the task bar flashed orange until I click it,
> then I have to select the file I was trying to open, AND THEN it
> finally opens. Who's idea was it at MS not open a file that I double
> click? It is so frustrating that I even need to ask this question,
> but, here goes:
>
> How to I get files to open when I double click them in Windows XP? As
> far as I know, it has something to do with focus, which I know little
> about. Can someone PLEASE help me to get Windows to actaully open the
> flle - liek a normal OS - when I double-click it to OPEN the file?
>
> In the mean time I'll add this to the list of things that Windows XP
> lacks when compared to OS X (and OS 9 in some instances). Don't mean
> to rant, it's jsut ridiculous.
>
> P.S. Yes, I posted another similar topic to this a week or two ago,
> but I cannot remember the email address I registered with.
>
> See here if you're interested:
> http://tinyurl.com/9c7u4

You (or someone else) had to change the default OR you are opeing a file
that opens inside an application you already have open... Like
double-clicking on a Word file when you have Word already opened and
minimized to the system tray.

Use TweakUI to allow your applications to Steal Focus if that is what you
want.

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