Windoze wrote:
> All I want to do is have the file (any file) open when I double click
> on it, even if the application (any application) is minimized. This
> occurs naturally in Mac OS X (and all previous OSs on the Mac side)
> but I can't seem to get it working in Windoesn't XP.
>
> Apparently there is something known as "stealing focus" that I need to
> force upon all applications if I double click a file for that
> application. Why on earth wouldn't Windows open a file that you
> double click? It's obvious that I want it to open, and be useable,
> the second I double-click it, isn't it?
>
>
> The time that Windows wastes is soooooo frustrating. Any speed gains
> that PC hardware may have over Mac hardware is forfeited by Windows
> lack of productivity.
>
> Any help, if it is even possible, would be greatly appreciated.

I believe my Office 2003 works as you say you desire.

Example to make sure:

I have a Microsoft Word document already open. I minimize.
I then locate another Word Document on my desktop and double-click on it..
It opens a new window on my desktop - the minimized document stays
minimized.

Excel is similar - same situation.. The only different is that the Excel
window opens and contains all of the windows inside of one window - where
Word has many windows open for each document.. In any case - the excel main
window restores itself and the new file i double-clicked on is visible..

Is that what you are trying to do?

(Yes - I have my "Prevent applications from stealing focus" enabled. Flash
3 times.)

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