Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:06:08 -0800 from Fabiano
<Fabiano@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> Is there anyway to instruct Windows so that any program/application/whatever
> windows doesn't pop on top of the others? Examples:
> 1. It's very annoying when you're typing something important and the Office
> reminders pop on top. Sound and blinking in the Taskbar is more than enough.
> 2. Another situation is when you're running two applications at the same
> time, and you're working on one of them, and the other's process generates
> new windows, and they pop on top. My problem is not that it generates new
> windows, but that THEY ALWAYS POP ON TOP.

In the General tab of TweakUI
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
check "Prevent applications from stealing focus".

It doesn't work perfectly, but it's better than nothing.


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