What did YOU install that overwrites that key? The Default is 200000.
Remove the malware and things should go back to normal.

Scott McDonald wrote:

> The focus stealing thing is making me want to drive up to the Seattle area
> and leave a flaming bag full of dog poo on Bill Gate's doorstep.
>
> I've set EVERY INSTANCE of "ForegroundLockTimeout" in the registry to
> 99999999999 (until it truncates it...) as well as trying various recommended
> numbers like 200000 etc restarted the system and STILL everything keeps
> stealing focus like it's going out of style.
>
> What I have found is that after restarting the HKCU ForegroundLockTimeout is
> back to 0 every time; why is it switching back? And yes, I do have
> administrative rights to the machine etc; all the other instances in the
> registry where that is found I've also set to 99999999 until it truncates it
> and they remain as I set them, this first one and apparently the most
> important one goes back to 0 - why?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Scott
>
>
>
>

This is a fresh loaded system, nothing on it but OS, drivers, office etc.

Try not to be such a jackass in your responses.

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What did YOU install that overwrites that key? The Default is 200000.
> Remove the malware and things should go back to normal.
>
> Scott McDonald wrote:
>
>> The focus stealing thing is making me want to drive up to the Seattle
>> area
>> and leave a flaming bag full of dog poo on Bill Gate's doorstep.
>>
>> I've set EVERY INSTANCE of "ForegroundLockTimeout" in the registry to
>> 99999999999 (until it truncates it...) as well as trying various
>> recommended numbers like 200000 etc restarted the system and STILL
>> everything keeps stealing focus like it's going out of style.
>>
>> What I have found is that after restarting the HKCU ForegroundLockTimeout
>> is back to 0 every time; why is it switching back? And yes, I do have
>> administrative rights to the machine etc; all the other instances in the
>> registry where that is found I've also set to 99999999 until it truncates
>> it and they remain as I set them, this first one and apparently the most
>> important one goes back to 0 - why?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
>