Hi,
I have a feeling that the extended alt-tab you describe is an xp powertoy. I
went to check on the page but got:-
(January 31, 2002 update) PowerToys will not be available today as
previously stated here. We're sorry, because we know you like them a lot.
PowerToys are currently being improved, and will be available for download
in the spring.
Worth checking if XP Powertoys is in your add/remove programs
HTH
Pete
"Peter Osborne" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> Hello All,
>
> I have Windows XP running on a partion of my laptop and I'm wondering if
> some of the windows guru's could help me with some of my settings. I use
> ALT-TAB to toggle between or through my applications. I have always
> found this is the fastest way to switch between applications and doesn't
> require me to reach for the mouse.
>
> In the latest greatest release of this OS, it seems to popup this huge
> window and generate a thumbnail of the application as I toggle through
> the apps. Of course it takes my laptop about a second for each
> application. As nice as this new eye candy is, I have never had a
> problem relating the name of an application to the application that I
> want to run.
>
> In addition to this "feature", it seems that hitting alt-tab to switch
> from QuickTax to Netscape and then hitting alt-tab again no longer takes
> me back to Quick Tax but instead moves me on to the next app in the
> list. This last "feature" sucks, no way around it. It renders alt-tab
> useless and I have to resort to that little joystick mouse in the center
> of my laptop keyboard.
>
> When KDE added silly application thumbnails 6 months ago, I had no
> problem turning them off but I cannot find the switch in Windows. Can
> someone please tell me how to make Windoze behave the way it use to so I
> can make it through tax season and return to KDE for another year.
>
> Thanks a bunch,
> -Pete
>
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