Hi Peter,
I wasn't sure what you were complaining about, so I started playing around with
some stuff. I usually just get a very small window with the apps, and it is very
fast. But, at one point I did get this big HUGE window that I have never seen
before. Maybe that is what you are getting. For some reason, pressing the
"window button" and "tab" and then "alt" "tab" took me back to the normal way.
Of coarse, I can't bring back the HUGE window, but that's OK, I don't want that
either!
- Chris
Peter Osborne wrote:
> I wonder what "Power" and "grinding my machine to a halt" have in common.
> Maybe M$ is proving how much Power they have seeing that I have to use this
> crap to do my taxes.
>
> -Pete
> On February 5, 2002 12:47 pm, Pete Vickers wrote:
> > 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
> > news:a3nmbg01dg0@enews3.newsguy.com...
> >
> > > 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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