Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window focus
when I'm using another application (like my card game). I installed TWEAK
UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but it
doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times and I've looked in the
MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be happening
to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response. Sure would be
nice to stop it.
thanks,

Grandma Jo

ActiveX controls that use Java Platform, Standard Edition 1.3 or 1.4

After you click on an ActiveX applet control in a program that runs the
applet control by using Java Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.3 or J2SE
1.4, the focus does not go to the applet control. You must click the control
a second time to establish focus. The focus behavior works correctly in J2SE
1.5. To obtain the latest version of J2SE, visit the following Sun
Microsystems, Inc. Web site:
http://java.sun.com/j2se

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/912945
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Gistcheckin


"Grandma Jo" wrote:

> Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window focus
> when I'm using another application (like my card game). I installed TWEAK
> UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but it
> doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times and I've looked in the
> MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be happening
> to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response. Sure would be
> nice to stop it.
> thanks,
>
> Grandma Jo
>
>
>

"Grandma Jo" <nospam@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:Od$pQl2fHHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window focus
> when I'm using another application (like my card game).


More important than the page which is interrupted is the one which is doing
the interrupting and the cause of the interruption. E.g. if it is being caused
by a certain kind of scripting there is probably nothing that you can do other
than be aware of the cause of the problem and take steps to avoid it,
such as load About:Blank on top of it.


> I installed TWEAK
> UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but it
> doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times


What setting did you try? The one that says "flash taskbar button"?
Does it flash?


> and I've looked in the
> MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be happening
> to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response.


You didn't have to wait *that* long to ask again. ; )


> Sure would be nice to stop it.
> thanks,
>
> Grandma Jo
>
>


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
---

I went to the Java site and installed Java, but it didn't fix the problem.
Thanks for the idea though. Appreciate it.
- Grandma Jo

"Gistcheckin" <Gistcheckin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34BB90F6-FCC3-4676-8D14-721E51C21EAB@microsoft.com...
> ActiveX controls that use Java Platform, Standard Edition 1.3 or 1.4
>
> After you click on an ActiveX applet control in a program that runs the
> applet control by using Java Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.3 or J2SE
> 1.4, the focus does not go to the applet control. You must click the
> control
> a second time to establish focus. The focus behavior works correctly in
> J2SE
> 1.5. To obtain the latest version of J2SE, visit the following Sun
> Microsystems, Inc. Web site:
> http://java.sun.com/j2se
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/912945
> --
> Gistcheckin
>
>
> "Grandma Jo" wrote:
>
>> Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window
>> focus
>> when I'm using another application (like my card game). I installed
>> TWEAK
>> UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but it
>> doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times and I've looked in
>> the
>> MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be
>> happening
>> to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response. Sure would
>> be
>> nice to stop it.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Grandma Jo
>>
>>
>>

I have the same problem. I ALT-TAB to another program (Excel, Outlook,
Money, etc), let go of the ALT-TAB keys, and Explorer pops back to the front.
It is very annoying. It's like a little child screaming in your face "look at
me look at me!"


"Grandma Jo" wrote:

> Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window focus
> when I'm using another application (like my card game). I installed TWEAK
> UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but it
> doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times and I've looked in the
> MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be happening
> to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response. Sure would be
> nice to stop it.
> thanks,
>
> Grandma Jo
>
>
>

It seems odd that I didn't have this problem until IE7. None of the other
versions of IE have done this over the years. I would think someone would
know why, or else it would be a common problem that folks just live with and
ignore?

- Grandma Jo

"Paul D" <Paul D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D6A8DB9F-49CD-483A-AF54-9BE65673BA13@microsoft.com...
>
> I have the same problem. I ALT-TAB to another program (Excel, Outlook,
> Money, etc), let go of the ALT-TAB keys, and Explorer pops back to the
> front.
> It is very annoying. It's like a little child screaming in your face "look
> at
> me look at me!"
>
>
> "Grandma Jo" wrote:
>
>> Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window
>> focus
>> when I'm using another application (like my card game). I installed
>> TWEAK
>> UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but it
>> doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times and I've looked in
>> the
>> MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be
>> happening
>> to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response. Sure would
>> be
>> nice to stop it.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Grandma Jo
>>
>>
>>

Grandma Jo, you haven't replied to Robert Aldwinckle's reply to your
original post yet.
--
~PA Bear

Grandma Jo wrote:
> It seems odd that I didn't have this problem until IE7. None of the other
> versions of IE have done this over the years. I would think someone would
> know why, or else it would be a common problem that folks just live with
> and
> ignore?
>
> - Grandma Jo
>
> "Paul D" <Paul D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D6A8DB9F-49CD-483A-AF54-9BE65673BA13@microsoft.com...
>>
>> I have the same problem. I ALT-TAB to another program (Excel, Outlook,
>> Money, etc), let go of the ALT-TAB keys, and Explorer pops back to the
>> front.
>> It is very annoying. It's like a little child screaming in your face
>> "look
>> at
>> me look at me!"
>>
>>
>> "Grandma Jo" wrote:
>>
>>> Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window
>>> focus
>>> when I'm using another application (like my card game). I installed
>>> TWEAK
>>> UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but it
>>> doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times and I've looked in
>>> the
>>> MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be
>>> happening
>>> to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response. Sure would
>>> be
>>> nice to stop it.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Grandma Jo

I don't understand what he means to do by loading "about blank" on top of
it. Can you explain how to do that? Thank you. - Grandma Jo

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote in message
news:uDl47hRhHHA.4844@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Grandma Jo, you haven't replied to Robert Aldwinckle's reply to your
> original post yet.
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> Grandma Jo wrote:
>> It seems odd that I didn't have this problem until IE7. None of the
>> other
>> versions of IE have done this over the years. I would think someone
>> would
>> know why, or else it would be a common problem that folks just live with
>> and
>> ignore?
>>
>> - Grandma Jo
>>
>> "Paul D" <Paul D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D6A8DB9F-49CD-483A-AF54-9BE65673BA13@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>> I have the same problem. I ALT-TAB to another program (Excel, Outlook,
>>> Money, etc), let go of the ALT-TAB keys, and Explorer pops back to the
>>> front.
>>> It is very annoying. It's like a little child screaming in your face
>>> "look
>>> at
>>> me look at me!"
>>>
>>>
>>> "Grandma Jo" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ever since I downloaded IE 7 I have a problem with it stealing window
>>>> focus
>>>> when I'm using another application (like my card game). I installed
>>>> TWEAK
>>>> UI and have tried using the feature in that program to stop this, but
>>>> it
>>>> doesn't help. I've reapplied that feature many times and I've looked
>>>> in
>>>> the
>>>> MS knowledgebase for help. Anyone have info on this? It must be
>>>> happening
>>>> to others, but I asked some months ago and got no response. Sure would
>>>> be
>>>> nice to stop it.
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Grandma Jo
>