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Great news Deano - Glad that worked!
Cheers,
Jimmy.
"Deano!!" <Deano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:206589AC-B69E-440F-9047-A20E730F2B9A@microsoft.com...
> Cheers, the keyboard software one worked, thx alot
>
> "Jimmy S." wrote:
>
>> Hi Deano,
>>
>> Here are some solutions (and workarounds) to deal with the problem where games minimize to the Task Bar.
>>
>> 1. Install and/or play the game using an administrator account.
>>
>> 2. Keyboard software has been known to cause this problem. One player
>> posted that by un-installing their Trust Silverline Direct Access keyboard
>> software, all their games worked again without minimizing to the Task Bar.
>>
>> 3. Norton's AntiVirus (Internet Security) can cause the problem as well. The
>> workaround is to disable the program. To do so, right click it's Tray icon.
>> One person wrote: "I just went to the Norton Anti-virus options, and turned
>> off the Liveupdate auto update option. It worked like a charm for me."
>>
>> 4. One person wrote: "I finally found that if I open the command line, cd to
>> the directory, then type the program name, it works!!!"
>>
>> 5. Yet another workaround is to click the screen after you launch the game.
>>
>> If the problem persists, please try these additional troubleshooting steps.
>>
>> The most common causes for that problem can be solved with
>> these few steps. If the problem persists after you've tried these,
>> please post back and we'll try some more solutions. Good luck!
>>
>> A. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
>> programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
>> blockers using:
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php
>>
>> You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
>>
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
>>
>> B. Run a virus scan at:
http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
>> Download & Run Spybot from:
http://security.kolla.de to find any
>> Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.
>>
>> C. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
>> / Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
>> the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.
>>
>> D. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
>> Recommended:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
>> require a patch:
http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
>>
>> E. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
>> For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
>> Checklist of Solutions at:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html
>>
>> --
>> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
>> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
>> Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
>> MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
>> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
>> _________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Deano!!" <Deano!!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:87EC016A-DE59-4765-A6F3-0CF840CA4B89@microsoft.com...
>> > when ever i run new games that have just been installed the game will start
>> > then when it starts it minimizes to the desktop picture, and il click
>> > maximize it, and it will maximize then straight away minimizes, and it keeps
>> > doing it for ages, can any help plz
>>
>>
>>
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