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Old 04-01-2007   #4 (permalink)
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RE: Random Minimizing

Awesome find thwapper. I was on the verge of letting my hair grow out so I
could pull it out this was so annoying. Thanks.

"thwapper" wrote:

> I found the answer on another thread just the other day. I have a Toshiba
> laptop. The problem for me was that when I clicked on the TouchPad, the
> screen minimized... This happened because the Toshiba comes with a default
> setting for "TapZones, " which means that you can tap in the left corner and
> you can minimize the window, the right corner and the Start menu can pop up.
> etc. You can customize these zones to do whatever you want, or, like me,
> just turn the stupid things off. =) If you have a similar machine, here's
> what you can try:
>
> go to control panel and under "Hardware and Sound," click on "Mouse."
> Click the "Device Settings" tab.
> Under the Devices window, click the "settings" button.
> Expand the "Tapping" menu, then double click "Tap Zones."
> In that window, you can either turn them off, resize the zones, or reassign
> different settings.
>
> Happy tapping!
>
> "trista" wrote:
>
> > hello there
> > i am having the same problem it gets to the point that i am ready to throw
> > the com puter out the window. i haven't figured out how to stop it yet but
> > man is it annoying i thought i was the only one having this problem but mine
> > does it when i am on the net, when i am on media player or playing games it
> > just does it
> > if u figure out a way to fix it let me know
> > also maybe check your settings that is what a best buy guy told me he's on
> > the geek squad but that didn't work.
> > let me know if u figure anything out
> > thanks
> >
> > "thwapper" wrote:
> >
> > > There are times when I'll click on maybe a web button or anywhere in any
> > > active window (usually when I try to select the scroll bar) and the screen
> > > will either maximize or shrink to a smaller window. WHY does this happen?
> > > Or better, how can I stop this? Thanks!

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