Is there a setting in Vista that forces windows to the background?

As I'm going through my Engineering software to see what still doesn't
work with RC2 (and it's a depressingly large list so far...), I'm
seeing behavior that's different than XP.


Specificially, if an application installer calls *another* install
process as part of it's installation, it's throwing that second
installer screen to the *background* instead of the foreground.


Example: Installing Hyperworks has to install Java runtime after
installing the program.

But it throws the Java installer *behind* the Hyperworks installation
screen. If you aren't paying close enough attention to the toolbar to
notice it's flashing, you'd think the installer hung.


So...

Is there some setting that forces subsequent windows to come to the
*foreground* that I'm missing?

Anybody see anything similar (Ansys 10 does something similar)? And
it's annoying...

- Steve

I've noticed some important Windows slipping into the background in RC1
as well

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:39:49 +0100, deebs <deebs@false.false> wrote:

>I've noticed some important Windows slipping into the background in RC1
>as well
Same here. If you are lucky, the task bar item flashes. Many times you
scratch your head as to why it appears 'Stalled'. It is because there
is a message box BEHIND waiting for you to input something.
Guess I just got used to it and did not bug report it

"Steve Maser" <maser@umich.edu> wrote in message
news:111020061626483863%maser@umich.edu...
> As I'm going through my Engineering software to see what still doesn't
> work with RC2 (and it's a depressingly large list so far...), I'm
> seeing behavior that's different than XP.
>
>
> Specificially, if an application installer calls *another* install
> process as part of it's installation, it's throwing that second
> installer screen to the *background* instead of the foreground.
>
>
> Example: Installing Hyperworks has to install Java runtime after
> installing the program.
>
> But it throws the Java installer *behind* the Hyperworks installation
> screen. If you aren't paying close enough attention to the toolbar to
> notice it's flashing, you'd think the installer hung.
>
>
> So...
>
> Is there some setting that forces subsequent windows to come to the
> *foreground* that I'm missing?
>
> Anybody see anything similar (Ansys 10 does something similar)? And
> it's annoying...
>
> - Steve



Steve,

Please file a bug report with Microsoft. Use the link that is on your
desktop.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Posted using Vista RC2 5744

(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Steve Urbach" <dragonsclaw@NOTmindspring.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:39:49 +0100, deebs <deebs@false.false> wrote:
>
>>I've noticed some important Windows slipping into the background in RC1
>>as well
> Same here. If you are lucky, the task bar item flashes. Many times you
> scratch your head as to why it appears 'Stalled'. It is because there
> is a message box BEHIND waiting for you to input something.
> Guess I just got used to it and did not bug report it

Possibly we are all "long toothed" and learned workarounds in Windows 3
or Windows 95 when the focus or active Window jumps away from an open
requester or dialogue box?

I've submitted a bug report now. I'd encourage others to do the same.

It's not clear to me if the issue is with specific installer programs
or not.

But it's highly frustrating that the behavior is different from XP in
this regard...

- Steve