Viper187 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I recorded a 13 second video of this. http://viper.shadowflareindustries.com/temp/bah.aviBasically, It shows me clicking between two apps in the taskbar, but other random apps keep coming to the foreground in the process. I've had this happen to me on multiple versions of XP with different hardware, etc. It always seemed to start when I had a lot running, but nothing specific. The video is XP 64-bit SP2 running on a 2.8ghz Phenom X3 (720?), with 8 gig of DDR3, GeForce 285 FTW Edition, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 No, can't say as I have. The z-order is a shell construct, it generally keeps track of the stack order, although there are APIs that any Win32 app can call to move itself up, down, bottom, top, take focus, etc, so it's hard to say. Is there anything specific that is always running on your machine across your differing hardware? This likely won't be a driver issue (it's possible, just not probable), but an app issue instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper187 Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Is there anything specific that is always running on your machine across your differing hardware? This likely won't be a driver issue (it's possible, just not probable), but an app issue instead.I've pretty much ruled out all my software, since I know people that use the same exact stuff without incident. The only app that crosses my mind is mIRC, but there are plenty of people using that too. I don't use anything real obscure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Well, that leaves either your specific combo of apps, or a driver issue - I run an average of 10 - 12 apps at a time, have for years, never with that happening. I've seen it on other machines, and it's always come down to some application munging the z-order on losing focus, or a driver issue causing the list to reorder, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousum Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Happened to me also.All i did was I changed my mouse and the problem was gone. Though I don't know what caused this to happen or what made it disappear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper187 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Happened to me also.All i did was I changed my mouse and the problem was gone. Though I don't know what caused this to happen or what made it disappearI use a Logitech G5 (wired). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper187 Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) I'm beginning to wonder if Logitech Setpoint could be doing it. You'd think mouse drivers from Logitech wouldn't be prone to such a lame issue, but who knows. I know another guy that used to have the issue, and he thinks he has Setpoint installed. I was able to duplicate the problem on a near fresh install of XP 64-bit; just drivers, virtual drive, AnyDVD, probably Firefox, and old versions of mIRC and Textpad. I'm also curious as to why no balloon tips appear on mouseover of the taskbar, system tray, etc anymore. I kind of liked when I could mouseover the clock to see the date. I that some side effect of using the classic theme or part of my weird bug? Edited July 28, 2009 by Viper187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 If you click the taskbar, the tooltips should re-appear. It's a bug in Windows. There is 3rd party app that fixes it but it has to run all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper187 Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) If you click the taskbar, the tooltips should re-appear. It's a bug in Windows. There is 3rd party app that fixes it but it has to run all the time.Well, that sort of works. The tooltips appear but they're almost completely covered by the bar itself for no apparent reason. They do that in the quick launch, taskbar, and sys tray, but mouseover on the clock still doesn't show the date. Edited July 28, 2009 by Viper187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Here's that app I was telling you about: TooltipFixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper187 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 I'll be damned. It IS Logitech Setpoint doing it. How the hell could a commercial software driver cause this problem for years without it being fixed? Better question. How am I going to reprogram the buttons on my G5 laser mouse without it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I'll be damned. It IS Logitech Setpoint doing it. How the hell could a commercial software driver cause this problem for years without it being fixed? Better question. How am I going to reprogram the buttons on my G5 laser mouse without it?I am sure there are third party programs that can change those buttons for you. You can also check for other versions of their software, or perhaps you will still get to program the extra buttons with just the driver installed. But really, is it so annoying that you choose to just get rid of the software? You might be able to get used to the behaviour (if there is no easy fix) unless it is causing performance issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinStacey.x Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Try downloading TweakUI and using it to stop 'rude' apps from taking the foreground, instead flashing the taskbar button. I quite like that tweak but it's not as if its life and death, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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