Originally posted by WoodgieHm, but I won't see it because the window is in the background... Or would it cause the window to be shown?
When you lose focus another application will have it, if that application has a menu bar, then pressing alt will highlight the first option on that bar.
Just a suggestion.
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Originally posted by NordlysSearch in google to see what each of them are. Shutting any of them down wouldn't do harm because they will start running again when you reboot your PC (shutting some down which you REALLY need might make your operating system unstable, therefore it is just a case of rebooting your PC, that is one that you know you can't get rid of).
There are a lot of processes in the list, and in most cases I have no idea what they do and if it's safe to close them down. But I have been thinking what might have changed recently, and I am now trying if closing Playchess completely might help.
You just need to find out if you really need the one that is causing the problem.
Uninstalling ones that you are sure you don't need (so it doesn't run again after rebooting) is a little trickier (unless it is in the Add/Remove Programs in the control panel). You might have to remove it from the Start Up menu, or from the registry.
First step is to find the culprit. 😉
Originally posted by lauseyIt's difficult because this doesn't happen all the time anyway, so if I shut down some process and then don't have a problem, it could either be because that process was the problem, or it might simply be coincidence. Right now I don't have any problems. Maybe the cocoa Wildfire gave me solved the problem.
Search in google to see what each of them are. Shutting any of them down wouldn't do harm because they will start running again when you reboot your PC (shutting some down which you REALLY need might make your operating system unstable, therefore it is just a case of rebooting your PC, that is one that you know you can't get rid of).
You just need to find ...[text shortened]... e it from the Start Up menu, or from the registry.
First step is to find the culprit. 😉
Originally posted by NordlysIntermittent bugs are always the most annoying. 🙁
It's difficult because this doesn't happen all the time anyway, so if I shut down some process and then don't have a problem, it could either be because that process was the problem, or it might simply be coincidence. Right now I don't have any problems. Maybe the cocoa Wildfire gave me solved the problem.
Originally posted by NordlysDo you have spybot? (no, it's not a medical condition, but a piece of software than can help protect you against all sorts of 'malware'😉.
Recently I started to have a problem with my computer: The active window (actually I don't know if it happens with any window, I have only experienced it with the browser (Firefox) window) suddenly becomes inactive, without any noticeable reason and without any other window popping up. Very annoying when I am typing, and suddenly nothing happens anymore. Clicking anywhere in the window reactivates it. Any idea why this might be happening?
http://www.spybot.info
It's free. It finds things that most anti-virus software misses, and can help you fix them. One feature is a list of all the things that start up on your PC. A lot of them are explained and they can be disabled or removed. If you enable the TeaTimer (no idea why they called it that), it will alert you when the registry changes in certain 'critical' areas.
I have it on all my pcs, both at work and at home.
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Originally posted by WoodgieAt work I develop in Delphi, with a Firebird database. We should be switching over to an MS SQL Server DB soon (not my choice, by the way, would prefer Oracle).
Good show.
What is your language of choice?
Delphi is mainly what I like to develop in the most.
Other languages: Perl, C++ (limited knowledge, but improving), BASIC, Visual BASIC, Fortran.
Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Firebird and MySQL.
Operating systems: MS-DOS, All versions of MS Windows up to XP, Unix, Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat).
Web development; HTML, XML, Javascript and PHP.