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vista minimizes my games during play
There are so many reasons why this could happen, sometimes its caused by
background programs, possible suspects include: spyware, virus', intrusive virus checkers (including Norton). As there are so many reasons why this could happen, a good idea would be to start windows with all 3rd party applications disabled and then try playing a game. If it doesn't minimise then you know its a 3rd party program that loads up in the background. To disable 3rd party programs which arn't needed for normal operation of Vista try this: 1. press 'windows key+r' to bring up the system configuration application. 2. Then click on the 'selective startup' selection and ensure they are all checked except 'load startup iteams' 3. click the 'services' tab and then 'hide all microsoft services' then click 'disable all'. 4. Restart and see if the problem still happens. 5. If it (hopefully) goes away, look though your startup/services and check the ones that you would like to keep running and that you think arn't causing the problem. This is a safe procedure and you can undo your changes at any time by changing it back to 'Normal Startup' at the 'General' Tab of the 'System Configuration' application. Good luck, hope it helps. Also, just as a long shot, try updating your graphics driver and running Windows Update. |
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vista minimizes my games during play
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in : is there a solution for this. The game just minimizes in the middle of play. Vista does this on ALL my games Are you sure your not just simply hitting the windows key by accident? -- The most reliable time to upgrade to a new Operating System is at the end of its life cycle. Dave |