Games minimize unexpectedly

nana56 · 01-06-2009, 07:02 PM

I often play games on my computer. I've been noticing, for a while now, that they will suddenly minimize. This only happens when I'm in full screen mode. They'll minimize to the tray and I can immediately click on them and continue playing. Anybody got any ideas? My os is Vista Basic.

**Aus_Karlos** · 01-06-2009, 11:49 PM

Do you know what other programs you have running in the background. Applications like MSN Messenger can sometimes call for your attention, this usually make MSN jump to the front so to say and may cause fullscreen applications to minimize.

01-06-2009, 07:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
nana56 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southeast Posts: 20 OS: XP	Games minimize unexpectedly I often play games on my computer. I've been noticing, for a while now, that they will suddenly minimize. This only happens when I'm in full screen mode. They'll minimize to the tray and I can immediately click on them and continue playing. Anybody got any ideas? My os is Vista Basic.

01-06-2009, 11:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
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