Computer help please

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Hey guys, when I run a full screen program, it seems to sometimes just minimise it, showing me the desktop again. It doesnt crash, just minimise.

Any ideas?

[Tchocky]

Alt-Tab around till it comes back

Or, wait for a tech-minded person to post :P

[sonar732]

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Hey guys, when I run a full screen program, it seems to sometimes just minimise it, showing me the desktop again. It doesnt crash, just minimise.

Any ideas?

Was the program minimized when you closed the program before this started showing up? I might suggest maximizing it and then closing it. Otherwise, I'm stumped.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

No, I mean it'll just randomly do it when its running, like, I could be playing SH4, and poof, down it goes. I dont have a screensaver or anything.

[Knipper]

That's a poser. Do you still get the SH button showing in the windows tool bar at the bottom of the screen?

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Originally Posted by Knipper

That's a poser. Do you still get the SH button showing in the windows tool bar at the bottom of the screen?

Yeah, and I can go back into it no problem. Its just frustrating to be in the middle of an attack then fzzt, down it goes.

[TteFAboB]

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[sonar732]

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

No, I mean it'll just randomly do it when its running, like, I could be playing SH4, and poof, down it goes. I dont have a screensaver or anything.

Do a CTRL + ALT+ DELETE when it happens and see what processes are being used. For instance, if I forget to shut down everything while running Fighting Steel, it will totally mess up my game after I close whatever program came up. This is what it sounds like for you.

[sonar732]

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

Greetings,

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[Kapitan_Phillips]

Well I unplugged from t'internet and disabled ZoneAlarm and Avast, and all seems good so far..

[Knipper]

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Well I unplugged from t'internet and disabled ZoneAlarm and Avast, and all seems good so far..

Maybe that's a clue. I often used to get wierd things happening (though not minimizing) when attacking, which I eventually concluded were due to high cpu/memory usage, ie when there's a lot happening in terms of sound and vision. These days, I use FSAutoStart to turn absolutely everything I don't need off before I run the sim. It does mean you can't play online though. Mind you, I've never had any similar problems when playing on line, so it's not been an issue.

[sonar732]

Originally Posted by Knipper

Maybe that's a clue. I often used to get wierd things happening (though not minimizing) when attacking, which I eventually concluded were due to high cpu/memory usage, ie when there's a lot happening in terms of sound and vision. These days, I use FSAutoStart to turn absolutely everything I don't need off before I run the sim. It does mean you can't play online though. Mind you, I've never had any similar problems when playing on line, so it's not been an issue.

Do you like this better than "End It All"?

[sonar732]

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Well I unplugged from t'internet and disabled ZoneAlarm and Avast, and all seems good so far..

I wouldn't have gone to the extreme of unplugging your internet connection. Look at the times which you update your A/V, Firewall, and Spywhere programs and shut it down. Same thing with when a scheduled scan takes place.

[Knipper]

Originally Posted by sonar732

Do you like this better than "End It All"?

Hi sonar, can't say I've tried 'End It All'. great name though. I discovered FSAS a few years ago and it seemed to do the trick. What's different with EIA? There's bound to be a thread on here somewhere about it, I'll have a look later.

[sonar732]

Originally Posted by Knipper

Hi sonar, can't say I've tried 'End It All'. great name though. I discovered FSAS a few years ago and it seemed to do the trick. What's different with EIA? There's bound to be a thread on here somewhere about it, I'll have a look later.

Here is a screenie of EIA...




and here is a link to a nice article on PC Magazine.com.