Dear Microsoft I have found a problem with one of your XP Powertoys, described below.
1 - Is there a fix? 2 - You may wish to check the Vista task switcher does not have this problem (I don't have a Vista beta to check myself). I have just established what causes the Ttimer to freeze on my PC: I have a Microsoft addon, Windows XP power tools, one of which is an enhanced task switcher. As well as showing the icon when doing Alt/Tab, it shows a thumbnail preview of the window, which is real useful as I often have 3 or 4 windows of the same type open and I can spot easily which is the one I am after. (A similar feature will be standard in Vista, where a thumbnail window preview will float above the task bar as you mouse over the task bar.) Now - if the program running has a timer, and the task switcher gets a thumbnail preview of the window, it freezes the timer, every time. The program is a bit hit and miss, as it is sometimes slow responding, and doesn't always retrieve a thumbnail, and I have found if it doesn't then the timer is unaffected. Obviously it pokes into the process to get the screen thumbnail and it disrupts any timer as it does so. The version on the Microsoft site is still the same as the one I have. Lets hope that Vista does not have the same problem! Any suggestions? Anyone else on the DUG use this tool? John _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
