This I have already done (ForegroundLockTimeout). Does not work in Windows 7. At least for me.
From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 10:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 focus stealing I dont think that there is - but AFAIK the registry tweak is the same across all versions of windows. If its a mouseover issue, check this: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsvista/hover.aspx If you want to prevent any apps from stealing active window focus, try this registry hack, which does the same thing as the TweakUI option: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/ht/stealingfocus02.htm http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc957208.aspx -- ME2 On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Bob Fronk <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Didn't realize there was a W7 version. Will try it. From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 10:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 focus stealing Have you tried the "Prevent applications from stealing focus" option in TweakUI ? -- ME2 On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Bob Fronk <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I did a quick Google this morning but didn't find an answer for Windows 7. I need to stop focus stealing on a workstation. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
