Minimizing won't work right

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lytle

The minimizing feature on my XP Home Edition does not work correctly.

First I must say that I am not very wise with computers and if I say
something dumb please bear with me.

Assume that with my Windows XP Home Edition I bring up the website
http://www.snopes.com and I have it on my desktop. If I now click on the
minus sign (-) in the upper right of the desktop it will minimize it to the
taskbar at the bottom of my desktop and if I click on it while it’s shown
down in the taskbar the webpage will reappear on the desktop.

Now, I decide I would like to look at the website
http://www.truthorfiction.com. If I have the snopes webpage minimized in the
taskbar and then bring up the truthorfiction webpage, the snopes site in my
taskbar disappears.

However, with the Windows XP Professional Edition I have at work, if I
minimize the snopes webpage to the taskbar and then bring up the
truthorfiction webpage, the snopes item in the taskbar stays there and does
not disappear like it does in my home XP Edition and if I click on it, the
snopes webpage will replace the truthorfiction webpage on my desktop. I
would like very much for my home computer to work like this.

I hope I’ve explained it clearly and like I said earlier, I don't know if
the professional edition of XP is intentionally able to work like this and
the home edition isn't.

What do you think?

Thanks much for any information or help you can give me.

Don
 
Are you clicking a hyperlink in an email to open the truthorfiction site? In
Internet Explorer, uncheck the box for Reuse windows for launching shortcuts
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1013

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Kathleen Anderson said:
Are you clicking a hyperlink in an email to open the truthorfiction site? In
Internet Explorer, uncheck the box for Reuse windows for launching shortcuts
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1013
Click to expand...
Kathleen,

I'm not clicking a hyperlink in an email. The box for "Reuse windows for
launching shortcuts" is already unchecked. Also, the line reads "Reuse
windows for launching shortcuts (when tabbed browser is off). I don't know
if the remark about tabbed browser is important or not since I don't know
what a "tabbed browser" is. Sorry.

Thank you for your reply.

Don

I am
 
What browser are you using at work?
What browser are you using at home (sounds like IE7 or IE8)?

A tabbed browser such as IE7 will open pages in the same browser window,
but with separate tabs for each link. Click on one tab - the snopes page
is there, click on the other tab and see truthorfiction. The button on the
task bar will show which tab is *currently* open.

With no tabs - IE6 or IE7 with tabs disabled, opening different pages in
the way you are (and you have not said *how* you are opening pages, so I am
guessing...) each page will open in a different browser window, with
different buttons on the task bar.

To make your IE version work the same way as your work's copy, disable
tabbed browsing in Tools->Internet Options and click on Tabbed Browser
settings.
 
Kathleen Anderson said:
Examples of tabbed browsers are IE7 and Firefox.

If you are not clicking a hyperlink to bring up the truthorfiction site,
then how are you bringing it up?

--
Click to expand...
Kathleen,

Sorry I took so long to get back to you.

I don't know if it's the right way to do it or not but if I want
truthoffiction, I have an icon on my desktop for Google which I click on.
The Google webpage comes up and I delete the google address and type in
www.truthorfiction.com, click enter and the truthorfiction webpage comes up.

Again, I not savy about computers and this works okay for me.

Thanks for trying to help me.

Don
 
Here is the specifications for my computer which might help.


MY COMPUTER INFORMATION

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DONALD-A3CFCBCF
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Dimension 3000
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2792 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Computer Corporation A02, 11/8/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name DONALD-A3CFCBCF\Donald Lytle
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 616.41 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.28 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


CRUCIAL

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Information on memory modules, etc.
www.crucial.com

My order for memory module:
Date 11-6-08
Order # 0023170173
For item CT6464Z408.K8TKY module kit
Batch BL1117Y.SN
Mat’l. # 200843 SS



FROM BELARC


Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: Donald-a3cfcbcf (in MSHOME)
Profile Date: Friday, November 28, 2008 3:25:57 AM
Advisor Version: 7.2t
Windows Logon: Donald Lytle




Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Computer
Corporation Dimension 3000
System Service Tag: C0LVB71 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: C0LVB71
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0K8980
Serial Number: ..CN7082152M027W.
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A02 11/08/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
39.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.23 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD400BB-75JHC0 [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAMA2660356,
rev 06.01C06, SMART Status: Healthy
1022 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM_2' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 39.99 GB 24.23 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Donald Lytle
11/27/2008 4:52:08 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator
never (admin)
Guest
never
HelpAssistant
never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account Canon PIXMA
iP3000 on USB002
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging
Writer Port:

Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
[Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
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Digital Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
Intel(R) 537EP V9x DF PCI Modem

Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address: 00:13:20:1A:21:47

Networking Dns Servers: 209.143.0.10
66.209.140.124
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (4x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Version 8.0.0.358
Realtime File Scanning On

Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]


All required security hotfixes (using the 06/12/2007 Microsoft Security
Bulletin Summary) have been installed.
 
Ron,

It worked !!

You wrote:
"To make your IE version work the same way as your work's copy, disable
tabbed browsing in Tools->Internet Options and click on Tabbed Browser
settings."
Click to expand...

I did it and the problem is solved. I thought I described my problem
clearly at the start (I wanted my Home version to work the same way as my
work's copy) and what you said above was the exact answer to what I had
described. I've been trying to find the solution forever with everyone in
the world offering advice and solutions.

Thank you, thank you.

Don
 
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