Windows Messenger pops up when I minimize another......

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  1. Posts : 168
    Vista Ultimate x64, Windows 7 RC 7100
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    Windows Messenger pops up when I minimize another......


    I'm using Firefox and whenever I minimize Windows Live Messenger pops up. Is there a way to stop this because it gets ****ing annoying as hell to have to minimize Messenger as well. This happens with almost any program that is running in the background whenever I minimize another program in the foreground.
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  2. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    Right click on messenger and run it in Vista compatibility mode.
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  3. Posts : 168
    Vista Ultimate x64, Windows 7 RC 7100
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for that.
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  4. Posts : 4,282
    Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
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    Don't know if anyone else has this problem, if I have Firefox open and have it minimised and then go into customise and change something, as soon as I hit OK Firefox pops up again, anyone else had this problem, I've had it with every build so far.
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  5. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    you mean if you change a theme or something? yeah, it's always done that with me too. like it executes the theme change and launches FF.
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  6. Posts : 184
    Windows 7 Build 7229 x64
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    Seems like this might be related to Firefox then.

    I wouldn't know, I've only been using Chrome and on a rare occasion, IE8.
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  7. Posts : 238
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
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    yes it happens to me also.
    both the messenger thing and the themes lol it can drive you crazy.

    thank you so much about the solution!
    it also solved another "problem" that messenger window is pinned to the taskbar.

    thank you!
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  8. Posts : 4,364
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
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    The solution for Vista compatibility solves a number of issues with WLM, but the main reason it pops back up is b/c it was not minimized to the system tray....and thus is not *really* in a minimized state at all, and thus it acts like WMC - if you open another app after WMC, then close that app, if WMC was the last app selected it gets selected again - locking the mouse to WMC again, as well.
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  9. Posts : 95
    windows 7 build 7600
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    Why can't i start my Messenger when i run it in compatibility mode?

    ,Wiisper
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  10. Posts : 4,364
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
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    Which compatibility mode did you pick?
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