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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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OS
Vista Ultimate x64, Windows 7 RC 7100
CPU
Intel C2D E8400 @ 3.8ghz
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ASUS P5Q SE PLUS
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4x 2gb G.Skill DDR2 1600
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nVidia GTX260 896mb
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Onboard 5.1 Surround Sound
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22" Acer LCD and 19" Westinghouse LCD
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1680x1050 and 1280x1024
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Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 750gb
Western Digital 500gb
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Corsair H520X 520w
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Antec 300
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Old G15
Mouse
Logitech G5
Internet Speed
15mbps down .34mbps up
Right click on messenger and run it in Vista compatibility mode.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Airbot 2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
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Corsair HX1000W
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Cooler Master HAF 932
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Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus
None
Browser
Firefox Nightly
Other Info
Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
Thanks for that.
 

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OS
Vista Ultimate x64, Windows 7 RC 7100
CPU
Intel C2D E8400 @ 3.8ghz
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q SE PLUS
Memory
4x 2gb G.Skill DDR2 1600
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GTX260 896mb
Sound Card
Onboard 5.1 Surround Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Acer LCD and 19" Westinghouse LCD
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 750gb
Western Digital 500gb
PSU
Corsair H520X 520w
Case
Antec 300
Keyboard
Old G15
Mouse
Logitech G5
Internet Speed
15mbps down .34mbps up
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.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Brew
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz
Motherboard
eVGA 750i FTW
Memory
2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL
Graphics Card(s)
Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
SATA 150GB
SATA II 250GB
USB IDE 750GB Ext.
PSU
HYTEC 600W & Thermaltake 650W Toughpower Power Exp
Case
Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)
Cooling
Liquid Cooling System
Keyboard
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
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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PC/Desktop
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Airbot 2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
PSU
Corsair HX1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus
None
Browser
Firefox Nightly
Other Info
Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
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.
 

My Computer

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HP Pavillion dv2550se
OS
Windows 7 Build 7229 x64
CPU
Intel Core2 Duo T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Memory
2GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Moble Intel 965 Express
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
160GB
750GB External
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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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 8.1 Enterprise
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Core 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0Ghz 12MB
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DFI LanParty DK P45-T2RS+ABS
Memory
G.Skill DDR2 2GBx3 1066MHZ CL5
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire RADEON HD 4870 512MB DDR5
Sound Card
Asus XONAR D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 2243WM Plus
Screen Resolution
1680X1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB

Segate Barracuda 750GB SATA2 7200RPM 32MB
PSU
SilverStone Olympia 750W
Case
CoolerMaster 690
Cooling
OCZ Vendetta 2
Internet Speed
12D/1U
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.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Why can't i start my Messenger when i run it in compatibility mode?

,Wiisper
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
compaq presario v6700
OS
windows 7 build 7600
CPU
AMD turion 64 X2 mobile TL-60
Motherboard
NVIDIA nForce 560
Memory
3gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 7150M/nForce 630
Which compatibility mode did you pick?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
I tried all of them, but none of them works.

,Wiisper
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
compaq presario v6700
OS
windows 7 build 7600
CPU
AMD turion 64 X2 mobile TL-60
Motherboard
NVIDIA nForce 560
Memory
3gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 7150M/nForce 630
Mr GRiM said:
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.
Click to expand...


Quoting myself here but oh well, just wanted to let you guys know that this problem is solved with the latest leaked build 7127, FINALLY.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Brew
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz
Motherboard
eVGA 750i FTW
Memory
2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL
Graphics Card(s)
Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
SATA 150GB
SATA II 250GB
USB IDE 750GB Ext.
PSU
HYTEC 600W & Thermaltake 650W Toughpower Power Exp
Case
Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)
Cooling
Liquid Cooling System
Keyboard
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
:eek: Now I need to install 7127 quickly. I just finished download :D
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Yea it worked but now it goes into the tray.
Anyhow, doesn't matter. Thanks for the solution.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion a5040a Home PC
OS
Windows 7 RC
CPU
Intel Pentium D Processor 915 2.8GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5LP-LE
Memory
1.5GB DDR2 DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
Forsa Nvidia GeForce 6600
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w1907
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
250GB 7200RPM SATA-3G
Cooling
Fan
Internet Speed
5000Kbs/1000Kbs
10x!!!
now it's gone to the tray where it belongs!!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LG kd226de
OS
windows 7
CPU
intel t2060 1.60 Ghz dual core
Motherboard
MSI MS-15231
Memory
2 GB DDR2
Internet Speed
ultra high speed university LAN
Worked for me, thanks guyz !! :D
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 RC 7201 - 32 Bit
CPU
Intel core 2 cpu 1.60 GHz
Memory
2.5 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce Go 7400 - 128 MB
Hard Drives
160 GB internal, 160 GB & 1 TB External
Internet Speed
Upto 30 MBPS
OK, so I'm stupid, I looked for my subject matter before I posted a new thread but didn't see this thread, sorry :o

Anyhow, please explain, you say 'right click messenger and run it in Vista compatibility mode' but where do I have to right click?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
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