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Couple of questions about Vista

  • 01-05-2009 4:57pm
    #1
    Mick_Grif
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭


    I just got a new computer with vista home premium and there are a coulpe of things I would like to know:
    1. How do you stop vista from minimising any window i have opened when I change the sound level. It keeps opening the mixer, is there anyway to change the sound without my programs minimising?
    2. When I press "crtl,alt,delete" i want task manager to pop up right away not showing me a screen with a list of options. Can anyone help me please??


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  • #2
    funk-you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭funk-you


    Moved to windows.

    -Funk


  • #3
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    try Ctrl-Alt-Esc ?

    (doesn't work for me)


  • #4
    samhail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    Mick_Grif wrote: »
    I just got a new computer with vista home premium and there are a coulpe of things I would like to know:
    1. How do you stop vista from minimising any window i have opened when I change the sound level. It keeps opening the mixer, is there anyway to change the sound without my programs minimising?
    2. When I press "crtl,alt,delete" i want task manager to pop up right away not showing me a screen with a list of options. Can anyone help me please??

    1... how do you change your sound ? through a dial on the outside ? Laptop is it ? hmmm interesting. i dont know. i wonder whether there is external software installed by the laptop manufacturer that might be doing that.

    watty wrote: »
    try Ctrl-Alt-Esc ?

    (doesn't work for me)

    ctrl shift esc you mean :)


  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Doh. Crtl Shift ESc it is. :) Shows how much I worry about keyboard short cuts.


  • #6
    waraf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    Mick_Grif wrote: »
    1. How do you stop vista from minimising any window i have opened when I change the sound level. It keeps opening the mixer, is there anyway to change the sound without my programs minimising?

    Weird. That shouldn't be happening. I've been using vista since it came out and i've never seen this


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  • #7
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    waraf wrote: »
    Weird. That shouldn't be happening. I've been using vista since it came out and i've never seen this

    Happens on mine too. It is just because of whatever way the On Screen Display software takes over. Unfortunately I haven't found a way around it other than set your laptop volume at full before you start watching or listening to whatever, and then just control the volume from the Windows Media Player, or whatever, control panel.


  • #8
    Mick_Grif
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭Mick_Grif


    Thanks for the fix on task manager, so used to xp never though on a different shortcut :rolleyes:
    My laptops lenovo (IBM make them) It might be an external program but its vistas own sound mixer that pops up:confused:


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