The window (such as My Computer and ...) minimizes slowly when I open heavy App. such as Pinnacle 10 or ... !?
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You seem to have way too much running on your system at once.  Here are some pointers:\n\n- Shut System Restore off -\n  If you have a virus or adware on your system sometimes it gets put into system restore.  This will need shut off till you go through my instructions.  No since removing it then system restore putting it back in.\n  Right click My Computer->Click Properties Click the System Restore Tab then Check Turn off System Restore.  Click Ok.  This will take a bit but give it time.\n\n- Remove stuff from your startup -\n  Goto Start -> Run, type in msconfig then ok.  Click the startup tab.  Here you will see many things starting up on your system.  Many of them icons down by your time are located in this program.  The only things that need to be enabled here are anti-virus programs and any system security.  Any printer, graphics, messengers, download programs (bearshare and others) do not need to be here.  Uncheck everything you do not need, click ok, and you will be asked to reboot.  You can here. Note if you dont know what the thing is or what program it is linked to you can either google it or leave it alone.\n\n- Run spyware/adware remover -\n  Download and install Adaware.  On install do the update and full system scan.  Once done remove all Critical Objects.\n\n  Download and install Spybot Search and Destroy.  Run this and do a complete update on everything.  Do a system scan and remove everything found.\n\n- Update windows from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com be sure to download all High Priority.\n\n- Update your virus scanner and do a virus scan.\n\n- Go into Internet Explorer click Tools->Internet Options\n  Once here click settings.  Lower the disk space to 10 or so.  This is the space allowed for internet files to be cached on your system.  Nobody needs 10% of their storage allocated to it.  Click Ok\n\n- Remove uneeded programs\n  Click Control Panel->Add Remove Programs.  Here you can remove what you dont need.\n\n- Defrag your system\n  Click Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Defragmenter.  Once here tell it to defrag and it will take some time.\n\n\nYou can, if you like, turn system restore back on by folling the directions above and unchecking that box. I myself never have it on and as a systems administrator of 1400 systems and servers we never have it on at our place of business. because it caches virusus and adware quite a bit.
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Start the Task Manager, and check what is the process eating up all your resources.\n1. Click on the Task Bar\n2. Select and click Task Manager.\n3. Click on the processes tab.\n4. Click on CPU to change order and put on top the heaviest process.\nNow you know if it is your Antivirus, or what?\n\nMore info:\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/taskman_whats_there_w.mspx?mfr=true
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Well depends on the os you're running. So in general go to your desktop preferences and set up the way you want your programs to run (normal, max, min or other).
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It is because your Screen Resolution. \n\nSimply right click on your desktop (not the icon) --> click "Properties" --> click "Setting" tab --> At "screen resolution", move the amount to 800x600 or 1280x800 depend on what you usually use.\n\nThen click "Apply". Usually it will give you a preview so you know how thw desktop look like.
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There is a program called Quick Startup that disables some startup programs. I used it and my computer loads a lot faster.
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Internet Explorer remembers what the window looked like when it was closed. This includes being minimised.\n\nremove these registry keys, reboot and all should be fine.\n\nHKCU &#92; Software &#92; Microsoft &#92; Internet Explorer &#92; Main &#92; window_placement\n\nHKCU &#92; Software &#92; Microsoft &#92; Internet Explorer &#92; Desktop &#92; OldWorkAreas &#92; OldWorkAreaRects\n\nRemember that messing with your registry can cause issues and you should always back it up first!\n\nHope this helps!\nSean
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First make sure the taskbar is not "locked".\n\nLeft click on the bar and hold while dragging the mouse to the bottom of your screen.
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When that happens, look at the notification area (sys tray).  You should see an icon there for the program.  Clicking on it will bring the window back up.
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That's simple.  It does more.  Windows XP with SP2 has a firewall which also slows things down.  \n\nWatch out, Windows Vista will be much slower.  Again, it does more. \n\nI prefer to pick my own anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall solutions.  I uninstall ALL messenger thing that I do not use.  I minimize the Startup programs.   \n\nGood luck
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This trick should work.\n\nTurn off your Taskbar's Auto-hide feature, if enabled, and then maximise the problem window. While the window is maximised, increase the height of the Taskbar from one row to two. Allow the maximised window to reset itself to fit into the new area allowed by the taller Taskbar. Now return the Taskbar to its normal single row. This is to try to make Windows re-calculate the window size and boundaries.\n\nIf no joy, run regedit and remove these registry key values which are most likely corrupted:\n\nHKCU&#92;Software&#92;Microsoft&#92;Internet Explorer&#92;Main&#92;\nwindow_placement\n\nHKCU&#92;Software&#92;Microsoft&#92;Internet Explorer&#92;Desktop&#92;\nOldWorkAreas&#92;OldWorkAreaRects\n\nThen reboot.\n\nNote - there is a known bug that causes off-centre windows - check out the following KB article:\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com?scid=kb;EN-US;Q321268
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Easy. Try this\n\n1. Go to Start\n2. Click Run\n3. Type "cmd" \n4. Now when CLI (command line interface) shows up, RIGHT CLICK on the blue bar at the top of the window. This window has the minimize, maximize and close options on the far right.\n\nAfter you RIGHT CLICK tChe blue bar, chose PROPERTIES\n\nHere you can adjust the command line's colors and size dimensions.\n\nBelow are the default settings on each page:\n1. Options Tab\n\nCursor Size: Small\n\nCommand History: \nBuffer Size : 50\nNumber of Buffers: 4\n\nDisplay Options:\nWindowed\n\nEdit Options:\nQuick Edit -added. Lets you Copy/Paste in cmd with right click :)\nInsert \n(both checked)\n\nDiscard Old Duplicates\n(unchecked)\n\nFont Tab (page 2)\n\nSize: 8x12\nRaster Fonts\n\nLayout Tab (page 3) \n\nScreen Buffer Size:\nWidth 88 Height 300\n\nWindow Size:\n80X 25\n\nWindow Position:\nAutomatic\n\nScreen Colors:\nLeave this alone!!\n\nThere! that is all my CMD properties settings for Windows XP\n\nI also have a screen resolution of 1024X768 32 Bit 85 Hz refresh rate. Not sure if it matters
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Write a code to animate the WINDOWS system TASK BAR.\n\nwatch out!!!! those date &time and network status ICONS should not fall down when you animate.
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right click on the task bar manager and select "options" menu and unclick "hide when minimized". \n\nOr press "Alt" + "Tab" key together and you can select between applications.  Although this is used more if you are switching between applications
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Close it in when the window is maximized.  It should open in the maximized position the next time you open it.
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press windows logo + d they all will minimize then press it again for maxamize
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once desktop is displayed click on start and then run and type msconfig ->enter\n\nso to startup and then uncheck all the programs which u dont want at the start up or ones u think are just taking up RAM space and doing nothing..\n\nthis will work..trust me
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Not all running programs should appear on your task bar.  A lot of programs are designed to run in the background without you noticing.