Alt+tab application list order

In WinXP when I press Alt+Tab the list of applications was in order of
use. With Vista Business x64 this is not always the case, the order
presented is more like a group. Example I have five FireFox windows
open, three Windows Explorer, two MS word, two excel, 5 Outlook. The
various windows have been opened in a random order. I press alt tab and
the various applications are grouped so I see something link five FF,
followed by 3 WE, followed by 2 word, followed by 2 excel, followed by 5
OL. If I select any of the applications and then again press alt+tab the
applications appear grouped again. How can I get the window to display
the order as it did in XP?


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jgt1942

Hi,

Just a guess, but in the taskbar properties is the option to group similar
buttons enabled? If so, this is why they show as grouped in the alt-tab
view.

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"jgt1942" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> In WinXP when I press Alt+Tab the list of applications was in order of
> use. With Vista Business x64 this is not always the case, the order
> presented is more like a group. Example I have five FireFox windows
> open, three Windows Explorer, two MS word, two excel, 5 Outlook. The
> various windows have been opened in a random order. I press alt tab and
> the various applications are grouped so I see something link five FF,
> followed by 3 WE, followed by 2 word, followed by 2 excel, followed by 5
> OL. If I select any of the applications and then again press alt+tab the
> applications appear grouped again. How can I get the window to display
> the order as it did in XP?
>
>
> --
> jgt1942

Just Another Example About Why Windows Vista And Windows 7 Needs 2 Be
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"jgt1942" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> In WinXP when I press Alt+Tab the list of applications was in order of
> use. With Vista Business x64 this is not always the case, the order
> presented is more like a group. Example I have five FireFox windows
> open, three Windows Explorer, two MS word, two excel, 5 Outlook. The
> various windows have been opened in a random order. I press alt tab and
> the various applications are grouped so I see something link five FF,
> followed by 3 WE, followed by 2 word, followed by 2 excel, followed by 5
> OL. If I select any of the applications and then again press alt+tab the
> applications appear grouped again. How can I get the window to display
> the order as it did in XP?
>
>
> --
> jgt1942

wrote:
> Just Another Example About Why Windows Vista And Windows 7 Needs 2 Be
> Recalled By The U.S.A. Government!
>
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