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cannot alt-tab out of game
i can't alt-tab out of a steam game, counter-strike. it's never done this before, and i'm trying to think of what i may have done for this to occur, but nothing comes to me. the only thing i can do to get out of the game is by quitting the game itself, or ctrl-alt-del to task manager. when i go to task manager, it says that the "aero" theme of vista isn't compatible with the game. like i said, it's never had this problem before. any help is greatly appreciated.
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
AMD Phenom QC 2.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Memory
8GB (4x2GB) OCZ PC1066 DDR2
Graphics card(s)
Sapphire HD4870 512MB PCI-Express 2.0
Sound Card
Onboard 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic G90fb 19" CRT; Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x768; 1920x1080p
Hard Drives
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB; Seagate 2TB; Maxtor 200GB
PSU
OCZ 700W
Case
Antec black steel full tower
Cooling
Zalman fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 v2 - blue
Keyboard
Das Keyboard Ultimate
Internet Speed
15mb+
Manufacturer/Model
Aleinware Area-51
CPU
core 2 extreme x9000 2.8 Ghz
Memory
4 Gig
Graphics card(s)
(2) Nvidia 8800m GTX in Sli
Sound Card
Onboard RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays
42" JVC LCD HDTV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080p 32 bit
Hard Drives
(2) seagate 7200rpm in RAID 0
(1) maxtor external 1 terabyte firewire
Case
laptop
Mouse
logitech Anywhere Mouse and built-in touchpad
Keyboard
a really spiffy backlit one that i can change color ;>)
Internet Speed
Cable
Not sure what the problem is, but you could try using the windows key to get out of it.
alt-esc does the same thing as the rest. whenever i try to goto windows desktop, it brings up a black blank screen, making me have to ctrl-alt-del into task manager.
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
AMD Phenom QC 2.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Memory
8GB (4x2GB) OCZ PC1066 DDR2
Graphics card(s)
Sapphire HD4870 512MB PCI-Express 2.0
Sound Card
Onboard 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic G90fb 19" CRT; Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x768; 1920x1080p
Hard Drives
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB; Seagate 2TB; Maxtor 200GB
PSU
OCZ 700W
Case
Antec black steel full tower
Cooling
Zalman fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 v2 - blue
Keyboard
Das Keyboard Ultimate
Internet Speed
15mb+
bump. still having the problem. it has nothing to do with what i press btw. something conflicting with hl.exe (counterstrike) and vista's aero theme.
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
AMD Phenom QC 2.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Memory
8GB (4x2GB) OCZ PC1066 DDR2
Graphics card(s)
Sapphire HD4870 512MB PCI-Express 2.0
Sound Card
Onboard 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic G90fb 19" CRT; Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x768; 1920x1080p
Hard Drives
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB; Seagate 2TB; Maxtor 200GB
PSU
OCZ 700W
Case
Antec black steel full tower
Cooling
Zalman fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 v2 - blue
Keyboard
Das Keyboard Ultimate
Internet Speed
15mb+
my suggestion is to change your vista theme while you are playing counterstrike.
Other Info
gateway laptop
Try CTRL+ALT+DEL and open Task bar manager and then try alt tab between the two.
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory
Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics card(s)
ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (G92GT/D8P)
Sound Card
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS/RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays
ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution
1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Hard Drives
Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (RAID0)
PSU
SUPER FLOWER 500watt Plug in Leads 24pin ATX BLACK MODEL
Case
Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling
Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Mouse
Cyber Snipa Stinger Laser Gameing Mouse (400-3200Dpi)
Keyboard
Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Internet Speed
Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty Cable 17Mbps/256kbps
my suggestion is to change your vista theme while you are playing counterstrike.
Doesn't help. I've tried even putting it on the old XP-style theme, and it still does it.
Try CTRL+ALT+DEL and open Task bar manager and then try alt tab between the two.
The only way I can alt-tab out is because of ctrl+alt+del and the vista menu it brings up. after that, even if the task manager is open, when i go back into counterstrike and try to alt-tab out again, it does the same thing.
I've just been dealing with it, even though it's a royal pita
Only response I got from the ATI forum was something about a DirectX and OpenGL conflict (counterstrike runs in OpenGL). I tried reverting back to older ATI drivers, but it still continued. I'm just lost. Probably going to end up installing Windows 7 if I can't find an answer soon.
ATI/AMD forum link:
http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=227&threadid=119366
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
AMD Phenom QC 2.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Memory
8GB (4x2GB) OCZ PC1066 DDR2
Graphics card(s)
Sapphire HD4870 512MB PCI-Express 2.0
Sound Card
Onboard 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic G90fb 19" CRT; Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x768; 1920x1080p
Hard Drives
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB; Seagate 2TB; Maxtor 200GB
PSU
OCZ 700W
Case
Antec black steel full tower
Cooling
Zalman fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 v2 - blue
Keyboard
Das Keyboard Ultimate
Internet Speed
15mb+
I had the exact same problem (as well as two other friends) after updating ATI drivers. I just system restored and everything went back to normal.
i've tried system restore, too. i even completely wiped my hard drive and reinstalled everything. i STILL get it. i guess i'll just have to wait until ATI fixes the problem...
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
AMD Phenom QC 2.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Memory
8GB (4x2GB) OCZ PC1066 DDR2
Graphics card(s)
Sapphire HD4870 512MB PCI-Express 2.0
Sound Card
Onboard 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic G90fb 19" CRT; Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x768; 1920x1080p
Hard Drives
Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB; Seagate 2TB; Maxtor 200GB
PSU
OCZ 700W
Case
Antec black steel full tower
Cooling
Zalman fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 v2 - blue
Keyboard
Das Keyboard Ultimate
Internet Speed
15mb+
Came across this post and had the same problem....try restarting the windows dektop manager service...worked for me...
(this might just be for me) if you are not using aero then go to video settings and advanced then disable aero extensions. this worked for me.
CPU
AMD octocore
Motherboard
Gigabyte
Memory
2 Terrabyte
Graphics card(s)
amd radeon r9 280x
Sound Card
realtek audio
Monitor(s) Displays
1
