I have a question about limiting programs from opening more than once. For example if I start Powerpoint or Access and so on, if I click on the icon again I would like the already opened application to open again not a new winodw. Basically allow one instance to be open at each time. Please advise. Best regards.

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allowing or disallowing more than one instance of an application depends on how the application is built and probably cannot be easily changed (unless there is an option in the applications preferences. winamp has the option, for instance).

to bring back an application that is currently running, click its button in the taskbar or its icon in the system tray. alternately, you can quickly switch between running applications that have buttons on the taskbar by holding down the alt key on the keyboard, then hitting the tab key to cycle through the icons.

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Try using a shareware program like CustomStartUp. Easy to handle the startup programs.


On Thursday, September 6, 2001 at 2:20 am, amaralliya e. thenardier wrote:
>allowing or disallowing more than one instance of an application depends on how the
>application is built and probably cannot be easily changed (unless there is an option
>in the applications preferences. winamp has the option, for instance).
>

>to bring back an application that is currently running, click its button in the taskbar
>or its icon in the system tray. alternately, you can quickly switch between running
>applications that have buttons on the taskbar by holding down the alt key on the
>keyboard, then hitting the tab key to cycle through the icons.

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