AutoCAD 2010/2011/2012 DWG Format

[#1]

We have a new 64 bit box running 32bit AutoCAD 2011 with Windows 7, 8 Meg of RAM.  When we open a drawing all is fine, but when we open a second drawing, it places these drawings in the task manager.  We can go in and delete the task, and the drawing still remains.

Apart from the above, we are also Using Microvellum 6.7 (32 bit) and when we call up product prompts or other things, it puts them immediatley in the background and we have to go thru task bar to get it instead of it placing it on top of the drawing. Until we went to AutoCAD 2011 we did not have these issues.  Microvellum says it is a AutoCAD issue.

Any options to help correct these things would be deeply appreciated.

Draft138

[#2]

Running 32bit R2011 with 32bit Vellum in 64bit Windows7? That alone is most likely a major contributing factor I suspect.

[#3]

"Running 32bit R2011 with 32bit Vellum in 64bit Windows7? That alone is most likely a major contributing factor I suspect."

Why would that be a problem? 32-bit R2011 should run fine on 64-bit Win 7.

"When we open a drawing all is fine, but when we open a second drawing, it places these drawings in the task manager.  We can go in and delete the task, and the drawing still remains."

Same here with 32-bit 2011 on 32-bit Win 7, this is a Windows deal and shouldn't be a problem. I like it all seperated.

"Apart from the above, we are also Using Microvellum 6.7 (32 bit) and when we call up product prompts or other things, it puts them immediatley in the background and we have to go thru task bar to get it instead of it placing it on top of the drawing. Until we went to AutoCAD 2011 we did not have these issues.  Microvellum says it is a AutoCAD issue."

Did you have your virus protection turned off when installing these applications? You might try a repair on AutoCAD and then, if that doesn't work, a complete uninstall and reinstall of both and make sure all programs are shut down and AV is disabled.

[#4]

Perhaps the term "Task Manager" being used is not what Windows calls the Task Manager?

Are you both referring to The Task Bar at the bottom of the Windows screen perhaps?

Would the option of "Always Combine/Hide Labels" setting for the taskbar buttons be what the OP seeks?

[#5]

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[#6]

I am talking about the Windows Task Manager. You can find it easiest by Right-Click on the Windows Task Bar.

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I thought you were too, that is what I am talking about: I may have misunderstood the other response to your post.

R2011 64bit in Win7 64bit does not do what you report in  Task Manager (by Right-Click on the Windows Task Bar) but I have SDI set to 0 (single instance, not multiple).

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I have 2 drawings open SDI=0

[#9]

That's very normal in Win7 and not anything unique to AutoCAD: start MSWord or MSExcel and more than one document in each and you will see the same exact thing. There is nothing to 'fix'.

Not sure any of it has to do with AutoCAD stealing focus from your other add-on program: you may simply be just removing AutoCAd from being in front (you can right-click in Task Manager and bring the other program to the front instead).

Is your mouse movement over other program windows triggering which app is in front by chance?

A few articles worth exploring too:

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/64154-keep-window-top.html

http://www.techgainer.com/always-on-top-make-an-window-always-visible-on-top/

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/16654-keeping-application-window-front-desktop.html