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can't minimize windows

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JustinBrown

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Apr 6, 2008
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there are times that the yellow "minimize" button and the Minimize command under the Windows menu are grayed out. i am unable to minimize the window at that time. neither double-clicking the Title Bar or pressing Command-M work as well.

it happens under multiple apps and is intermittent. i've realized it has something to do with me running VMWare Fusion under Spaces in full screen (not sure if it is the Spaces, the Fusion, or the full screen that is the culprit specifically though).

please help!

Thanks,
JB
 
any ideas? i have searching other forums and have found people with the same problem (some are using Parallels though) and no one has found a solution yet.

help please.

thanks
 
JustinBrown said:
any ideas? i have searching other forums and have found people with the same problem (some are using Parallels though) and no one has found a solution yet.

help please.
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No help, but I can also report I get this behavior.

I also suspect Parallels, it can do odd things to my Mac display parameters at times.
 
Try to figure out what causes the behavior. This is called a reproducible test case. Then we might be able to help. "There are times when..." won't get you a useful suggestion unless you luck out and someone has already experienced and fixed this exact problem.
 
mason.kramer said:
Try to figure out what causes the behavior. This is called a reproducible test case. Then we might be able to help. "There are times when..." won't get you a useful suggestion unless you luck out and someone has already experienced and fixed this exact problem.
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Ummm... I have a background in software test, just FYI.

in any case, there's a good thread on this on the Apple support forums:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8557611

:)

Still no solution...

:(
 
I made a thread about this problem back in Dec '07. Someone said a "screen refresh" solved the issue by unplugging his 22" monitor. I don't have my monitor with me all the time so that little workaround isn't the best solution.

Personally I have learned to hide all open windows when I switch into my full screen Vmware Space. I am unaware of any software updates/fixes.
 
It has happened to me a couple of times only with Safari 4, and only on my iMac, not my MacBook Pro. Quitting and restarting Safari fixes it.

I have Parallels and VMWare installed but haven't run them since installing Safari 4.
 
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