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    Alt+Tab is not working on my Windows 7 RC live mesh client machine. On that client, when you put the desktop into full-screen mode, hitting Alt+Tab cycles through local windows.  When I dual-boot back to XP SP3 on the same client PC, Alt+Tab works correctly (where "correctly" is like the desktop Remote Desktop client) and cycles through windows on the remote PC when Mesh Desktop is maximized.

    Both clients and the remote PC are clean installs of the OS and clean installs of the latest Mesh bits (installed today).  None of these machines have ever had Mesh on them before today.

    Is this a known problem?  If so, when is a fix expected? If not, what info do you need from me in order to repro the problem?

    BTW, FWIW, if I use the regular Windows 7 MSTSC.EXE remote desktop client to connect over a LAN from the Windows 7 client, Alt+Tab works fine... only Mesh seems to have the problem.

    [Update: the problem only occurs when launching Mesh Remote Desktop from a web page on Windows 7. if you launch from the taskbar popup menu, it works fine on Windows 7 and XP.]

    Justin Grant
    • Edited by justingrant Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:50 PM added more info
    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 11:14 AM

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    If you can repro this after a reboot of the remote and local machines, then I'd say go ahead and file a bug with logs. I don't have a Win7 machine handy to confirm this behavior on right now, so I can't say that it is a known issue or not. And, I don't know when we will see another update to Live Mesh as we just had one recently.
     

    How to Submit Bugs and Live Mesh Logs

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    Microsoft MVP Windows Live / Windows Live OneCare, Live Mesh, & MS Security Essentials Forums Moderator
    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:38 PM
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    If you can repro this after a reboot of the remote and local machines, then I'd say go ahead and file a bug with logs. I don't have a Win7 machine handy to confirm this behavior on right now, so I can't say that it is a known issue or not. And, I don't know when we will see another update to Live Mesh as we just had one recently.
     

    How to Submit Bugs and Live Mesh Logs

    -steve

    Microsoft MVP Windows Live / Windows Live OneCare, Live Mesh, & MS Security Essentials Forums Moderator
    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:38 PM
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    Yep, I can repro after reboots on both ends. I will report this. Note that I was able to narrow down the problem: the Alt+Tab problem only happens if I launch Mesh Remote Desktop from a web page (e.g. from the Manage Devices page).  If I launch Mesh Remote Desktop through the taskbar icon's popup menu ("Connect to Device") then the problem doesn't happen on any OS.  It works fine on XP regardless of whether launched from webpage or from taskbar icon-- the problem only happens on Windows 7 (and perhaps on Vista, although I don't have a PC running vista to check this).

    [update: reported this bug here: https://connect.microsoft.com/LiveMesh/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=473264 ]

    Justin Grant
    • Edited by justingrant Wednesday, July 8, 2009 4:32 PM
    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:47 PM
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    Thanks for the additional details and for submitting the bug report.
    -steve
    Microsoft MVP Windows Live / Windows Live OneCare, Live Mesh, & MS Security Essentials Forums Moderator
    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 4:04 PM
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