@maevie: Unfortunately the “solution” is that there isn’t one. As discussed in the article, Windows Vista does not have an option (even by way of editing the registry) that will prevent programs from stealing focus. I have heard of some third-party programs which claim to solve the problem, but none of them worked for me.

Hi, not sure if I’m missing something fundamental about the layout of this site, but I can’t see where the actual guide for this is… Apart from saying that you won’t be telling people to edit the registry key, I can’t see what you suggest as a solution.

I’ve been infuriated by this for years, and have so far been unable to find a solution for vista.

Many thanks