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Old 06-29-09   #1 (permalink)
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Just recently I have been getting this problem. Whenever I tab out of WoW it takes atleast 1-2 minutes to tab back in. This is a major problem because I frequently tab out to browse forums and look up quests on wowhead.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this?

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It happens to everyone. Just get Quest Helper or a similar addon.

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It happens to everyone. Just get Quest Helper or a similar addon.
Doesnt happen to me, when i tab im at the desktop instantly and when i click on the game im back in instantly. I have seen it take a long time on my buddies PC but its way old. Im not sure what would cause the problem you are having.

Could be some type of bios or driver problem slowing things down.
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Just recently I have been getting this problem. Whenever I tab out of WoW it takes atleast 1-2 minutes to tab back in. This is a major problem because I frequently tab out to browse forums and look up quests on wowhead.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this?

Specs in sig. I have tryed new drivers & cpu at stock.

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set WoW up so that it plays at the same resolution as your desktop, then just play in windowed mode with no borders.
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in settings
click windowed
but also click "maximised"
WIN!
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It happens to everyone. Just get Quest Helper or a similar addon.
Yeah i use qh but i like to use wowhead for the exact cords for cartographer.
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Yeah i use qh but i like to use wowhead for the exact cords for cartographer.
You can dump quest helper and get carbonite, its 100x better than QH.
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You can dump quest helper and get carbonite, its 100x better than QH.
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Windowed mode makes alt-tabbing a breeze. However, it seems really choppy >_< is there anyway to fix that?
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I'm not sure, but the choppiness with windows mode happens to me as well. If you are too annoyed by it, I would just run fullscreen, and download Xfire. Xfire has an in-game web browser. It really solves that problem you get when you alt-tab.

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