Does this every so often..anyone any ideas as to the reason??

Not yet had that problem with RoF Puff (only had it two days), but sinse installing Win7 it happens occasionally with IL2, some forums say this is an AVG problem, but as I don't use it I dunno

Cheers mate, Im running AVG..so it may be the cause

Solved, found that the problem came from the update that Java did when I installed the campaign generator program, un-installed Java and all is well now

Ah! It does this to me as well every now and again. Distracting in multiplayer to say the least. Will try removing Java.

Cheers,

RD.

Perhaps not the Java itself, you need it from time to time - i'd just check if it tries to update itself and remove that option (e.g. from the registry 'Run' entry) or maybe from its applet in Control Panel. I *guess* that will solve it too without removing the updated java runtime.

Not Java in my case. I removed it and I still get iconised occasionally. I use AVG, so maybe it's that.

Cheers,

RD

I use AVG as well...After I upgraded to the free AVG 9 I started getting knocked to desktop as well. Most annoying.

So I've been using Iobit's Game Booster ( get here ), a free app that suspends nonessential programs one often has running in the background (Skype, AVG and Java updates etc.) with two clicks once configured and it seems to have fixed the issue. Just be careful that you don't select anything Microsoft or any program that might BE essential; I had a couple of blue-screen-then-crash-then-reboots while I was fiddling with the programs to be suspended.

Besides, given that ROF is a resource sucker, it's good to free up as much of those resources as possible when running it. Afterward, one click will restore all those background processes. On top of that, GB has a tab to defrag individual game folders to keep them optimized, a nice little program.

Speaking of defrag, Iobit's Smart Defrag is another free app that works lots faster and better than the default Windows defragger. Using the 'Deep Optimize' option when defragging has been a help in keeping my system running smoothly for the last couple of years. Recommended.

[MF] Gunloon

This happened to me as well after updating to 9.

Check your AVG 9 scheduled scan list. I believe it installs with an automatic scanner schedule when upgrading to 9. Disable the scan and update times or move them to when you will not be playing ROF.

S!