Hi Eleanor! Don't know why all your windows are small. Try Alt+Space and X to maximise them. Don't know what you mean by standby screen. As for The Qube, it's designed to stay in the background. Are you sure it isn't already running? Try Ctrl+Shift+Win+O. If The Qube's Configuration dialog box opens, then everything's working correctly. Lastly, try Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu. When the dialog box opens, select the Taskbar tab and make sure the Never Combine option is selected from the Taskbar Buttons drop-down list and click OK, hth, John