if you want there are programs that hide applications that are being used, Taskbar Hide, does this, ummm? you might find it at download.com... just search for it and dl it. instal it, and select the programs you want to be hidden, and with a hotkey it will hide the program and it will run in the background. and if you want to see it again, just press the hot key again , and it'll appear. blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh im so tired orry for the typos