Installing apps from dmg file package content windows doesn't gain focus

When I download a dmg file and double click to mount, after it mounts, the window containing the package contents never gains focus and stays hidden behind the rest of the windows that are open and I have to use Expose to find it. Is this an error or setting I've missed? On my friend's iMac it works fine but not on my MacBook Pro and we both have Snow Leopard.
Thanks

Ok the first option didn't have any effect. When I opened the dmg from Chrome it loaded the window in the background.
Dragging the dmg onto the DiskMounter app worked. The window opened allowing me to drag the App to the Applications folder and was in focus.
I have a similar issue when I open an archive(zip) file from chrome/safari/firefox it shows the progress of the unarchiving bu then the finder window that would normally come to focus displaying the unarchived folder is hidden behind my other open windows.

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