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Texasmame:
For lack of a better term, anyway.

Here's what happens - about 10% of the time when I minimize an app to the bar, when I go to maximize it by clicking on it again, it won't come forward.  If I right click, I get the MINIMIZE and MOVE options.  If I hit MOVE the four sided arrow thingie appears and the far top left of the screen.  I have to close the app, THEN when I restart it, the window for it is fully minimized, but visible at the top left of the screen - next time it does it, I'll post a screen cap.

WTF is going on here and how do I stop it?  I've googled the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- outta this to no avail.   :dunno

DaveMMR:
Check your "settings" (right click desktop and choose properties) and make sure you're not running a dual-screen setup (make sure one monitor says "not active" when moused over).  That used to happen to me when I ran two monitors, and what you described used to happen all the time with Adobe Photoshop (had to delete some settings file - don't know the name off hand right now).

Texasmame:
Nope, just one monitor. . .

It's like the window is there but it's so minimized you can't see or move it.  :(

boykster:
sometimes can happen after a remote desktop connection session, especially if the remote client uses a different resolution.  usually a restart of the app will fix it.... :dunno

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: Texasmame on May 08, 2007, 06:51:16 pm ---Nope, just one monitor. . .

It's like the window is there but it's so minimized you can't see or move it.  :(

--- End quote ---

Sometimes, with ATI cards, it has two inputs.  Even if you have one monitor, make sure the "settings" tab doesn't think you have two.   

That's probably what you meant, but I elaborated just in case.

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