Re: Strange Window Maximize Issue

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From: Thorsten Matzner (tmatzner_at_gmx.net)
Date: 01/20/05


Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:33:45 +0100


"Heather" <heather_moore@burstek.com> wrote:

>For some reason now most of the time when I click a shortcut on my desktop,
>or if I am browsing and click another link to open in a new window, the
>window minimizes immediately to the taskbar, then when I click on it in the
>taskbar a small "box" flies up from it and goes to the top left corner of
>the desktop and disappears.

Try this: Press ALT-SPACE, M and then try to move the window to the
visible screen area with the cursor.
Or boot to the Safe Mode and start the program from here. Move the
window around on the screen, then restart to the Normal Mode.
"A Description of the Safe Boot Mode Options in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315222)

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