Comments on: Tip of the day: Restore a lost window http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=777 Helping PC users make sense of Microsoft software since 1991 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nigel Pond http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=777&cpage=1#comment-1764 Nigel Pond Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=777#comment-1764 Here's another one I see quiet frequently - if you previously had your PC connected to two displays, but now only have one, a missing window may still be set up to display on the now non-existent display. A trip to display properties should be able to fix this. Here’s another one I see quiet frequently – if you previously had your PC connected to two displays, but now only have one, a missing window may still be set up to display on the now non-existent display. A trip to display properties should be able to fix this.

]]> By: Frank Schrader http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=777&cpage=1#comment-1765 Frank Schrader Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=777#comment-1765 You can also right click on the taskbar button then click Move and then the arrow keys. My experience has been that the window is almost always off to the left and the right arrow key is a good first choice. I first came across this in Windows 95 when I was working a desktop support technician. I think I spent the better part of a day doing things like looking for the window coordinates in the registry and not making any headway. Then I just happened to right click on the taskbar button and finally figured out that I could just move the window back onto the desktop with the arrow keys. Experience is a great teacher, but the tution can be pretty expensive... You can also right click on the taskbar button then click Move and then the arrow keys. My experience has been that the window is almost always off to the left and the right arrow key is a good first choice.

I first came across this in Windows 95 when I was working a desktop support technician. I think I spent the better part of a day doing things like looking for the window coordinates in the registry and not making any headway. Then I just happened to right click on the taskbar button and finally figured out that I could just move the window back onto the desktop with the arrow keys. Experience is a great teacher, but the tution can be pretty expensive…

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