Dual Monitor, Hidden Window
2006-05-12
The Problem on Windows XP
If you have ever seen my desk at work or at home, you will realize I have an addiction to monitors. At work, I use 3 monitors to manage my workspace, one of which is my laptop. But sometimes when I use my laptop somewhere else, without my second monitor connected to the vga output, programs that have saved preferences ( such as adobe photoshop ) still popup windows in their previous places. Now I'm stuck... either having to connect to a second monitor or reset my apps user preferences.
The Solution
Well, I've found a better way. When your machine opens up a window on the invisible monitor, make sure that it's still selected. Now you can use the alt+space bar shortcut to bring up a positioning menu. Even though the window is on the invisible screen, the positioning window should pop up on the edge of your current display.
Select the 'Move' option. At this point it is very *important* to use your keyboard arrows to move the window; the mouse won't work. But once you lock on to the window (by using the arrow kesy just once) you can then use your mouse and it'll jump your invisible window to your current display.