BUG: Visual Workbench Windows Not Visible at Startup
Q100981
1.00 1.50
WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:
- The Visual Workbench, included with:
Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5
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SYMPTOMS
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If you close the Visual Workbench or shutdown Microsoft Windows while
the Visual Workbench is minimized, the current workspace may become
corrupted. When you start Workbench, windows that normally display in
the client area of the Workbench window may not be visible or if you
restore a minimized document in the Workbench, the document may not
appear on the screen. In either case, the window is displayed outside
the Workbench window's client area.
RESOLUTION
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To change the position of the missing window and make it visible,
choose Cascade or Tile from the Window menu. To prevent this from
occurring, restore the Workbench window from icon before closing
Workbench or the Windows session.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
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This problem is also discussed in the Visual Workbench README.WRI
file. It provides the following alternate method to address this
situation:
Visual Workbench Windows Not Visible Under Certain Circumstances
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Minimized Visual Workbench windows may not be visible under certain
conditions when they are subsequently restored. This happens if you
take all three of the actions listed below:
* Minimize Visual Workbench child windows within the Visual
Workbench frame.
* Minimize Visual Workbench.
* Exit Windows with Visual Workbench in the previously noted
state.
When you restart Windows and then Visual Workbench, the minimized
MDI children are still minimized. When you restore them, however,
the open windows are off screen. You can press ALT+- (ALT + minus
sign) to display the system menu for the window even though it is
not visible. You can then close the window, and subsequently reopen
it. To avoid this condition, don't close Windows while Visual
Workbench is still running and is minimized.
Additional reference words: 1.00 1.50 8.00 8.00c
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