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I love fences! I have the pro version.
OMFG. Why is this solution not posted in the OP?!?! It works! And apparently it was created way back in November, and because I only monitor this thread, I never found out about it.
Thank you THANK YOU!
EDIT: Thanks for putting it in the OP, Brink. Many people like myself did not want to use WindowManager since it is not free.
Last edited by The111; 23 May 2010 at 11:35.
Read the negative reviews on CNet regarding 'Fences' (Other than having it reported as a virus), namely the EULA,
Stardock would not do that on the free version. Paid for pro and fences is extremly usefull on my multi monitor setup.
I know this sounds wierd but it works. 1. Open the window that you want to resize. 2. Close or minimize other windows. 3. Right click on task bar and then left click on "show windows side by side". 4. Resize/position the window to the way you want it. 5. Close the window.
This works with most windows/programs but not all. Once you try it a few times, it's easy, and requires no extra little programs. Works with IE but all websites will open in same remembered position.
That does nothing to make windows remember the position when they are re-opened. And it makes a mess when using multiple monitors.
Even windows 8 doesn't save explorer window positions.
Still the best solution is window manager from Desksoft. I couldn't live without it.
But what you need to move/resize the window while you are working, and then close it? Will it still open where you want it to the next time? I think it remembers the last position and size, and not the desired opening position and size, which are 2 different things.
I want my window to always open in the same location and size, regardless of what those settings were when I last closed it.
This thread is over 2 years old and Microsoft has FAILED to fix the problem??
All that Microsoft has offered is ShellFolderFix, which is NOT a solution at all.
Every prior version of Windows supported this capability, yet not Windows 7 or 8.
Third party developers have engineered a solution, but Microsoft cannot or will not.
The only viable solution for consumers who want and need the feature are forced to spend an additional 10% - 20% more than the retail price of the operating system to buy a 3rd party strap-on just to replace a feature that's older than most of the employees at Microsoft... Gee, thanks.