Make Windows 7 remember window positions and size!

[skunksmash]

ENOUGH!!

if you lot cant address each other with some respect i'll close the thread & take a good look at the offending parties.

 

[torrentg]

Jesus, your going to ban peeps for debating with no swearing etc going on ?

This thread is 1 of the MOST important ones for Win 7.

now why did you have to post that..... you were told not to bicker that should be the end of it, you dont have to swear to offend.

the next post in this thread should of been BACK ON TOPIC, not to discuss the warning.

I'll try to get it back on topic.

Does anyone notice that when you close and open notepad and IE, they are in the exact same position?

Are these the only apps it works for natively? I don't know because I don't usually care and never pay attention to it.

 

[helmutcheese]

No IE and WM (if you import Win Mail back into OS) open primary a smaller window in mid screen, you then drag edge to edge and close and they will open that way forever.

However other explorer windows do not.

Don't resize a folder say full of Photos unless you want all other Windows to copy its size.

 

[InternetLord]

Hi!

Since the first public beta of Windows 7, I found it very annoying, that MS removed the option to remember each folders view settings for explorer windows. Now explorer windows didn't even remember their position and size, which completely destroyed my work routine.

After a lot of research and many failed attempts to fix the issue, I found a solution to this problem: WindowManager (DeskSoft - WindowManager - Window position and size manager)

This small utility remembers and restores the position and size of all top-level windows. You can even lock certain windows to always open them at the same spot, and there are other cool features. I tried it and it does the job!

Best regards!

now we are back on topic. the above is the post that started this thread. ie and notepad are not folders. viewing a folder, viewing computer, viewing network, etc... are windows. when you launch a app that is not a window.

 

[torrentg]

now we are back on topic. the above is the post that started this thread. ie and notepad are not folders. viewing a folder, viewing computer, viewing network, etc... are windows. when you launch a app that is not a window.

Alright, I hear ya. Yeah, I mistakenly thought the issue applied to all apps.

 

[MrDeviance]

Tweaker, do you have any plans to release your app soon? I am really starting to hate coming back to this site and browse through piles of crap and walls of useless text.
I really think you should actually make your own topic because I am sensing that this is going to get locked soon from what has been posted above and to be honest your app is the only reason I still visit my bookmark here.

 

[helmutcheese]

now we are back on topic. the above is the post that started this thread. ie and notepad are not folders. viewing a folder, viewing computer, viewing network, etc... are windows. when you launch a app that is not a window.

Alright, I hear ya. Yeah, I mistakenly thought the issue applied to all apps.

IE and WM etc ARE windows (may not be folders), remember some peeps get issues getting IE to remember its size and position in XP/Vista.

The old trick was to open 3 of them and then close all 3 of them, some say use the File >Exit instead of Red X, others say hold CONTROL and close them.

All I can add before the kind peep above shares his new App is that "windowsmanager" works for me, even the older builds but its only for size+position not layout if anyone is having issues with contents.

 

[tweaker]

Tweaker, do you have any plans to release your app soon? I am really starting to hate coming back to this site and browse through piles of crap and walls of useless text.
I really think you should actually make your own topic because I am sensing that this is going to get locked soon from what has been posted above and to be honest your app is the only reason I still visit my bookmark here.

I'm working on the installer still, have issues left with the uninstaller that I need to sort out. I hope that I can get something working during the night or tomorrow.

I'll probably make a new topic yes, so that any downloads can be kept and updated in the first post, for easy finding.

 

[helmutcheese]

Thanks m8, yes make a new topic that is specifically for peeps unhappy with Win 7 lacking the oldest windows feature that most of us use/need.

Hope you do not get visitors in it claiming its not an issue and ain't needed.

 

[tweaker]

Just a little note, in case anyone interested is subscribed to this thread. The first test version is up here.

 

[Firseal]

Actually, I got success in getting Windows 7 to remember size and position by right clicking on the top title bar, selecting 'Size' from the menu, and so long as that arrow icon is being used resizing the window using that. Closing the window afterwards then reopening got me my remembered size and positions in IE8, Wordpad, and Notepad. Have not tried it with anything else, really, but as I typed this I altered the size of my Windows Explorer twice, opening and closing, and it remembered the new position both times.

Granted, I don't know if this will work for different windows in different files, but its something to consider.

 

[torrentg]

Actually, I got success in getting Windows 7 to remember size and position by right clicking on the top title bar, selecting 'Size' from the menu, and so long as that arrow icon is being used resizing the window using that. Closing the window afterwards then reopening got me my remembered size and positions in IE8, Wordpad, and Notepad. Have not tried it with anything else, really, but as I typed this I altered the size of my Windows Explorer twice, opening and closing, and it remembered the new position both times.

Granted, I don't know if this will work for different windows in different files, but its something to consider.

Wow, this is actually correct and duplicated here too. Windows 7 really is great.

 

[Firseal]

Irony - I'm trying to fix completely different things with Windows 7, its what brings me here.

But yeah. Every windows based window I've tried that on, it works like a charm.

 

[The111]

Actually, I got success in getting Windows 7 to remember size and position by right clicking on the top title bar, selecting 'Size' from the menu, and so long as that arrow icon is being used resizing the window using that. Closing the window afterwards then reopening got me my remembered size and positions in IE8, Wordpad, and Notepad. Have not tried it with anything else, really, but as I typed this I altered the size of my Windows Explorer twice, opening and closing, and it remembered the new position both times.

Granted, I don't know if this will work for different windows in different files, but its something to consider.

This entire thread consists of people thinking they solved the problem, over and over again, without actually understanding what the problem is.

The problem is making SEPARATE explorer windows remember UNIQUE positions.

 

[dstockhaus]

Easy Solution to the Annoying Problem

Desksoft Window Manager 1.40 will put you perfectly at ease.

 

[helmutcheese]

It does not do anything but remember window positions.

But thanks for letting me know of new build, even then you have got to manually tell it to remember the open current open window or it can forget.

EDIT : 1.41 is out.

 

[WarpCorp]

Windows 7 Window Memory

Just and FYI... On this past Wed, I actually got a call from the Microsoft escalation desk from a very courteous technician that spend about an hour on the phone with me in an "interview" to gather information about this problem and the lack of a "classic" start menu in Windows 7. From his comments, it was obvious that this issue is gaining momentum and is being escalated within the Win 7 product development and fix departments. It was in depth and very thorough in wanting to know why this is such an issue, how it affects productivity and would it prevent deployment of win 7 in a business environment.

At least they are listening....

 

[WarpCorp]

Also... they were aware of the third party utilities that were being used to restore these functions (ie., Windows Manager and Z-Mover). He admitted that the last thing Microsoft wants is for us Windows 7 users to have to go outside of the Microsoft universe to make Win 7 work.

Personally, I can not get Windows Manager to work - it seems to forget everything as soon as you reboot windows. I love the transparency feature that you can set up - but its main purpose just does not seem to work. Z-Mover on the other hand is simple, faster and works like a charm. It's just a shame that with each of these utilities - you have to take the time to tell it to remember the window size and position the first time you open that particular window. Once you have done that (one time), it remembers the size and postion of what you set up and opens the window exactly where you left it. If you want to change its size and postion later on, you have to open Z-Mover and tell it the new information.

 

[helmutcheese]

Good MS are listening.

windowmanager is loading at startup for you ?

You must tell it to remember current size of the open window, AFAIK it cannot do it on its own

 

[Dixon Butz]

Good MS are listening.

windowmanager is loading at startup for you ?

You must tell it to remember current size of the open window, AFAIK it cannot do it on its own

WindowManager remembers size and position automatically. You can create special rules for windows if needed.