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From: markh@milton.u.washington.edu (Mark Hirayama)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
Subject: An interesting problem with Windows....
Keywords: kddk
Message-ID: <1991May12.090003.29351@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 12 May 91 09:00:03 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
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I have an interesting little quirk going on with my Windows desktop.  Whenever
I run it, it won't allow me to make certain windows the size I want to.
The main Program Manager window, all the Accessories windows, and any
Windows applications - when I try to size them by putting the pointer on
either a boarder or a corner, it only allows me to "click" (for want of a
better word) to certain positions and sizes:  about half way up the screen
vertically and about 1/3 of the screen horizontally.  Any window inside
of these other windows, e.g. my Applications Group or a Worksheet in
Excel or something, can be sized as they're supposed to.  What's going on?

Someone told me it might have something to do with the PIF files.  I have
a 386 running in Enhanced 386 Mode, and I was experimenting with making
some DOS applications running inside a window, although I stopped because
I don't like the 'compressed' look Windows gives them.  Now I configured
all my PIF files to run DOS applications in full-screen mode, but this
clicking is still going on.

It's weird.  Could someone send e-mail if you have any suggestions or
possibilities as to what's going wrong?  

Thanks in advance!


--markh@milton.u.washington.edu
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