Windows Help Does Not Save Maximized Window Position (107199)

WORKAROUND

NOTE: The following workarounds require that the Help screens remain in a window and are not maximized.

• Use the mouse to drag the borders of the Help window to the desired size, then close the window.
  
  -or-
• Edit the [Help] section of the WIN.INI file with the following statements for your video mode:
  
  1024 x 768 SVGA:

     [Windows Help]
     H_WindowPosition=[266,200,266,200,0]
     M_WindowPosition=[0,0,1024,768,0]
  						

  800 x 600 SVGA:

     [Windows Help]
     H_WindowPosition=[266,200,266,200,0]
     M_WindowPosition=[0,0,800,600,0]
  						

  640 x 480 VGA:

     [Windows Help]
     H_WindowPosition=[266,200,266,200,0]
     M_WindowPosition=[0,0,640,480,0]
  						

  640 x 350 EGA:

     [Windows Help]
     H_WindowPosition=[266,200,266,200,0]
     M_WindowPosition=[0,0,640,350,0]
  						

Any attempt to maximize the Help screen by using the maximize button or by double-clicking the title bar overwrites the changes in the WIN.INI file. Window placement must then be changed with the mouse or by editing the WIN.INI file. A comment or REM line containing the proper values can be added to the WIN.INI so that these values are readily available if the Help window is accidentally maximized. For example:

   [Windows Help]

   H_WindowPosition=[266,200,266,200,0]
   ;H_WindowPosition=[266,200,266,200,0]
   M_WindowPosition=[0,0,1024,768,0]
   ;M_WindowPosition=[0,0,1024,768,0]
				

NOTE: To achieve the exact size and position of the desktop for the Help window, the WIN.INI file must be edited. Using the mouse for placement leaves a slight border of the desktop outside the Help window or places the Help window border slightly off the desktop.