Closing Minimized Terminal Saves an Incorrect Window Position

ID: Q103149

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

In Windows NT, if you minimize Terminal when you close it, incorrect window coordinates (xposition, yposition, width, and height) are saved to the Registry, which causes Terminal to be in a very small window the next time you start it.

NOTE: Terminal saves its window coordinates to the Registry upon exit so that the next time you run Terminal, the window should be displayed in the same position (xposition, yposition) and size (width, height).

CAUSE

If Terminal is minimized when closed, instead of recording the window coordinates to the Registry, Terminal records the window coordinates of the minimized icon to the following keys:


   HKEY_CURRENT_USER on Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\Terminal\ 
      XPosition
      YPosition
      Width
      Height

The coordinates used the next time you start Terminal cause the Terminal window to be displayed where the Terminal icon was displayed at the last Terminal exit.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, open Terminal before you exit so that correct coordinates are saved to the Registry.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbtool
Version : winnt:3.1; :3.1
Platform : winnt
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