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Lost dialog box on display change

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neust Posted messages 5 Status Member -  
 rapide -
Hello everyone,

I have a laptop that I connect to an external monitor (VGA) for dual display, running Windows 7 / IE 8.0.
I often work with an application (like AutoCad or Money) open on one screen and a related dialog box for the open application on the other screen.
If I disconnect my laptop from the external monitor without moving the dialog box and application back to the laptop screen, then when I want to continue working on the application, some dialog boxes seem to open... on the disconnected screen.
Let me explain: the application freezes as if it's going behind the dialog box which, in turn, is not visible on the screen.
I've tried just about everything in the options of the programs used and in the display panel, and nothing works.
Thank you in advance for your help.

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    neust Posted messages 5 Status Member 4
     
    Problem solved: when the dialog box is open (and invisible), press ALT then ENTER successively / a dropdown menu appears: validate MOVE then, using the arrow keys, bring the dialog box back onto the main screen.
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    1. fred
       
      Thank you! And thank you!
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    2. rapide
       
      Hi; I just saw that in Firefox (and elsewhere) it's Alt + Space; (not Enter).
      Thanks for the tip. I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium x64 French...
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  2. Anonymous user
     
    For me, this is not dual display (which would mean the same
    display twice), but dual screen. You have two distinct displays and a desktop
    that is twice as large. If you unplug one monitor on the fly, it can no longer
    work; that seems obvious to me. The screen is connected to the GPU and Windows
    doesn't necessarily "notice" that a monitor is missing.

    It might be better to have a finer resolution, a lot of pixels, and bring everything back to a single screen. To help you out and avoid freezing:
    Locate the display of those disappearing windows. At a moment when it works, of course. With the keyboard keys, you can navigate to choose a
    button without the mouse. When you know what movements to make to reach "OK" or "Cancel," you can manage. Execute the key sequence and
    press enter, the invisible window will close.

    Another technique: click on the main window (that you see). It starts to
    blink-tremble to indicate that another window is open. This selects that window. Just do Alt+F4 to close the small invisible window (to confirm, so it doesn't close the entire app).
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    Hi to the guys, Kisses to the girls,
    Pierre
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    1. neust Posted messages 5 Status Member 4
       
      Good evening MaenArBalch,

      thank you for your contribution. In fact, I didn't specify that the display is visibly fine: my mouse doesn't go outside the area defined by the screen. I have no problem closing the invisible window (Esc or Alt F4). The misery is that I can't bring the dialog box back into focus.
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