Microsoft KB Archive/841711

= Documentation subwindows do not appear in their default locations in Visual Studio .NET, in the MSDN Library, or in the TechNet Viewer =

Article ID: 841711

Article Last Modified on 8/11/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * MSDN 2003 Universal Edition
 * Microsoft TechNet 2004 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you randomly move windows, such as the Search Results window or the Index Results window, in a Microsoft Visual Studio .NET documentation window, and then you try to move these windows back to their default locations, you may experience a problem. Additionally, if you close the Visual Studio .NET documentation window, and then you open it again, you may find windows at unexpected locations. The Visual Studio .NET documentation windows are not restored to their default locations.



CAUSE
There is no option that is currently available to lock windows in the locations that you want.



RESOLUTION
To find the default layout of the Visual Studio .NET documentation window, follow these steps:
 * 1) Close the Visual Studio .NET documentation window.
 * 2) Locate the Dexplore.xml file in the following folder:



Note The  placeholder indicates the system drive where the operating system is installed on your computer. The  placeholder indicates the user name that you are currently logged on to the computer with.
 * 1) Delete the Dexplore.xml file.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



Steps to reproduce the problem
To reproduce the problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) For Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002, click Start, point to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, and then click Microsoft Visual Studio .NET documentation.

The Microsoft Visual Studio .NET combined Collection window appears.

For Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, click Start, point to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, and then click Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 documentation.

The Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 combined Collection window appears.
 * 1) Right-click the title of the Contents window, and then click Floating.
 * 2) Move the Contents window to another location in the Help window.
 * 3) Try to return the Contents window to its default location.

You may notice the problem that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section.

There are other ways that windows may become disorganized because windows can be docked, hidden, unhidden, and floated. Therefore, you may find other occurrences where you can move a window in the Help window to a different location, and then you cannot move the window back to its original location.

This problem may also occur in other products that use the Dexplore.exe file. The other products include Content Viewer for TechNet and Microsoft Document Explorer 7.0 for Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Library.

Keywords: kbhelp kbuser kbxml kbprb kblayout KB841711

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