wrote:
I thought I had a good idea - I uninstalled MSWord 2003, then
reinstalled it. I thought a fresh install would do it. Nada. Still
does the same.
I tried.
xxxxx


There is a tool in the Windows WDK (including the
Windows 10 one) called "inspect.exe". And it gives
details on every window and dialog on the screen.

In this contrived example, my copy of LibreOffice doesn't
have Java installed. At startup, before the regular LO
window appears, it throws up a dialog. The dialog isn't
particularly anonymous, and you can see already, what limits
"inspect.exe" has.

https://i.postimg.cc/cJ6xYQ8s/inspec...10-WDK-kit.gif

Now, while the desktop is running, the "inspect.exe"
window hops around a lot. It makes it virtually impossible
to stage, and then shoot a picture of it with screenshot,
before the display changes. I had to shoot video of the
damn screen, to get some pictures to work with.

Still, if you had something that registered as a dialog
box, you would expect "inspect.exe" to list it. Even if
the details are (in classic Windows style), completely
devoid of the fields a dialog is supposed to have
filled out. That's the problem with even suggesting
this method, is I really don't expect to catch useful
info with it.

But I have to pass it along, to show what a developer
might use.

Paul