Won't Show Up

Boot Win XP Pro.

Run some apps.
Run TBird and Seamonkey and Firefox.

Close all except TBird.

Try to start SeaMonkey, Firefox and CHROME (yes CHROME) but they do not
show up.

I look in process explorer (PE) and see they are loaded into memory but
do not show u on the desktop.

Click to start them again and I get another entry in Process Explorer.

I kill all in PE and try again and kill TBird too but none will show on
the desktop only in PE.

Other apps run just fine.

What's up with that ?

(POSTED ON MOZILLA TOO BUT THE SMART FOLKS ARE HERE).

On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:58:28 -0700, XPUSER wrote:
Boot Win XP Pro.

Run some apps.
Run TBird and Seamonkey and Firefox.

Close all except TBird.

Try to start SeaMonkey, Firefox and CHROME (yes CHROME) but they do not
show up.

I look in process explorer (PE) and see they are loaded into memory but
do not show u on the desktop.

Click to start them again and I get another entry in Process Explorer.

I kill all in PE and try again and kill TBird too but none will show on
the desktop only in PE.

Other apps run just fine.

What's up with that ?

(POSTED ON MOZILLA TOO BUT THE SMART FOLKS ARE HERE).

Anything shows up in Event Viewer?

NOTE: The OP says she is using Windows XP yet she shotgunned via
cross-posting to the Windows 7 newsgroup. alt.windows7.general
was omitted in my reply since that is not an involved OS.

XPUSER wrote:

Boot Win XP Pro.

Run some apps.
Run TBird and Seamonkey and Firefox.

Close all except TBird.

Try to start SeaMonkey, Firefox and CHROME (yes CHROME) but they do not
show up.

I look in process explorer (PE) and see they are loaded into memory but
do not show u on the desktop.

Click to start them again and I get another entry in Process Explorer.

I kill all in PE and try again and kill TBird too but none will show on
the desktop only in PE.

Other apps run just fine.

What's up with that ?

Might the windows be getting opened outside the screen's area? That is,
maybe they are opening off screen.

First to try: Open Task Manager and use its Applications tab to
right-click on a windowed process to maximize it. Did it appear on your
desktop? If so, the non-maximized window has a position that puts it
offscreen.

Go into Task Manager's Applications tab and double-click a windowed
process to give it focus. Then press Alt+Spacebar to open that windows
control menu. Hit M to move the window. Use the arrow keys to move
around the window. You might get enough of the window moved back onto
the desktop to then drag it in and resize it.

Alternatively, right-click on the app's taskbar icon and select cascade,
stacked, or tiled organization of the windows to arrange the non-maxed
windows all within the confines of the desktop.

Do you have a video card with multiple outputs? If so, it might support
multiple monitors. Could be you put the windows for those apps on a
different monitor. I've never bothered with multiple monitors (I just
get a bigger one) and what video card maker decides which ancilliary
software you got for it to do multiple monitor support. You never
mentioned using a virtual desktop app (e.g., Dexpot) so I didn't bother
to go there.

OP, VanguardLH,

Might the windows be getting opened outside the screen's area?
That is, maybe they are opening off screen.

In that case, would than right-clicking the taskbar and selecting "Cascade
Windows" be helpful ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

In message , R.Wieser
writes:
OP, VanguardLH,

Might the windows be getting opened outside the screen's area?
That is, maybe they are opening off screen.

In that case, would than right-clicking the taskbar and selecting "Cascade
Windows" be helpful ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


VanguardLH did suggest that as well.
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I think I may have found the problem.

Limited RAM available.

Free got down below 500MB then those apps just could not handle that so
when started then just gave up with no warning or error message and no
on-screen presence but hung in memory further reducing available RAM.

Other apps that do not require a whole bunch of memory started and ran
just fine.

On 10/27/2017 6:58 PM, XPUSER wrote:
Boot Win XP Pro.

Run some apps.
Run TBird and Seamonkey and Firefox.

Close all except TBird.

Try to start SeaMonkey, Firefox and CHROME (yes CHROME) but they do not
show up.

I look in process explorer (PE) and see they are loaded into memory but
do not show u on the desktop.

Click to start them again and I get another entry in Process Explorer.

I kill all in PE and try again and kill TBird too but none will show on
the desktop only in PE.

Other apps run just fine.

What's up with that ?

(POSTED ON MOZILLA TOO BUT THE SMART FOLKS ARE HERE).


I use SeaMonkey and Thunderbird, but not Firefox. When I terminate
SeaMonkey, it occasionally appears to terminate; but the process
continues running. I can see this in the Windows Task Manager. This
prevents me from relaunching SeaMonkey. I use Task Manager to end the
process. Then everything is okay. I do not see this problem with
Thunderbird.

My CPU has memory caches:
256 Kb primary
1024 kB secondary
6144 kB tertiary

My memory has 8068 MB in two DIMM1 slots

If your CPU and memory loads exceed their capacities, Windows is
supposed to use one of your hard drives as a virtual memory. However, I
think it is possible to control the size of virtual memory, including
setting it to zero or making it larger; but I cannot remember how to do
that.

--
David E. Ross
http://www.rossde.com/

By allowing employers to eliminate coverage for birth control
from their insurance plans, President Trump has guaranteed there
will be an increase in the demand for abortions.

On 10/28/2017 11:23 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 10/27/2017 6:58 PM, XPUSER wrote:
Boot Win XP Pro.

Run some apps.
Run TBird and Seamonkey and Firefox.

Close all except TBird.

Try to start SeaMonkey, Firefox and CHROME (yes CHROME) but they do not
show up.

I look in process explorer (PE) and see they are loaded into memory but
do not show u on the desktop.

Click to start them again and I get another entry in Process Explorer.

I kill all in PE and try again and kill TBird too but none will show on
the desktop only in PE.

Other apps run just fine.

What's up with that ?

(POSTED ON MOZILLA TOO BUT THE SMART FOLKS ARE HERE).


I use SeaMonkey and Thunderbird, but not Firefox. When I terminate
SeaMonkey, it occasionally appears to terminate; but the process
continues running. I can see this in the Windows Task Manager. This
prevents me from relaunching SeaMonkey. I use Task Manager to end the
process. Then everything is okay. I do not see this problem with
Thunderbird.

My CPU has memory caches:
256 Kb primary
1024 kB secondary
6144 kB tertiary

My memory has 8068 MB in two DIMM1 slots

If your CPU and memory loads exceed their capacities, Windows is
supposed to use one of your hard drives as a virtual memory. However, I
think it is possible to control the size of virtual memory, including
setting it to zero or making it larger; but I cannot remember how to do
that.

Here is a link showing how to set the virtual memory;
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2...e-windows.html

On 10/29/2017 2:29 AM, GlowingBlueMist wrote:
On 10/28/2017 11:23 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 10/27/2017 6:58 PM, XPUSER wrote:
Boot Win XP Pro.

Run some apps.
Run TBird and Seamonkey and Firefox.

Close all except TBird.

Try to start SeaMonkey, Firefox and CHROME (yes CHROME) but they do not
show up.

I look in process explorer (PE) and see they are loaded into memory but
do not show u on the desktop.

Click to start them again and I get another entry in Process Explorer.

I kill all in PE and try again and kill TBird too but none will show on
the desktop only in PE.

Other apps run just fine.

What's up with that ?

(POSTED ON MOZILLA TOO BUT THE SMART FOLKS ARE HERE).


I use SeaMonkey and Thunderbird, but not Firefox. When I terminate
SeaMonkey, it occasionally appears to terminate; but the process
continues running. I can see this in the Windows Task Manager. This
prevents me from relaunching SeaMonkey. I use Task Manager to end the
process. Then everything is okay. I do not see this problem with
Thunderbird.

My CPU has memory caches:
256 Kb primary
1024 kB secondary
6144 kB tertiary

My memory has 8068 MB in two DIMM1 slots

If your CPU and memory loads exceed their capacities, Windows is
supposed to use one of your hard drives as a virtual memory. However, I
think it is possible to control the size of virtual memory, including
setting it to zero or making it larger; but I cannot remember how to do
that.

Here is a link showing how to set the virtual memory;
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2...e-windows.html


This is for Windows 10. This is a Windows 7 newsgroup.

For Windows 7:

1. Right-click on the Computer or My Computer icon on your desktop and
select Properties from the pulldown context menu. (This is NOT the same
as opening the Computer object and selecting Properties for a drive.)

Alternatively, open the Control Panel window and double-click on the
System icon.

2. On the left side of the System window, select "Advanced system
settings".

3. On the resulting System Properties window, select the Advanced tab.

4. On the Performance Options window, select the Advanced tab.

5. Under "Virtual memory", select the Change button.

6. On the Virtual Memory window, make whatever changes you deem
appropriate.

7. Select a sequence of OK buttons to exit. Then close the System
window from step #2.

--
David E. Ross
http://www.rossde.com/

By allowing employers to eliminate coverage for birth control
from their insurance plans, President Trump has guaranteed there
will be an increase in the demand for abortions.