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      10-17-2010
This is an old post, but I'll answer it anyway, just in case anyone currently has a similar problem.

I interpret this question to mean that when you hit the middle "window" button, it seems to minimize to the taskbar.

The problem is likely that the window is off the screen which is why you can't see it. This might happen if you change the resolution, particularly if you changed your resolution from a landscape to a portrait mode (physically rotated the screen so that it is tall rather than wide) and then back again.

To remedy, right click on the Media Center banner on the task bar and select "Size". Hold the left mouse button down and drag toward the middle of the screen. You should suddenly see your Media Center window appear.

Another thing you can do is to change your resolution back to the portrait mode. You might find the Media Center window somewhere in the corner. Move it back into the middle and change the resolution back to landscape mode. Voila!



> On Sunday, June 24, 2007 8:39 AM Todd Schneider wrote:


> I was able to minimize and size media center a few months ago. I'm not sure
> what happened, but now, when I hit the minimize button in the top right
> corner it goes to the task bar, and will not show up on the screen so that I
> can size the window. What am I missing?



>> On Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:10 AM CSM1 wrote:


>> The minus goes to the task bar.
>> The little square box in the middle goes to a window.
>> The X closes the window.
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