Application cannot display on interface

I encountered a problem when running an application on a Microsoft Windows XP
Home edition pc. The application is written in VB 2005. When I start up the
application, it is displayed in the task bar and windows task manager but the
form does not appear on the interface. Other users of the same application do
not have this problem. What could be the cause?

Pegasus
Tue Jan 08 02:22:57 PST 2008


"Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FA098B7-C3E5-4ED9-AA53-73A130F81086@microsoft.com...
>I encountered a problem when running an application on a Microsoft Windows
>XP
> Home edition pc. The application is written in VB 2005. When I start up
> the
> application, it is displayed in the task bar and windows task manager but
> the
> form does not appear on the interface. Other users of the same application
> do
> not have this problem. What could be the cause?

The application is probably just beyond your field of vision. Try
this to bring it back:
- Click it once in the Task Bar.
- Press Alt+Space, then M on your keyboard
- Use the four arrow keys (up/down/left/right) on your keyboard
to move the window around the screen.
- Press Esc.

If you don't succeed immediately, try the same technique with
some other application, e.g. with notepad.exe. Make sure that
the application is ***not*** maximised.

windmap
Tue Jan 08 03:27:17 PST 2008

Is that Program is visible in ALT+TAB
If Yes go to that Application,press ALT+SPACE then R on your keyboard.

"Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FA098B7-C3E5-4ED9-AA53-73A130F81086@microsoft.com...
>I encountered a problem when running an application on a Microsoft Windows
>XP
> Home edition pc. The application is written in VB 2005. When I start up
> the
> application, it is displayed in the task bar and windows task manager but
> the
> form does not appear on the interface. Other users of the same application
> do
> not have this problem. What could be the cause?

Elejra
Thu Jan 10 23:03:01 PST 2008

Thanks for your prompt replies.
I tried but the application still cannot be found. I tried the method on a
pc that can display the application and found that the form cannot be moved.
Do you have other suggestions?

Pegasus
Thu Jan 10 23:13:22 PST 2008


"Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8CA0AE9E-5B1C-4229-A0FA-41BAAD48938B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your prompt replies.
> I tried but the application still cannot be found. I tried the method on a
> pc that can display the application and found that the form cannot be
> moved.
> Do you have other suggestions?

If you cannot apply my method on a PC that works
normally then you're not doing it quite the right way.
I suggest you now tell me on a keystroke-by-keystorke
basis what you're doing.

Elejra
Fri Jan 11 03:12:01 PST 2008

ok, thanks. This was what I did:
1. select the program using alt-tab.
2. click on alt-space-m
3. try clicking on arrow buttons to move the form till I can view it

it works for notepad but not for this application window.
can i forward you a screen shot?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8CA0AE9E-5B1C-4229-A0FA-41BAAD48938B@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for your prompt replies.
> > I tried but the application still cannot be found. I tried the method on a
> > pc that can display the application and found that the form cannot be
> > moved.
> > Do you have other suggestions?
>
> If you cannot apply my method on a PC that works
> normally then you're not doing it quite the right way.
> I suggest you now tell me on a keystroke-by-keystorke
> basis what you're doing.
>
>
>

Pegasus
Fri Jan 11 04:16:04 PST 2008

Let me reword these instructions:
1. Select the program using alt-tab.
2. Hold down the Alt key.
3. Tap the Space bar. You should see a pop-up menu.
4. Release the Alt key.
5. Tap the M key.
6. Use the arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the frame around.

Try these instructions with an application such as calc.exe.

"Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69D125AE-5291-406C-B580-FA99AAE7E6EF@microsoft.com...
> ok, thanks. This was what I did:
> 1. select the program using alt-tab.
> 2. click on alt-space-m
> 3. try clicking on arrow buttons to move the form till I can view it
>
> it works for notepad but not for this application window.
> can i forward you a screen shot?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8CA0AE9E-5B1C-4229-A0FA-41BAAD48938B@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks for your prompt replies.
>> > I tried but the application still cannot be found. I tried the method
>> > on a
>> > pc that can display the application and found that the form cannot be
>> > moved.
>> > Do you have other suggestions?
>>
>> If you cannot apply my method on a PC that works
>> normally then you're not doing it quite the right way.
>> I suggest you now tell me on a keystroke-by-keystorke
>> basis what you're doing.
>>
>>
>>

Elejra
Sun Jan 13 18:06:01 PST 2008

Thank you for your patience.
Yup, I do see a pop-up menu for the active window when I do alt-space.
However, there isn't any pop-up menu when I tried on this application window
(in another pc that do not have this problem). It is a login form with
FormBorderStyle set to none. Kindly advise.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Let me reword these instructions:
> 1. Select the program using alt-tab.
> 2. Hold down the Alt key.
> 3. Tap the Space bar. You should see a pop-up menu.
> 4. Release the Alt key.
> 5. Tap the M key.
> 6. Use the arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the frame around.
>
> Try these instructions with an application such as calc.exe.
>
> "Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:69D125AE-5291-406C-B580-FA99AAE7E6EF@microsoft.com...
> > ok, thanks. This was what I did:
> > 1. select the program using alt-tab.
> > 2. click on alt-space-m
> > 3. try clicking on arrow buttons to move the form till I can view it
> >
> > it works for notepad but not for this application window.
> > can i forward you a screen shot?
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8CA0AE9E-5B1C-4229-A0FA-41BAAD48938B@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks for your prompt replies.
> >> > I tried but the application still cannot be found. I tried the method
> >> > on a
> >> > pc that can display the application and found that the form cannot be
> >> > moved.
> >> > Do you have other suggestions?
> >>
> >> If you cannot apply my method on a PC that works
> >> normally then you're not doing it quite the right way.
> >> I suggest you now tell me on a keystroke-by-keystorke
> >> basis what you're doing.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Pegasus
Mon Jan 14 02:03:21 PST 2008

I recommend you get in touch with the seller of this application.


"Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2BCB6740-53F6-4765-9D2D-B36CA9EAA771@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for your patience.
> Yup, I do see a pop-up menu for the active window when I do alt-space.
> However, there isn't any pop-up menu when I tried on this application
> window
> (in another pc that do not have this problem). It is a login form with
> FormBorderStyle set to none. Kindly advise.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Let me reword these instructions:
>> 1. Select the program using alt-tab.
>> 2. Hold down the Alt key.
>> 3. Tap the Space bar. You should see a pop-up menu.
>> 4. Release the Alt key.
>> 5. Tap the M key.
>> 6. Use the arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the frame around.
>>
>> Try these instructions with an application such as calc.exe.
>>
>> "Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:69D125AE-5291-406C-B580-FA99AAE7E6EF@microsoft.com...
>> > ok, thanks. This was what I did:
>> > 1. select the program using alt-tab.
>> > 2. click on alt-space-m
>> > 3. try clicking on arrow buttons to move the form till I can view it
>> >
>> > it works for notepad but not for this application window.
>> > can i forward you a screen shot?
>> >
>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Elejra" <Elejra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:8CA0AE9E-5B1C-4229-A0FA-41BAAD48938B@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Thanks for your prompt replies.
>> >> > I tried but the application still cannot be found. I tried the
>> >> > method
>> >> > on a
>> >> > pc that can display the application and found that the form cannot
>> >> > be
>> >> > moved.
>> >> > Do you have other suggestions?
>> >>
>> >> If you cannot apply my method on a PC that works
>> >> normally then you're not doing it quite the right way.
>> >> I suggest you now tell me on a keystroke-by-keystorke
>> >> basis what you're doing.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>