>>>Terry,
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>>>We do use the modeless MDI forms, but allow the user to turn the MDI off with a preference setting. There are some annoying side effects to the MDI forms. Namely, when you maxamize one, they all maxamize, and when you restore one, they all restore. I'm not sure who decided on that little bit of standardization, but they missed the boat in my opinion.
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>>It sounds like they share the same sub-class. Look at the resize event - maybe a DEFAULT direction is needed.
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>Nope, that's default Windows windows behavior. Open three documents in Word or Excel, maximize one, flip through windows, they are all maximized. Restore one, they all restore.
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>Ummm, another badly chosen word... window restores. When did it drive backwards (i.e. when did it backup)? Or did it remove something and is now restoring it?

Most of my projects are suites. They have a main window (top level VFP form), and forms to modules in the suite (in top level form). When I maximize one, it has no affect on the others. I did not notice the post specifying the issue in Word. I thought the question related to VFP. Maybe I am working with corrupted XP desktops?:)