I am running Classic Shell 4.0.4 on a Windows 8.1 system. I'm having a problem when running a custom Microsoft Visual Basic .NET application from the Classic Shell start menu. The application is appearing on the wrong monitor (I have a 3 monitor configuration).
My custom VB application has code similar to this
Dim xPosition As Long = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MyApps\TestProject", "X Position", Nothing)
Dim yPosition As Long = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MyAppss\TestProject", "Y Position", Nothing)
Me.Location = New Point(xPosition, yPosition)
The VB application basic loads my application window location, stored in the Windows registry, and positions the form it brings up at that location. The application, when closed, updates these registry values with the current form location so it comes up the next time at the previous location. That is, the application remembers it's last location and always comes up at the same place.
Now, I can launch the application with a standard Windows shortcut link without difficulty. It will come up on the correct monitor. However, when I pin this link to the Classic Shell Start Menu and launch it through the Classic Shell start menu it exhibits some strange behavior. It will initially come up properly on the correct monitor. However, it immediately moves to the primary monitor. So, it may come up on the left monitor, disappear, and then reappear on the center monitor (primary Monitor).
Now the interesting thing is that if I go to the standard Windows location when the application link is stored (Users\account\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs and just double-click on the link to start the application it works fine. There is only a problem when the link is executed through clicking on it's name in the Classic Start Menu.
I'm assuming that the problem is related to something Classic Shell is doing. Any ideas or thoughts?
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