HELP - How to choose which monitor a program opens in using "Extended Desktop" mode.

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    For about 6 months now I have had my PC in the office and the display "extended" to my TV in the living room. Very convenient because I can watch movies or whatever and my wife can surf the net at the same time. For some crazy unknown reason, Firefox has decided to start opening on my second display (TV), and I can't for the life of me figure out how to set program display defaults. I tried Windows Restore to no avail. I know someone has had this issue before. PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks so much guys!
     
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    Does episode 97 on here help you
     
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    No but thanks for the quick response.
     
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    I'm an idiot, I will check again. I watched episode 7 "wireless networks"!!!
     
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    Nope, no program-to-display assignment, thanks anyway.
     
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    Lol, no prob
     
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    Holy crap that was one of THE MOST annoying bugs ever!!! I finally found the solution. I hope someone else can benefit...
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081217160605AAzzhcJ
    Drag Firefox to the desired monitor, maximize, minimize, then restore it to that monitor. If you don't do all three, it will revert to the other monitor the next time you open the browser.
     
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