Google Chrome strange window start xy position

Question

I've been getting an odd Google Chrome window problem where the startup position of the window is now almost off the screen. I can't find any settings files in C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\3.0.195.38 to control the X and Y position of the window and it's becoming annoying now. Any help is appreciated.

• WinXP Pro
• Chrome version 3.0.195.38
• Dell Inspirion 10" netbook
• No external or extra screens ever used with it

Answer 1

I just had a similar issue where the chrome window would be way off screen everytime I started it unless I maximized it. Editing window positions in "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State", as taspeotis suggested, didn't work - the wrong positions got back in it everytime. Even after deleting the entire file. (And yes: I did stop the browser everytime before messing with this Local State file...)

This is what I call way off screen:

     "bottom": -31901,
     "left": -32000,
     "right": -31773,
     "top": -32000,

What solved it for me was maximizing it (so I could see the window) and then dragging all open tabs to a new window.

Maybe this may help someone else too at some point :-)

Answer 2

Open "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State" (convert to Windows XP paths as required)

Edit "window_placement"

More info: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=15199