Find and Replace dialog box does not seem to appear anywhere.

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Hello, 
 Whenever I use the find and replace option in SDL Studio 2014 the dialog box does not appear anywhere. I am using windows 10 home, 64 bit. It does appear on the taskbar as a new window but it just doesn't appear on the screen. 
 I am also having an issue with another PC and SDL Studio 2015. I am working on a very large merged file, whenever I open it it takes a while and windows says that Trados is not responding. I leave it for about 3 minutes and it opens. Whenever I try to use the find and replace option it freezes again and I have to restart SDL Trados 2015. I try this on another PC that has SDL Trados 2014 Freelance version and it works very smoothly. How can this be? 
 Thanks. 
 
 Peter.

Vlad Bondor · Accepted Answer

Hello Peter, 
 
 If the "Search and Replace" window appears on the taskbar, right click it there and then select "Move" (if you are using Windows 8 or 10 you might have to hold down the SHIFT key before right-clicking in order to get the "Move" menu item to show up). After you selected "Move" , press the "arrow" buttons on your keyboard, and then move your mouse: the "Find and Replace" button should be now "glued" to your mouse so you can bring it forward. As Walter mentioned in the previous post, this issue usually appears if you are using a multi-monitor setup and then unplug one of the screens. 
 
 For your second issue, I believe that the problem might be caused by the PC specs. When dealing with large documents it is for the best to have a 64bit Operating System and 4 (or more)GB of RAM. I think that the computer on which Studio 2014 is installed has better specifications and that is the reason why it handles your merged file better. 
 
 Hope this helps. 
 Vlad

Lydia Simplicio · Answer

Hello Alexandra Beisl , 
 I have just come across your post by accident- 
 It is always a good idea to start a new thread if the post is old and there has been no activity for a couple of weeks - otherwise as nearly in this case your post wont be seen. 
 You can always start a new question at any time...

Also to ensure a message is sent to a specific person always start typing the name with an @ at the beginning 
 
 . 
 Could you explain exactly what is happening on your screen please- as missing programs should not be in issue with new machines/new installations with no second monitor. 
 If you can post screeen shots this would be most helpfull.

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Find and Replace dialog box does not seem to appear anywhere.

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