Why doesn't VS 2008 IDE remember my preferences?

ide, preferences, visual-studio-2008

Solution

Try resetting the Visual Studio

Tools->Import and Export Settings->Reset All Settings

Or

devenv.exe /resetsettings

Problem

This is a very petty question that I'm only asking while compiling... ;) For some reason my VS 2008 IDE doesn't remember my window preferences when I close & reopen - it resets the window widths, locations, appearances etc. Where's the secret switch so that my IDE stays looking the way I want it?

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