CS3 Maximized Screen Mode - Reposition-Bug Workarounds

In Photoshop CS3, when you use Maximized Screen Mode (image window maximized to the PS workspace) with an image window that's zoomed to a level where scroll bars exist, and you switch to another image window in the PS workspace and then switch back to the original image window (let's say using Ctrl-F6 or Ctrl-Tab) Photoshop will reposition the view to the upper left corner of the image rather than leaving it where it was.
For me, this bug is 100% reproducible.
This bug is also referenced in these forums at the following topics:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bc3bd89
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bca160f
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3c0561ea
I often carefully position 100% zoom-level images & alternate between windows for detailed comparison. It's extremely frustrating to toggle back only to be at a completely different location on the image window. I found this bug so maddening that I almost abandoned CS3 for an earlier version. It's still maddening, but at least I've found workarounds which I'll share with you here:
1) after opening an image and zooming to the extent that the above bug exists (scroll-bars available), press F and then shift-F (or vice versa) to switch to a different Screen Mode and back (problem goes away *for this image only* until the Zoom level is changed significantly - at which time you must repeat the workaround.) Repeat for every image for which you'd like the position to remain stationary when alternating to other windows and back.
2) click on Screen Mode button at the bottom of PS Toolbar and choose Maximized, (even if you were already on Maximized.) This has the same corrective effect as 1), above.
3) On a "fixed" image, if you forget to "reset" the fix after changing the zoom level significantly & you "lose your place" after alternating between windows (jumps to upper left corner), you can "recover" the previously "fixed" position by returning to the previous zoom level and switching to another window and back. It returns to the previously "fixed" location instead of the bug-altered PS chosen location of upper left corner!
4) Use a Screen Mode other than Maximized & this issue never occurs.
Adobe, this *really* should be addressed and corrected. I'd think this is much more serious than the "sticky menus" bug of CS2 that was fixed.
Reported to Adobe using their Bug Report form...

Yes!!! This works. Thank you. I hope it does not continue to recur. I would like to know what caused this in the first place. I never use the paint bucket tool. I often use the fill tool, though, sometimes with black as the foreground color.

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