CS3 Screen Mode (F Key)

How do I stop images opening into the maximised screen mode. It' driving me crazy every time I open a fresh image I have to keep pressing the F key or expose or dock to see my original program.
PS7 never did this...... is it a PC bug on the Mac version? AAAAAHHHhhhhh!
Please someone tell me I can switch it off in a preference somewhere.
Thanks, Gareth.

Another way would be to use a script to set the screen mode on opening a document.
Here is a script that should do the job.
Download Me
Place the script in:
[hard drive]/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS3/Presets/Scripts/
Then setup File-Scripts-Script Event Manager to use this script on open document.

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