CS4 Bridge Preview/MetaData/Keywords Panels out of window

More than not, I run the Bridge app maximized to fill my screen (2560x1600). When I came after a long break, or overnight, the window is no longer maximized. This morning it was resized to 1918x1168. The bad part about it is the Preview, Metadata, and Keywords panels (normally on right edge of window) were off the right side of the window. They are still have check marks by them in the Window menu. The Content window extended past the right side of the window (thumbnails were extending past the right side of the window, some thumbnails partially clipped by the window). I must do a Window->Workspace->Reset Workspace to get them back.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?
WinXP SP3+, NVidia GeForce 295 (latest driver), Screen Saver: Blank, 9 minutes (display Welcome Screen), Turn off monitor after 30 minutes, HD after 1 hour.

Hi,
i had the same problem , and thanks to the 1st post:
" I must do a Window->Workspace->Reset Workspace to get them back. "
now i have the file info panes back., at least yet

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