Document windows open under Tool Palette

I am running Photoshop 12.0.4 (CS5) on a MacBook Pro and OS 10.6.8.
When I open photos in Photoshop, they always open directly underneath the Tools Palette which I have positioned at the upper left corner of my screen, just below the Options Bar. They seem to be in Cascade mode, so if I open more than three, then the images beyond the third seem to clear the Tools Palette, but I am always forced to move each of the first three images in order to view them fully and work on them.
In previous versions, it seems like the program was always smart enough to place opened images adjacent to, and not obstrcuted by, the Tools Palette.
I've tried to re-position the images and then quit Photoshop to see if it remembers the positioning, as well as many other alternatives, but can't seem to get any other positioning to stick.
Obviously, this is not a huge tragedy, just a minor annoyance, but it never used to happen in earlier versions. How do I fix it? It seems like it should be a very basic setting, but I can't find it.
Many thanks!

Thanks, Peter. That is an interesting tip and it will move a single image out from underneath the Tools palette (while also enlarging it), but if I open several images at once, then I still need to click toward one of the back images - the first three are the ones that get partially covered by the Tools palette - hit Command-0 and then navigate to the other images sequentially and do the same.
While I'm sure there are keyboard shortcuts to skip to the next image also, it just seems to make more sense for the program to align the images properly in the first place. I've never had a previous version of Photoshop behave this way before. It seems like it must be an easy and obvious fix, I just can't figure it out.
Again, thank you for offering your help. I do appreciate it.

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