Finder doesn't reopen all windows on restart

In Snow Leopard, when restarting, the Finder would remember the multiple windows I had open before restart and reopen those windows. Since getting my new Macbook Pro with Lion, the Finder now remembers only one or two of the windows that were open when restarting. (And yes, the "Reopen windows when logging back in" checkbox has not been unchecked.)

Thanks for the reply, but I do have the Restore Windows box checked (see below). And the Resume features info (cnet link) only addresses how to turn the feature off, either selectively or globally. I'm simply looking for the functionality that I had with Snow Leopard and now seems to be absent. Maybe it's a bug in my Finder.

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