Firefox Opens on Second Monitor...Irritating

I moved my FireFox browser window to the second monitor so I could watch a DVD on the iMAC.
Now, the stooopid browser opens upu every time on the secondary monitor, not the iMAC primary.
I've tried everything to get FF to open on the primary iMAC and it still insists on opening up in the secondary.
Any ideas?...like disconnecting the second and restarting?

Hi--
I assume you've tried this, but it might not update its preferences until it's quit cleanly, so what happens if you open it, move it to your main monitor, then immediately quit? It should remember where it was and open there with the same sized window.
Otherwise, the window settings are stored in a file called "localstore.rdf" in Firefox's folder. The easiest way to find it is to do a Spotlight search for "localstore.rdf." It's possible to have more than one of these files if you have other Mozilla browsers installed, so make sure you click the little "I" in your Spotlight search results (use "Show All" from the Spotlight menu) to confirm you're looking at the one in /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/. You can reveal it from your Spotlight results by using the "command"-"r" key combo. Drag it to the desktop and launch Firefox and see where it comes up.
You can also edit that file directly with a text editor if you want. Just don't do it while Firefox is running, as it'll overwrite your changes when you quit Firefox.
charlie

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