ICal Alarm is off screen-- An old, unfixed problem

Can anyone tell me why discussions have been closed on this bug?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=671199
The problem was reported five months ago and never resolved by Apple.
Is it common for Apple to ignore a problem like this?

Felix01 ,
According to What's Included?
iChat, iCal, and iSync
• Resolves an issue in which iCal reminders may appear off to the side of the screen.
• Resolves an issues in which some events added to particular dates may not display correctly.
• Event notes are now synced between iCal and Nokia N70 phones.
• Adds iSync support for more devices.
• Includes iChat support for USB Video Class webcams.
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all my iCal alarms show up mostly off screen. I've tried deleting the cache, but I guess I'm deleting the wrong one.
How can I fix this annoying problem?

This solved the problem for me:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3471590#3471590

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You can use the hardware, but will have to repartition and reinstall the OS from the disk shipped with the new Mac Mini.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303220
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Are other people still having problems with Ical alarms opening up off screen After the 10.4.9 update?
Why would Apple say that it is finally fixed in their descriptions when it is Not?
I wonder who at Apple tests these things and how they get their results?

Add me to the list. I'm still getting my alerts almost completely off screen. As a software tester by trade, I'm a bit insulted that Apple would say it was fixed when it quite clearly is not.
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hi, looks like I have a cache problem,
in ical I can't remove , delete a calendar. after 30 secs it comes back on screen. same happens with old , passed ical alarms.
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I've switched to iCal completely after living with Entourage for years. What I liked about the MS Office Notifications is that they open in the same position where I last left it. However, the iCal alarm always opens in the center of the screen. What's really maddening is that if I drag the alarm to the position I want it (and leave it open even), the next alarm pops it back to the center of the screen. Arghh!
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This happens sometimes... it is just a bug.
This message is probably coming from your HP update manager.
An explanation: The Update manager is supposed to (of course) give you the option to download and install any available HP updates. The lack of the buttons is a buggy bit that shows up in bad instructions - sometimes the result of old code, and sometimes the result of -- the buggy bits.
Try updating your HP Support Assistant
First, get rid of any older version:
Control Panel > icon view > Programs and Features >
Scroll down, find, and Uninstall HP Support Assistant.
Restart your computer after uninstalling the existing version of Support Assistant.
Install the Latest Version of the Support Assistant
HP Support Assistant
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You can control WHEN update messages shows up,
AND whether it shows up at all.
After the Support Assistant is updated:
Call up (Open) HP Support Assistant > (Launch HP Support Assistant) >
Tune-up > View Settings > View Notification Settings >
For example: Set / CHECK "Taskbar Only" >> to turn OFF popups...
So...Select as desired... > Apply > Close the Support Assistant
================================================================================
Another method to qauickly control HP Update:
Start > search / type "HP Update" > Click on HP Update to Open >
Settings > Adjust schedule as desired
================================================================================
I hope this helps.
Kind Regards,
Dragon-Fur

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My iCal alarms all seem to be working properly except...they pop up almost entirely off the screen. When an alarm 'goes', I get the appropriate alarm sound, and the alarm message pops up...but I can only see the extreme left hand side of the alarm message (i.e. the rest of it is off the right side of the screen). I have to drag it back onto the screen to read it. That's fine...but I'm afraid that if my alarms don't pop up in the centre of the screen (or at least entirely on the screen) I'll not see it, and I'm going to miss whatever I'm being reminded about. Any way to make the messages pop-up in a different location?

Hi,
This is a known bug. See this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=671199
Best wishes
John M

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I have an iCal alarm to open an accounts file each day.
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It always gives me this:
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Frazer

I just found how to removed the old files from my list
in the terminal I type:
open library/preferences/com.apple.iCal.plist
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After migrating to new Mac iCal pop-up screen is mostly off screen and I can't seem to find a way to get it so that it pops up in the middle of the screen or anywhere else where I can see the whole thing.

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