Leopard Dock - Windows Appear "Under" By Default

Hi there, hopefully this is a quick fix.
I have a new Leopard installation. Brand new fresh out of the box on a new Macbook Pro. I have my Dock on the left side of the screen. It's set to the default size, not very full at all.
However, every new window I open up and every time I load an application, the top left part of this new or application is aligned with the top left of the screen (ie under the Apple menu). Of course, my dock is on the left, so these windows default to opening up "under" the DOck. I have to drag them to the right to get them out from "under" the dock.
I don't remember this being default behavior in Tiger. How can I save myself all this needless dragging to save the left part of all my windows from being buried under my dock icons?
Acutally I can confirm this being not default behavior in Tiger. I downloaded a new disk image, opened it up in Tiger, and it's appeared in a reasonable place near the middle of my desktop. Same disk image on Leopard, and it appeared in the upper left corner of the desktop, with the red "Close" bullet positioned under the Apple menu, and thus, buried under my Dock.
Message was edited by: plochner

Have you tried changing the location to either the bottom or right, opening window or two, then changing back?
I'd try first from the Apple menu, then System Preferences.
If still no go, I'd trash the preferences file (well, move it to the desktop, & restart Finder. If no help, move back so you don't have to re-set all the others). If you don't know, it's <yourhomefolder>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
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