Snow Leopard does not remember screen position with dual monitor

Hello,
I have an external monitor, which I like to be on top of my Macbook Pro monitor. In the monitor preference pane, I can set the monitor disposition such that my external monitor (main monitor) appears on top of my laptop (secondary monitor). However, every time I unplug the external monitor, I have to do the settings again, because when I plug it back, it shows as "side-by-side" configuration.
How can I make this setting stick ?
Thanks

Try deleting a related plist:
~yourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
Then reset position.

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