Test window opens behind panels

A lot of times with I test in CS3, the test window opens
behind the other
panels. I have to quit and restart to get it back to opening
in front. Is
this a but they are still trying to fix?
I've checked for updates and I have the latest.

I'm having the same issue. It seems the docked panels are
taking display priority. Very strange. If I click on the test movie
window title bar, it comes to the front, but as soon as I try to
interact with the player, it snaps back behind the rest of the
interface. The only solution is to restart Flash, which is quite
annoying.
Here's what I'm talking
about
Any ideas, Adobe?
Windows XP Professional SP2
NVIDIA GeForce 7300LE
2gb Ram
Video drivers and CS3 up to date

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