Using Preview with 2 monitors...

I didn't know where to post this so I'm going to first try here in OS X Tiger forum so here goes...
I just installed a 2nd video card so as to be able to connect my t.v. as 2nd monitor. Pretty much everything is fine with one exception...
When I launch Preview (latest version), my picture window shows up on the 2nd monitor but I wish for it to launch the window on my computer monitor instead. I've got my main start up and dock on the computer monitor as well. I just don't see any preference anywhere that tells me to change this otherwise. However, if I use the old Preview software which I think is back in version 1, the picture window will launch on my computer monitor just fine. Anybody got any suggestions? TIA

I have two monitor as well, a Cinema display and a 17" Sony. Preview opens largish things just fine and on the main monitor. But smaller things open so about 1/3 of the window is on the Sony. Earlier versions of Preview work just fine. Not sure what Apple did, but let us hope they fix it. Send feedback:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback/
If they get enough feedback it is more likely to be fixed.
Francine
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