Preferences won't show up

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

after a search through the internet for my problem, I want to try and ask directly here for a solution. The problem is simple to explain, when I click on the preferences button, the preferences will not show up. Doesn't matter if I click on the button on the buttom right or in the menu "Window/Setting/Preferences".

All other windows open up correctly, the script editor doesn't show anything when I click on it although I'm not sure if it should anyway.

I have a Maya 2011 x64 student license, Windows 7 Professional, AMD Phenom II X4 810 Processor 2.60 Ghz and an ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series.

Anyone know something about this problem? I would appreciate any kind of feedback and support,

Thanks in advance,

Sincerely,

AMess

[lee.dunham · Accepted solution]

your preferences window could be off screen, so might be worth deleteing your windowPrefs.mel (located *user*\maya\2011-x64\prefs\)

When you start maya back up again all your windows startup position will return to default.

[Anonymous]

Well, that has done it. I had hoped it would be that easy.

Thank you very much for your fast answer 🙂

Have a nice day 🙂

[lee.dunham]

lol no worries.

[loupblack]

You can delete the "windowPrefs.mel" file it's enough.

[alec.andersenLP8AU]

Thanks @loupblack and @lee.dunham for the great replies! @Anonymous, I'm going to go ahead and mark these solutions for future users! I hope you all continue to enjoy the forums, thanks for being part of a great community! 🙂

[alan.moralesPA96Y]

Fixed it by:

Left mouse click the icon with the little guy running next to a gear located at the bottom right of the Maya screen.

When you do, press alt+space bar at the same time. If done successfully, a pop up window will appear. Choose maximize and move the panel to a visible location on your screen.

The issue was that the preferences panel was off screen. This steps should re-center it without having to delete pref folder. Hope it helps!