Windows dialog placement

[Michael ODonnell]

 [ While this question is not about a Linux problem,
   strictly speaking, it *is* about a Windows problem
   that arises as a direct result of me trying to make
   the Windows2000 machine on my desktop a bearable
   platform from which to do Linux development...      ]   :-/

I had the IT gang install a second display on my Windows
box and I'm using VNC to connect to a remote Linux machine
where all the real action is.  That part is all working fine
but whenever I use any of the Windows apps they all want to
pop their little dialog boxes and such in the "middle" of
the display which, of course, means that they span the gap
between the two physical displays and are a P.I.T.A to read.
Anybody know how to modify this behavior such that the Windows
dialog widgets can be persuaded to pop somewhere else?