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Thanks, but I can't make your suggestion give me what I want. Besides, I don't want to click on any buttons; I want the program to come up in the way I described.

Occasionally VLC comes up with no video window, just a small oblong rectangle, rather like WinAmp. That is what I want! Then this interface disappears and I can't find a way to get it back. Help.

I use a Windows machine, but I'm guessing that this is not a Windows specific issue.