diff --git a/src/msw/frame.cpp b/src/msw/frame.cpp
index 2292c1c508..857089ffb1 100644
--- a/src/msw/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/frame.cpp
@@ -357,6 +357,27 @@ void wxFrame::SetIcon(const wxIcon& icon)
 #endif // __WIN95__
 }
 
+// generate an artificial resize event
+void wxFrame::SendSizeEvent()
+{
+    RECT r;
+#ifdef __WIN16__
+    ::GetWindowRect(GetHwnd(), &r);
+#else
+    if ( !::GetWindowRect(GetHwnd(), &r) )
+    {
+        wxLogLastError(_T("GetWindowRect"));
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if ( !m_iconized )
+    {
+        (void)::PostMessage(GetHwnd(), WM_SIZE,
+                            IsMaximized() ? SIZE_MAXIMIZED : SIZE_RESTORED,
+                            MAKELPARAM(r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top));
+    }
+}
+
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 wxStatusBar *wxFrame::OnCreateStatusBar(int number,
                                         long style,
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 8ec677be5e..4a6d863b2d 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -3163,6 +3163,7 @@ bool wxWindow::HandleGetMinMaxInfo(void *mmInfo)
 }
 
 // generate an artificial resize event
+/* FUNCTION IS NOW A MEMBER OF wxFrame - gt
 void wxWindow::SendSizeEvent()
 {
     RECT r;
@@ -3178,6 +3179,7 @@ void wxWindow::SendSizeEvent()
     (void)::PostMessage(GetHwnd(), WM_SIZE, SIZE_RESTORED,
                         MAKELPARAM(r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top));
 }
+*/
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // command messages