resume opens windows that weren't there

[ungar]

I like lion's resume feature to reopen windows on startup. However, when I start up my mac, I get windows on my desktop that weren't there on shutdown. This applies, in particular, to iCal, Mail and Word. If an app was running windowless, it should stay that way on startup.

 

[tkermit]

I agree. Resume should ideally restore your desktop exactly as you left it, but it currently doesn't. I would recommend filing a bug report or leaving feedback with Apple some other way. I'm pretty sure this is not how they intended the feature to work.