I ran into this problem before. It may have started after a Windows update.
Any Desktop Shortcuts to IE do not open full-screen. They open windowed. I
had Googled this a few months ago, and there was something that had to be
changed, I thought, in the shortcut properties. But I don't find anything
today with Google on this.
Just re-creating the shortcut does not fix the problem. Nor does holding
the shift key while closing the full-screen window.

This is XP Pro. This PC is using the current version of IE, but I have seen
this happen with version 6.

Anyone know that fix, to make IE shortcuts automatically open full-screen?
Thanks

You modify ( Right-Click ) the shortcut, Take Properties. In the Run
box toggle the arrow to "Maximized". Otherwise IE will remember it's
last size/placement and re-use those values when restarted.

"JohnB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I ran into this problem before. It may have started after a Windows
>update. Any Desktop Shortcuts to IE do not open full-screen. They open
>windowed. I had Googled this a few months ago, and there was something
>that had to be changed, I thought, in the shortcut properties. But I don't
>find anything today with Google on this.
> Just re-creating the shortcut does not fix the problem. Nor does holding
> the shift key while closing the full-screen window.
>
> This is XP Pro. This PC is using the current version of IE, but I have
> seen this happen with version 6.
>
> Anyone know that fix, to make IE shortcuts automatically open full-screen?
> Thanks
>

I remember in previous versions of Windows that you could do that. But in
XP that option is not available under Properties for IE desktop shortcuts.
I checked several computers, same thing.



"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> You modify ( Right-Click ) the shortcut, Take Properties. In the Run
> box toggle the arrow to "Maximized". Otherwise IE will remember it's
> last size/placement and re-use those values when restarted.
>
> "JohnB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I ran into this problem before. It may have started after a Windows
>>update. Any Desktop Shortcuts to IE do not open full-screen. They open
>>windowed. I had Googled this a few months ago, and there was something
>>that had to be changed, I thought, in the shortcut properties. But I
>>don't find anything today with Google on this.
>> Just re-creating the shortcut does not fix the problem. Nor does holding
>> the shift key while closing the full-screen window.
>>
>> This is XP Pro. This PC is using the current version of IE, but I have
>> seen this happen with version 6.
>>
>> Anyone know that fix, to make IE shortcuts automatically open
>> full-screen?
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

Enable the QuickLaunch bar, Drag the IE shortcut to it. Then
retry the Properties change.

"JohnB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I remember in previous versions of Windows that you could do that. But in
>XP that option is not available under Properties for IE desktop shortcuts.
>I checked several computers, same thing.
>
>
>
> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You modify ( Right-Click ) the shortcut, Take Properties. In the Run
>> box toggle the arrow to "Maximized". Otherwise IE will remember it's
>> last size/placement and re-use those values when restarted.
>>
>> "JohnB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I ran into this problem before. It may have started after a Windows
>>>update. Any Desktop Shortcuts to IE do not open full-screen. They open
>>>windowed. I had Googled this a few months ago, and there was something
>>>that had to be changed, I thought, in the shortcut properties. But I
>>>don't find anything today with Google on this.
>>> Just re-creating the shortcut does not fix the problem. Nor does
>>> holding the shift key while closing the full-screen window.
>>>
>>> This is XP Pro. This PC is using the current version of IE, but I have
>>> seen this happen with version 6.
>>>
>>> Anyone know that fix, to make IE shortcuts automatically open
>>> full-screen?
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I take it that this works for you? I just did that, and it doesn't work for
me. I get the General tab and the Web Document tab. And nothing on either
of those about opening maximized/minimized.
Another of the mysteries of Microsoft.


"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Enable the QuickLaunch bar, Drag the IE shortcut to it. Then
> retry the Properties change.
>
> "JohnB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I remember in previous versions of Windows that you could do that. But in
>>XP that option is not available under Properties for IE desktop shortcuts.
>>I checked several computers, same thing.
>>
>>
>>
>> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> You modify ( Right-Click ) the shortcut, Take Properties. In the Run
>>> box toggle the arrow to "Maximized". Otherwise IE will remember it's
>>> last size/placement and re-use those values when restarted.
>>>
>>> "JohnB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I ran into this problem before. It may have started after a Windows
>>>>update. Any Desktop Shortcuts to IE do not open full-screen. They open
>>>>windowed. I had Googled this a few months ago, and there was something
>>>>that had to be changed, I thought, in the shortcut properties. But I
>>>>don't find anything today with Google on this.
>>>> Just re-creating the shortcut does not fix the problem. Nor does
>>>> holding the shift key while closing the full-screen window.
>>>>
>>>> This is XP Pro. This PC is using the current version of IE, but I have
>>>> seen this happen with version 6.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know that fix, to make IE shortcuts automatically open
>>>> full-screen?
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>