Window Maximize Button "Broke"?

[Tommy]

Strange problem started happening all of a sudden, but
only with IE6. When I hit the window maximize button,
the window, instead of the window opening and occupying
the entire desktop, it gets maximized, but positioned
half way down the desktop (the wallpaper on the upper
part of the desktop is exposed). At this point, I can't
drag it, stretch it, etc. (i.e., it "behaves" like a
maximized window). I can only resize and move it when I
now poke the restore down button. Anybody know what's
going on here?

Thanks in advance, Tommy

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Remove any 'Auto-hide' option for the Windows taskbar and while the window
is maximized, resize the taskbar then return it to the desired size. This is
to try to make Windows re-calculate the window size and boundaries.

If no joy, run regedit and remove these registry key values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\window_placement

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Desktop\OldWorkAreas\OldWorkAreaRects

Then reboot.

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