Windows open up minimized

[mainaicpete67]

Suddenly all my windows open minimized, not full screened. I have tried
pulling the window to full screen using the lower right hand corner, have
clicked on the maximize button and then closed the windew so the size would
be remembered, with no results.

Is there a place I can go to check mark this option to open all windows
maximized?

Somehow I must have changed this setting.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

1. Resize such a window (don't maximize it).
2. Close all other windows.
3. Close the re-sized window.

The re-sized window must be the last window close for the its size to be
remembered.

 

[mainaicpete67]

Thank you for this suggestion. It works for folders and files on my hard
drive, however, it won't work for internet shortcuts. In other words, when I
go Yahoo stock quotes, or my bank site using the shortcut on my desktop, it
is minimazed. I resized it and quit all other windows (the shortcut) and
closed the internet window, yet when I went back to it, it was again
minimized.

Am I doing something wrong??

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

The shortcut may point to a page with a hard-coded, smaller size. You might
try:

1. Open the page.
2. Re-size the window.
3. Create a new shortcut to the resized page/window.
4. Close any other IE window then close the resized window.
--
IE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

 

[Elmo]

Thank you for this suggestion. It works for folders and files on my hard
drive, however, it won't work for internet shortcuts. In other words, when I
go Yahoo stock quotes, or my bank site using the shortcut on my desktop, it
is minimazed. I resized it and quit all other windows (the shortcut) and
closed the internet window, yet when I went back to it, it was again
minimized.

Am I doing something wrong??

With IE shortcuts, you can right-click, click Properties, set the "Run:"
pane to "Maximized".

For IE instances opened from links within email and web sites, open one
IE window, drag the edges till it's the preferred size, nearly
maximized, then close the window. Also try closing the window while
pressing the Ctrl key. Usually this will help Windows remember the
preferred size. It'll be changed occasionally, when a popup window is
opened with specific size, and you'll have to do this again. Another
suggestion:

- Open a webpage. Stretch it out to full size. Don't use maximize.
- Choose any link on that webpage and right-click, open in a new window.
- Stretch that second window out to the desired size; don't use
maximize. You can enter this line though:
javascript:moveTo(0,0);resizeTo(1024,768)
(or whatever your screen resolution)
- Close the first IE window. Then close that second resized window.
See:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/30.html
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#IEMax

To get maximized windows from Desktop and QL shortcuts, create a few
shortcuts to your browser on your Desktop, or Quick Launch bar, then
edit the shortcuts:

1. Change the "Target:" to:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" http://lpga.com

(as an example site.)

2. After adding the internet address, change the "Run:" pane to "Maximized".

(That will make those shortcuts open IE maximized.) There's also
software available that will switch opened windows to the maximized
condition. Here's one:

http://www.southbaypc.com/AutoSizer/

Hope this helps,