Folder sometimes opens full screen instead of window, why?

[Guest]

I keep several folders on my desktop for various uses. One is a folder namd "Microsoft". It it are shortcut icons for access to various Miscrosoft programs, Publisher, Word, etc. I have set this folder to open as a window in the miidle of the screen large enough to show all the icons. Auto Arrange is off in View-Arrange Icons. Once or twice a day it opens full screen with Auto Arrange set on in View-Arrange Icons. This happens with other folders as well. I don't care for this mode of operation and would like to stop it.

Any ideas on why it is happening and how to stop it? I'm running XP Home with, I think, all the updates.

 

[Malvern]

I keep several folders on my desktop for various uses. One is a folder

namd "Microsoft". It it are shortcut icons for access to various Miscrosoft
programs, Publisher, Word, etc. I have set this folder to open as a window
in the miidle of the screen large enough to show all the icons. Auto Arrange
is off in View-Arrange Icons. Once or twice a day it opens full screen with
Auto Arrange set on in View-Arrange Icons. This happens with other folders
as well. I don't care for this mode of operation and would like to stop it.

Any ideas on why it is happening and how to stop it? I'm running XP Home

with, I think, all the updates.

I created a folder with shortcuts but placed in a folder like Documents or
Programs. I then right-clicked the shortcut-containing folder and then Send
to>Desktop (Create a shortcut). Then set shortcut on the Desktop to open
folder as desired.

Malv