IE7 taskbar links fail to open to full size

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Guest

When I open a website using the links in the taskbar area, the webpage fails
to open to its full size, its less than half-size. The page opens
satisfactorily if I use the link in the links bar just below the menu bar.
Right clicking in the taskbar does not show an option to undo cascade nor
undo tile.

Deleting history, temporary internet files & cookies hasn't solved the
problem.

System Restore to a couple of previous days fails to operate.

Grateful for your advice. Thank you.
 
E

Elmo

Mike said:
When I open a website using the links in the taskbar area, the webpage fails
to open to its full size, its less than half-size. The page opens
satisfactorily if I use the link in the links bar just below the menu bar.
Right clicking in the taskbar does not show an option to undo cascade nor
undo tile.

Deleting history, temporary internet files & cookies hasn't solved the
problem.

System Restore to a couple of previous days fails to operate.

Grateful for your advice. Thank you.

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 fullsize. 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.
- 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,
 

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