IE8 doesn't run maximized from a shortcut

[shieber]

Installed IE8 over IE7 and the icons/shortcuts that load IE, even though they
are set to load IE ?Maximized? don't load it maximized. Anyone else notice
this? Even newly created shortcuts/icons only load IE8 in "normal" window and
not maximized.

 

[TaurArian]

shieber wrote:
:: Installed IE8 over IE7 and the icons/shortcuts that load IE, even
:: though they are set to load IE ?Maximized? don't load it maximized.
:: Anyone else notice this? Even newly created shortcuts/icons only
:: load IE8 in "normal" window and not maximized.


You'll find discussions on IE8 here:

Web interface -
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

Newsreader -
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
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[mikeyhsd]

only thing I have found is to use F11 to maximize it.

it then opens in that mode.

none of the older tricks seem to work.


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Installed IE8 over IE7 and the icons/shortcuts that load IE, even though they
are set to load IE ?Maximized? don't load it maximized. Anyone else notice
this? Even newly created shortcuts/icons only load IE8 in "normal" window and
not maximized.

 

[Elmo]

Installed IE8 over IE7 and the icons/shortcuts that load IE, even though they
are set to load IE ?Maximized? don't load it maximized. Anyone else notice
this? Even newly created shortcuts/icons only load IE8 in "normal" window and
not maximized.

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/

To maximize Windows Explorer windows:
http://mogaard.com/explorer-issue/

Hope this helps,

 

[VanguardLH]

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.)

Have you actually tried this? Setting the shortcut to open (run) the
specified program in a maximized window does NOT work with IE8. The
*suggestion* in the shortcut for window size is ignored by IE8.

 

[Marcello]

Thanks Elmo

 

[ju.c]

Please include all of the older postings, thanks.

 

[ju.c]

Please include all of the older postings, thanks.