Internet Explorer 6 "auto-fit" settings?

[cam35pilot]

Hi,
I had a bunch of spyware on my PC, so I cleaned it off and I may
be wrong, but it seemed that websites such as cnn.com and foxnews.com,
along with Ebay used to "auto-fit" in my browser (set at 800x600).
aol.com especially. If I opened up AOL.com in IE, it would have the
"sign in" area off to the right (scrolling), but once I logged in or
refreshed, it would then fit to the 800x600 setting.
Is this a setting in IE, or is it website specific? Thanks.

Rich

 

[Galen]

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Hi,
I had a bunch of spyware on my PC, so I cleaned it off and I may
be wrong, but it seemed that websites such as cnn.com and foxnews.com,
along with Ebay used to "auto-fit" in my browser (set at 800x600).
aol.com especially. If I opened up AOL.com in IE, it would have the
"sign in" area off to the right (scrolling), but once I logged in or
refreshed, it would then fit to the 800x600 setting.
Is this a setting in IE, or is it website specific? Thanks.

Rich

Just a stab in the dark but is IE now set to use a custom style sheet?
(Tools > General tab > Accessibility)

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"In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason
backwards. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a
very easy one, but people do not practise it much. In the every-day affairs
of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so
the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason
synthetically for one who can reason analytically." - Sherlock
Holmes

 

[cam35pilot]

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Just a stab in the dark but is IE now set to use a custom style sheet?
(Tools > General tab > Accessibility)

--
Galen (Not Current MS-MVP)

My Geek Site:http://kgiii.info
Web Hosting:http://whathostingshould.be

"In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason
backwards. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a
very easy one, but people do not practise it much. In the every-day affairs
of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so
the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason
synthetically for one who can reason analytically." - Sherlock
Holmes

Nothing is checked on that tab, should it be? Thanks.

 

[Galen]

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Nothing is checked on that tab, should it be? Thanks.

Nope, that's why I wasn't sure - it was the first place I'd look. I'd also
look to see if the sites acted the same in an alternative browser AND/OR an
alternative profile on your PC. Malware can do some crazy stuff and if
you're still seeing odd results from your PC that may mean you're still
infected.

--
Galen (Not Current MS-MVP)

My Geek Site: http://kgiii.info
Web Hosting: http://whathostingshould.be

"In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason
backwards. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a
very easy one, but people do not practise it much. In the every-day affairs
of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so
the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason
synthetically for one who can reason analytically." - Sherlock
Holmes

 

[Elmo]

Hi,
I had a bunch of spyware on my PC, so I cleaned it off and I may
be wrong, but it seemed that websites such as cnn.com and foxnews.com,
along with Ebay used to "auto-fit" in my browser (set at 800x600).
aol.com especially. If I opened up AOL.com in IE, it would have the
"sign in" area off to the right (scrolling), but once I logged in or
refreshed, it would then fit to the 800x600 setting.
Is this a setting in IE, or is it website specific? Thanks.

Rich

The sites may have jscript commands embedded that resize your window. If
so, and you turned off jscript, or it's damaged, that could prevent the
auto-resizing of the pages.

Repair Scripting Engine install:

Click, Start, Run, type

Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Click OK

Click Start, Run, type

Regsvr32 jscript.dll

Click OK
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And here's a collection of ideas how to create maximized windows within IE:

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,