Notepad is opening minimized

[Guest]

Notepad is opening in minimized mode.
How can I change it so that it opens normally?

I've verified that the Shortcut is set to "Run" in "Normal window."
Windows XP SP 2

Mr MM.

 

[David Candy]

What makes you think it is minimised? Is minimise greyed out on the right click menu of the taskbar button.

 

[Jon]

Notepad is opening in minimized mode.
How can I change it so that it opens normally?

I've verified that the Shortcut is set to "Run" in "Normal window."
Windows XP SP 2

Mr MM.

Start > Run > regedit

Navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad

Right click on the 'notepad' key (export it if you like) , and choose
delete. Then rerun notepad.

Jon

 

[Guest]

No, Minimize is not grayed out.
When I open a text file, the file does not get displayed. To see the
contents, I'm having to right-click the icon on the Taskbar and then select
Maximize.

MM

 

[David Candy]

Select Tile by right clicking a blank spot on the taskbar. It's either hiding off screen or is a zero size. Notepad does not save it's settings unless the registry is edited.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad
fSaveWindowPositions=

 

[Guest]

Your tip worked - I'm back in business.

Thank you Jon
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[Jon]

You're welcome.

If you did export it, you could right-click that file and choose "Edit",
compare the contents of the file with the current registry values to see
what may have caused it.

Jon

 

[Guest]

David, Thanks for your assistance.

Select Tile by right clicking a blank spot on the taskbar. It's either hiding off screen or is a zero size. Notepad does not save it's settings unless the registry is edited.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad
fSaveWindowPositions=


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