Remember Resized Window

[Paradoxdb3]

I currently have all my windows (Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer) to
open half screen. I resized them to the size I wanted and then held CTRL
while I close them. Now everytime I open Internet Explorer, for example, it
opens to the size I specified. But now I want them to open maximized. So, I
maximize the window, hold CTRL and the close the window. But when I open the
window again, it remembers the half screen size only. How can I get it to
remember to open maximized?

 

[Elmo]

I currently have all my windows (Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer) to
open half screen. I resized them to the size I wanted and then held CTRL
while I close them. Now every time I open Internet Explorer, for example, it
opens to the size I specified. But now I want them to open maximized. So, I
maximize the window, hold CTRL and the close the window. But when I open the
window again, it remembers the half screen size only. How can I get it to
remember to open maximized?

Maximizing can't be remembered, but resizing to fill the screen can.

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,

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

The resized window *must* be the last window closed for its size to be
remembered.

 

[cf]

let it be known on Sat, 9 Feb 2008 14:40:01 -0800
Paradoxdb3 <[email protected]> scribed:

|I currently have all my windows (Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer) to
|open half screen. I resized them to the size I wanted and then held CTRL
|while I close them. Now everytime I open Internet Explorer, for example, it
|opens to the size I specified. But now I want them to open maximized. So, I
|maximize the window, hold CTRL and the close the window. But when I open the
|window again, it remembers the half screen size only. How can I get it to
|remember to open maximized?

Try right clicking on the shortcut and select Properties. It should open the window in the Shortcut tab, then for Run select Maximized.

hth

 

[Paradoxdb3]

Well, I wondered if Elmo's post wasn't the case...Windows doesn't remember
maximized windows, only specific sizes. So, I've dragged the window to fit
the screen and even though it's not maximized, it's close enough. I guess I
thought that by maximizing a window and holding CTRL while closing, that
would set it to always open maximized. (I think this was the case with
Windows 98) Thanks for the replies.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Resizing and maximizing are not the same thing.