web page sizing

[Bob]

New computer, running XP and ie 6.0....some of the web
pages I reach are showing up about 1/2 size, making it
hard to read. How do I assure that all my web pages will
fill the screen when displaying? Thanks in advance

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

New computer, running XP and ie 6.0....some of the web
pages I reach are showing up about 1/2 size, making it
hard to read. How do I assure that all my web pages will
fill the screen when displaying? Thanks in advance

Windows remembers the size of the last Normal IE window closed.
Open such a link.
Don't use the maximize button.
Stretch the edges/corners so that the window fills the screen.
Close all other IE windows.
Close the stretched window.

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[Bob]

It isn't that the web page opens small (as in minimized),
the web page is fully open (maximized), but the page
doesn't fill the entire page, only about 1/2. On my
other computer, it fills the page. Bob

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

It isn't that the web page opens small (as in minimized),
the web page is fully open (maximized), but the page
doesn't fill the entire page, only about 1/2. On my
other computer, it fills the page. Bob

Remove any 'Auto-hide' option for the Windows taskbar and while the window
is maximized, resize the taskbar then return it to the desired size. This is
to try to make Windows re-calculate the window size and boundaries.

If no joy, run regedit and remove these registry key values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\window_placement

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Desktop\OldWorkAreas\OldWorkAreaRects

Then reboot.

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[Guest]

It isn't that the web page opens small (as in minimized),
the web page is fully open (maximized), but the page
doesn't fill the entire page, only about 1/2. On my
other computer, it fills the page.

Do both computers utilize the same screen resolution (e.g., 1024 x 768)? More
than likely, they do not. If that's the case, there is not much you can do,
since it indicates the website in question is designed for a fixed width
(versus "fluid," or "dynamic").

More on the subject here:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/41/index3a_page2.html
http://thewholeinternet.com/gallery3.htm