Browser Window not maximized on start-up

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Spoffy

I'm new here so I hope someone can help with a longstanding IE pet
peeve.

It seems that from time to time the IE6 browser gets into a
permanent setting where it will start-up in a size that is slightly
less than maximized and/or the subsequent browsers are the same if not
worse. I'm not surewhy this happens but if someone understand why this
is happening and knows how to restore this without fiddling with
Control Panel let me know.

Spoffy
 
Hi,
Open a webpage. Stretch it out to fullsize. 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.
Close the first IE window. Then close that resized window.

To always get a true maximized window...
AutoSizer 1.4- http://www.southbaypc.com/AutoSizer/
IE New Window Maximizer http://www.jiisoft.com/iemaximizer/index.htm

Additional information at:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ietips.htm >>> Opening
Internet Explorer Full Size
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm >>> Tip #6
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers.htm#new_window_max

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
 
Spoffy said:
I'm new here so I hope someone can help with a longstanding IE pet
peeve.

It seems that from time to time the IE6 browser gets into a
permanent setting where it will start-up in a size that is slightly
less than maximized and/or the subsequent browsers are the same if not
worse. I'm not surewhy this happens but if someone understand why this
is happening and knows how to restore this without fiddling with
Control Panel let me know.
Click to expand...


It's an apparent new "feechur" of XP. I have found that as long as
I don't close any windows last which are near maximum sized or
maximized that the size I set can be maintained indefinitely.

But when I forget to make sure my preferred size is being preserved
there are several ways to resize them. Simplest IMO is Alt-Space,S
and then either use cursor keys or the mouse to resize them. If you
just want to resize a few roughly use the Cascade Windows command.
E.g. hold down a Ctrl- key and click on the Taskbar icons of the windows
you want to resize, then right-click on one of them and choose Cascade.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to get Cascade to change
its default window size. My preference would be for squarer windows
than the rectangles that it gives. That's why I use the manual solution.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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