IE maximized but not?

[DC Gringo]

My WinXP IE 6 with all patches and service packs is acting strange. When I
maximize the window, it shrinks to about an inch high and docks itself to
the bottom of the screen. I can restore and manually resize the window, but
it's still very annoying. Any advice? Restart of browser or whole machine
didn't work.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi DC

Try the following and see if it helps:

Windows are too small:

Courtesy of Frank Saunders -

Windows remembers the size of the last Normal IE window closed.
Open 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.

also....

Maximize Internet Explorer On Opening
http://www.theeldergeek.com/maximize_internet_explorer.htm

Setting Internet Explorer Window Size
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/ie_tips.htm#window_size

Making default IE window size bigger
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=8049

or...........

Courtesy of a Frank Saunders post:

From: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/offpos.htm

*Symptom: IE opens a maximized window shifted down and to the right.*

Remove any 'Auto-hide' option for the 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.

and.....

Courtesy of PA Bear

IE New Window Maximizer
http://www.jiisoft.com/iemaximizer/


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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[MiniMe]

Yes, that's all well and good, but when you do it this way and then want to
minimise the screen it doesn't get small.

MiniMe

 

[Jan Il]

Hi MiniMe

Yes, that's all well and good, but when you do it this way and then want to
minimise the screen it doesn't get small.

It would truly make it easier for me to respond to your reply if you stated
which of the suggestions I provided you are referring to.

Thank you.

Jan
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[MiniMe]

So Sorry! The one about stretching the edges.

MiniMe

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

My WinXP IE 6 with all patches and service packs is acting strange.
When I maximize the window, it shrinks to about an inch high and
docks itself to the bottom of the screen. I can restore and manually
resize the window, but it's still very annoying. Any advice?
Restart of browser or whole machine didn't work.

While the [small] maximized window is the only open window, right click the
taskbar and select Tile windows. You may have to do this both vertically
and horizontally.
From: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/offpos.htm

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[MiniMe]

Thank you so much Frank Saunders that did it....

MiniMe

My WinXP IE 6 with all patches and service packs is acting strange.
When I maximize the window, it shrinks to about an inch high and
docks itself to the bottom of the screen. I can restore and manually
resize the window, but it's still very annoying. Any advice?
Restart of browser or whole machine didn't work.

While the [small] maximized window is the only open window, right click
the taskbar and select Tile windows. You may have to do this both
vertically and horizontally.
From: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/offpos.htm

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Thank you so much Frank Saunders that did it....

Thanks for the feedback, but which solution fixed it?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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MiniMe

My WinXP IE 6 with all patches and service packs is acting strange.
When I maximize the window, it shrinks to about an inch high and
docks itself to the bottom of the screen. I can restore and
manually resize the window, but it's still very annoying. Any
advice? Restart of browser or whole machine didn't work.

While the [small] maximized window is the only open window, right
click the taskbar and select Tile windows. You may have to do this
both vertically and horizontally.
From: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/offpos.htm

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.

 

[DC Gringo]

Yup...it went away actually without me doing anything. Go figure. But I
learned a lot from you all!

_____
DC G

Thank you so much Frank Saunders that did it....

Thanks for the feedback, but which solution fixed it?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

MiniMe

My WinXP IE 6 with all patches and service packs is acting strange.
When I maximize the window, it shrinks to about an inch high and
docks itself to the bottom of the screen. I can restore and
manually resize the window, but it's still very annoying. Any
advice? Restart of browser or whole machine didn't work.

While the [small] maximized window is the only open window, right
click the taskbar and select Tile windows. You may have to do this
both vertically and horizontally.
From: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/offpos.htm

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.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi DC Gringo

Yup...it went away actually without me doing anything. Go figure. But I
learned a lot from you all!

Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem. Thank you for posting
back and letting us know what worked for you, and for the benefit of other
readers who might have a similar problem.

Jan
Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

_____
DC G

Thank you so much Frank Saunders that did it....

Thanks for the feedback, but which solution fixed it?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

MiniMe
message My WinXP IE 6 with all patches and service packs is acting strange.
When I maximize the window, it shrinks to about an inch high and
docks itself to the bottom of the screen. I can restore and
manually resize the window, but it's still very annoying. Any
advice? Restart of browser or whole machine didn't work.

While the [small] maximized window is the only open window, right
click the taskbar and select Tile windows. You may have to do this
both vertically and horizontally.
From: http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/offpos.htm

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.