Open Windows Mail maximized

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Gary Knight

Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary
 
did you right click on shortcut and use properties to change the default size to maximize.



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Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary
 
Yes, that was the first thing I did, didn't work.

Gary

did you right click on shortcut and use properties to change the default
size to maximize.



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Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary
 
Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open to
almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to that
size.

steve
 
Thanks Steve, I've tried that with no joy, guess I'll just put up with it,
that and the folders thing is my only gripes about it so its not all that
bad.
Gary

Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open to
almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to that
size.

steve
 
Keep resizing (not maximizing) it every time you open it. Eventually it
will probably remember. I don't know why it often takes several times on
Vista.
 
I suspect Defender is blocking the registry settings and finally allows
them.

steve
 
Haven't got Defender turned on.
Gary


I suspect Defender is blocking the registry settings and finally allows
them.

steve
 
I'll continue to try it, but I've been doing all kinds of things since 31
Jan and no joy with any tried.
Gary

Keep resizing (not maximizing) it every time you open it. Eventually it
will probably remember. I don't know why it often takes several times on
Vista.
 
Weird...for me WinMail will remember maximized or windowed size and
position.

The first thing I'd do is disable that screensaver! ;-)

The relevant registry entry is:

"BrowserPos"

under the key:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail"

here are two sample values:
Win:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00
Max:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,83,ff,ff,00,83,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00

Though several of the bytes vary, the crucial one is at offset 0x0008, it is
'01' for windowed and '03' for maximized.

You could try editing it manually while WinMail is closed -- I closed it
windowed, changed the byte from 01 to 03, and it opened maximized.

If you want to dig deeper, use RegMon to moniter the key & see if WinMail is
reading & writing to it sucessfully.
 
Thanks, I'll give that a shot.
Gary


Weird...for me WinMail will remember maximized or windowed size and
position.

The first thing I'd do is disable that screensaver! ;-)

The relevant registry entry is:

"BrowserPos"

under the key:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail"

here are two sample values:
Win:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00
Max:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,83,ff,ff,00,83,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00

Though several of the bytes vary, the crucial one is at offset 0x0008, it is
'01' for windowed and '03' for maximized.

You could try editing it manually while WinMail is closed -- I closed it
windowed, changed the byte from 01 to 03, and it opened maximized.

If you want to dig deeper, use RegMon to moniter the key & see if WinMail is
reading & writing to it sucessfully.
 
You're welome. Please keep us posted with results.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Gary Knight said:
Thanks, I'll give that a shot.
Gary


Weird...for me WinMail will remember maximized or windowed size and
position.

The first thing I'd do is disable that screensaver! ;-)

The relevant registry entry is:

"BrowserPos"

under the key:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail"

here are two sample values:
Win:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00
Max:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,83,ff,ff,00,83,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00

Though several of the bytes vary, the crucial one is at offset 0x0008, it
is
'01' for windowed and '03' for maximized.

You could try editing it manually while WinMail is closed -- I closed it
windowed, changed the byte from 01 to 03, and it opened maximized.

If you want to dig deeper, use RegMon to moniter the key & see if WinMail
is
reading & writing to it sucessfully.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Gary Knight said:
Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I
interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary
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So far so good, let you know tomorrow if its still a go.
Thanks again every one for your inputs.
Gary


You're welome. Please keep us posted with results.
 
Guess I was premature, after rebooting it changed, check the registry key
and it had changed back from 03 to 01.
Gary

You're welome. Please keep us posted with results.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Gary Knight said:
Thanks, I'll give that a shot.
Gary


Weird...for me WinMail will remember maximized or windowed size and
position.

The first thing I'd do is disable that screensaver! ;-)

The relevant registry entry is:

"BrowserPos"

under the key:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail"

here are two sample values:
Win:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00
Max:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,83,ff,ff,00,83,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00

Though several of the bytes vary, the crucial one is at offset 0x0008, it
is
'01' for windowed and '03' for maximized.

You could try editing it manually while WinMail is closed -- I closed it
windowed, changed the byte from 01 to 03, and it opened maximized.

If you want to dig deeper, use RegMon to moniter the key & see if WinMail
is
reading & writing to it sucessfully.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Gary Knight said:
Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I
interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary
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