disable vendor app maximize

[bkelly13]

A vendor's appllication has one of its GUI's set to maximum. There are several windows that must be available during operation so every time I start this one I must un-maximize it. (That's an inelegant term. Is there something better?) The vendor is not interersted in changing their program. I do not have source code and the platform is Windows XP Pro.

Is there a relatively easy way to set up parameters or to hack the code so it will not open in the maximized state?

We need to know what a dragon is
before we study its anatomy.
(Bryan Kelly, 2010)

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Check the registry settings for that app since one of them may control the window state.





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[BadBigBen]

I must un-maximize it. (That's an inelegant term. Is there something better?)

how about minimize or shrink...

perhaps one of the following may be able to help you:

XN Resource Editor

http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d10resourceeditor.htm

ResEdit Home Page

http://www.resedit.net/

though there is no guarantee that they will do exactly what you want to do...

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[bkelly13]

ResEdit looks like it might work.

As I see it a window has three states: Maximized (full screen), minimized (icon only, not displayed), and something in the middle. A maximized window can be made not maximized without minimizing it. The button present when maximized says "Restore down" but that is an activity, not a state. What state is it restored down to? When not max or min, it is adjustable, but that is not really a good name either. Oh well.

Thanks for the response and the link.

We need to know what a dragon is
before we study its anatomy.
(Bryan Kelly, 2010)