IE Window Sizing Upon Open

[StevenB]

OK, I'm technical enough that I should be able to figure this out, but it's driving me insane.

I have a new laptop, running XP Pro and IE 6.0 SP2. Every time I open a new IE window, the window is sized so that it takes up only the top half of my screen, like this:

http://www.battisti.us/stuff/argh.jpg

How can tell IE to always open windows maximized??

Steve

 

[carrr]

Click, hold, and drag the edges of the window until it fills your monitor screen. Now, go to File > Close

The next time you start IE, your window should be appropriately sized.

 

[carrr]

or, rather, simply Maximize your window, then Close using the File Menu

 

[StevenB]

OK, that was easy enough. Nice little hidden feature.

 

[Diancecht]

Can you confirm it works using the maximize button? I had the idea that it only works if you resize the window manually prior to closing

Cheers,
Dian

 

[StevenB]

Not quite sure. It seems to work for the next "new" window I open, but if I open another window via a link (target="_new"), it's still small.

 

[StevenB]

Hmm, OK, on second thought, perhaps this doesn't work. What I'm seeing is this:

If I open an IE window, maximize, then close, the next window I open is maximized. But, if I use a window that opens subsequent windows (for example, my web e-mail opens hyperlinks in a new window), that secondary window is still sized strangely.

Any other thoughts??

 

[Kozusnik]

It's been a while since I used M$, but I seem to remember somewhere in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/software/microsoft/...maybe IE (use regedit) there were values for positioning. Maybe someone could cofirm that.
Mark

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[smah]

It usually doesn't work with the maximize button. With only 1 IE window open, drag the edges to make the window as large as you'd like. Close it & it will stick.

Steve