A little help with Internet Explorer, please...

[lawrocket 3]

For some reason, when I open up new windows, they are about 1/8 the size of the full screen. This embitters me because the mark I want to go to gets lost when I expand it, and I have to scroll up and down.

How do I get the window to open to a full screen size?

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[NWFlyer 2]

Use Firefox.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[airtwardo 7]

Did it always do that or just recently?

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[tso-d_chris 0]

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Use Firefox.

I am trying out Opera 9.0.b. It's pretty impressive so far, with a pretty good UI, and WAY faster than Firefox, IE or Safari.

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[NWFlyer 2]

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Use Firefox.

I am trying out Opera 9.0.b. It's pretty impressive so far, with a pretty good UI, and WAY faster than Firefox, IE or Safari.

Baby steps... he's still using IE by choice. I only use it for stuff that doesn't render well in Firefox (like Outlook webmail).

[ChangoLanzao 0]

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For some reason, when I open up new windows, they are about 1/8 the size of the full screen. This embitters me because the mark I want to go to gets lost when I expand it, and I have to scroll up and down.

How do I get the window to open to a full screen size?

Right-click the IE shortcut you use to open IE (or create a new shortcut), open the "Shortcut" tab, expand the "Run" listbox, and select "Maximized".

Edited to add: You can also press F11 anytime to toggle full screen mode quickly.

[waltappel 1]

From http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ietips.htm:

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Ever notice sometimes you right-click on a link and open a new window and it's not full screen? This usually occurs because IE remembers the last window size when closed. Many times a background pop-up will do this too, if it is the last window closed. To resize the window and regain control:

Close all instances of Internet Explorer except for one.
Right-click on a link in the page and select: "Open in New Window"
Close the first browser window using the [ X ] (upper right corner)
Resize the window manually by dragging the sides to the desired size.
Note: Do NOT click the Maximize button, you must do it manually.
Hold down the Ctrl key and click the Close button (upper right)
[Exception]
In some cases the "Remember last window size" info becomes corrupted in the Registry.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Window_Placement"=

To reset the "Window_Placement" entry to default. You can download a small reg file to reset (to default) and correct this behavior.

Download: ResetWindowPlacement.reg [right-click and select: "Save Target As"]
To use: right-click and select: Merge - Ok the prompt and reboot.

Walt

[LisaM 0]

See now that taught me something new. I was gonna explain how that tiny window came from a popup (porn, most likely) and IE remembered it and how to get it to remember a new size. Then I was gonna yell STOP LOOKIN' AT PORN!"

~ Lisa
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[gmittar 0]

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Use Firefox.

I am trying out Opera 9.0.b. It's pretty impressive so far, with a pretty good UI, and WAY faster than Firefox, IE or Safari.

Baby steps... he's still using IE by choice. I only use it for stuff that doesn't render well in Firefox (like Outlook webmail).

I used firefox for a while. There's just too much that doesn't work well with it, and it's way too high maintenance. Since service pack two, I've been pretty happy with IE.

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Seriously, W.T.F. mate?

[lawrocket 3]

Thanks, Walt! It worked.

My wife is hotter than your wife.