Re: Windows open in a really small square

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From: Malvern (thisis_at_fak)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:22:50 -0700

If this occurs again, try the following: After doing the stretch to screen
corners (or wanted size) hold Shift and ctrl keys down simultaneously while
clicking on the X in upper-right. I find that this is sometimes necessary.

Malv

"Pressy" <Pressy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Ramesh, that seemed to do the trick.
>
> Pressy
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Hi Pressy,
> >
> > If this problem happens to all the links (not a Javascript link), try
this:
> >
> > 1. Open a link.
> > 2. Don't use the maximize button.
> > 3. Stretch the corners so that the window fills the screen.
> > 4. Close all other IE windows.
> > 5. Close the stretched window last.
> >
> > However, the above procedure is not equivalent to SHOWMAXIMIZED API
call. Try "IE New Window maximizer" utility, download from:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1746
> > (Uses Windows API call and automatically maximizes every browser window
you open)
> >
> > To reset the Internet Explorer Windows position to defaults, run this
REG file.
> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/IEPlacement.reg
> >
> > --
> > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell/User
> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >
> >
> > "Pressy" <Pressy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A7A3F3C-94CF-49D4-A69E-589B7A0FFEC1@microsoft.com...
> > When I click a link on a web page the window it opens is only about 2 x
2
> > inches in size. How do I make it automatically fill the whole screen?
> >
> > Thanks
> >

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