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#108914 - 01/19/04 10:07 AM A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
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I'm fairly computer-literate, but I have a question that most likely has a simple answer.
When I open a new window from a link in Internet Explorer, the new window is not maximized. It is small and I have to manually enlarge it to full size. I have searched and searched to find the settings that automatically open the new window to full size, but can't find it.
Anyone?? Anyone??
Thanks,
DonM
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#108915 - 01/19/04 10:17 AM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
Dnj Offline
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Don.....did you try stretching the window befoe closing it....so that when reopening it will memorize the size setting again upon reopening?

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#108916 - 01/19/04 10:25 AM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
DonM Offline
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Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Yes I always leave it maximized when closing.
Don
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#108917 - 01/19/04 10:35 AM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
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Registered: 09/09/02
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Loc: Florida, USA
All my new windows open in the reduced sized screen. I thought that was normal.
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#108918 - 01/19/04 10:46 AM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
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Registered: 12/08/02
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Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
Don,

I've been trying to figgure this one out for two years. When I first got the computer, before the hard drive crashed, all the pages opened full size. Now I'm experiencing the same problems as well. One day I'll figgure this one out.

Gary
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#108919 - 01/19/04 11:21 AM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
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Loc: Benton, LA, USA
O.K. I think I've got it. At least for Windows ME.
Close all windows except the minimized one.
Right-click on an empty portion of the task bar.
Select "tile windows horizontally".
If the window is not maximized, maximize it.
Hold down Shift and close it.
That should do it.
Also do this.
Right click on the IE icon on the taskbar.
Select Properties.
Where it says Run, be sure Maximized is selected.
DonM
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#108920 - 01/19/04 12:00 PM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
brickboo Offline
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Registered: 02/04/01
Posts: 2071
Loc: Fruita, Colorado, USA
Don,

I can't imagine you guys were having that problem too. It was about to drive me nuts. I have 98SE.

I did what you said up to hold the shift key down and closed from the menu window and when I clicked it back on it was full screen.

Now I'm gonna shut down and see what happens on a re-boot.

Now you need to tell us where you learned this?

Don, I just rebooted and I've gat a full screen.

[This message has been edited by brickboo (edited 01-19-2004).]
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#108921 - 01/19/04 12:16 PM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
I'd like to say I figured it out myself, but I went to deja.com and searched for the answer. It came right up, along with several other solutions.
Deja.com is a wonderuful resource for most computer-related (and others) problems.
DonM
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#108922 - 01/19/04 12:22 PM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
Scottyee Offline
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Registered: 12/01/99
Posts: 10427
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, US...
Hi DonM, thanks for not only finding the answer (to your own question) but answering the same thing that's been on my mind for a while as well. SZ seems to always come up with the answer to inquiring minds like ours. - Scott
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#108923 - 01/19/04 12:33 PM Re: A little help f rom my friends-on the computer
lukitoh Offline
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Registered: 08/15/00
Posts: 550
Loc: Hayward, CA, USA
I reversed the data cable to the floppy drive and now I could not get it to work (the floppy only, the others worked ok). I even swapped with another floppy still no go. Did I ruin the mother board ?

Thanks
Han

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