Solved: MS Explorer opening up in a small window

[Bobby Curtis]

Hello all,

This situation just manifested itself a few days ago and I cannot seem to find the answer to it.

Before it happened, when I clicked on my shortcut for Microsoft Explorer browser window it would always open up into a large screen (not maximized, but a full screen). Now, it opens up in a small window and I have to maximize it or drag the corners out to the edges of my monitor each time to make it into a big screen. I really don't know what changed this all of a sudden and, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get it back to where it was.

Any ideas or help out there would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Bobby

 

[devil_himself]

Start > Run > regedit > Navigate To

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

On The Right Pane . Double Click On "FullScreen" And Set The Value Data As Yes

 

[devil_himself]

Opening Internet Explorer Full Size

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.

Source - http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ietips.htm

 

[Bobby Curtis]

Thanks for your help. Your last post did the trick.

Bobby

 

[devil_himself]

Glad We Could Help

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