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Nobody knows?????

Feb 20, 2004 7:45PM PST

Please help. Every time I open a browser from a link it opens in a 1x1 box that I have to manually maximize. I have tried dragging the window box, no dice. It started about a week ago. Any way to fix????

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Re:Nobody knows?????
Feb 20, 2004 8:13PM PST

Follow these instructions which should solve your problem.

Right click the shortcut icon for IE next to the Start button, choose Properties, change it from 'normal' to 'maximized'. Now open it.
Now right click any link on the page, choose Open In New Window....don't maximize it....instead, use the mouse to resize it to what you want it to be.
Now close the FIRST window you opened, and then close the new one you just resized.

Reopen IE from the shortcut icon again, and all windows from now on will be the size you chose and created.

HTH
Larry

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Re:Re:Nobody knows?????
Feb 20, 2004 10:02PM PST

Thanks a lot Larry! HUGE help!

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Re:Re:Re:Nobody knows?????
Feb 21, 2004 12:45AM PST

headhunterjoe, Glad to help and Thanks for posting back to let us know.

Larry

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Re:Re:Re:Nobody knows?????
Feb 22, 2004 2:21PM PST

I had the same problem as hhj and tried many cures, including the one Larry suggested, but nothing worked. The only solution was a window sizer. Can't imagine why my situation was different.?