Silly question that only a computer nerd can answer

[CyanJaguar]

everytime I open explorer, it opens a full window, but when I click on a link while browsing, it opens a small window that I have to resize. When I resize, subsequent windows open at that size, but if I close and re-open explorer, I am back to square one.

How do I fix this ?

 

[James Argo]

Right click on the shortcut and click Properties. On the "Run" field, select "Maximize". I hope it's what you need...


Jaymz

 

[CyanJaguar]

do I have to do this everytime?

 

[James Argo]

Ugh... I dunno, but once is enough for me (WinXP, IE6)... If it doesn't work, I guess I'm not nerd enough for you, eh?

 

[Darkstar]

Do this.

Open one explorer window.

Drag the edge to resize it to full, don't just maximize.

Click the window shut.

All your windows should open maximized (or near-maximized, as far as you could drag it) now.

There's a simpler way to do it I'm sure,maybe something in Internet Options, but this is what I've been doing for the longest time. They'll stay that size until you screw around with them again.

 

[ChristopherM]

I've NEVER been able to get Explorer to open maximized as a default setting. Irritates the hell out of me. Mozilla rocks!

 

[wheelema]

Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen....

Open a single internet explorer window. Make sure you have no other applications open, only IE. On the 'taskbar' (that's the bar that appears across the bottom of the screen with "start' on it in the left hand corner), right click. If done correctly you will see, among other options, the option "Tile Windows Vertically". Select it. Your IE window should now fill the whole screen. If multiple windows are striped across the screen you didn't close all of your applications but IE. Once IE fills the whole screen, close it. All subsequent IE windows should now be full size. Works for me.

 

[ChristopherM]

Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen....

Open a single internet explorer window. Make sure you have no other applications open, only IE. On the 'taskbar' (that's the bar that appears across the bottom of the screen with "start' on it in the left hand corner), right click. If done correctly you will see, among other options, the option "Tile Windows Vertically". Select it. Your IE window should now fill the whole screen. If multiple windows are striped across the screen you didn't close all of your applications but IE. Once IE fills the whole screen, close it. All subsequent IE windows should now be full size. Works for me.

OK. This gets close. It still doesn't make the window open maximized, but it takes up most of the screen. What bugs me is, if I go to close and Explorer window, I have to pay strict attention to the little "X" at the top right, or I might close the application running in the window behind it. Lazy, I know, but Mozilla lets me be lazy, as did the very earliest versions of Explorer. Mozilla, in fact, promotes laziness with it's tabbed browser

Once again, Mozilla rocks!

 

[BloodShark]

I have to pay strict attention to the little "X" at the top right, or I might close the application running in the window behind it.

uh... just the same as all other windows applications!

 

[ChristopherM]

uh... just the same as all other windows applications!

Uh...NO
You weren't paying attention to what I said, were you?

If a window is maximized, you won't close the window behind it because it takes the whole screen. If it's NOT maximized, you could actually close the one behind it because there is a chance you could hit the tiny little part of the screen it doesn't cover!

It's not a big deal, but it does happen.

<---BIG fuckin' rolleyes!

 

[BloodShark]

Uh...NO
You weren't paying attention to what I said, were you?

Yes, I was, and FYI all other windows application may not start maximized. For example, I normally use two different instances (windows) of Excel, one in front of the other, so everytime I run Excel it's not maximized, and yes, I have this "huge" problem to aim the little "x" to close the desired window. I guess I waste 0,5 secs/day to aim the correct window.

 

[ChristopherM]

Yes, I was, and FYI all other windows application may not start maximized. For example, I normally use two different instances (windows) of Excel, one in front of the other, so everytime I run Excel it's not maximized, and yes, I have this "huge" problem to aim the little "x" to close the desired window. I guess I waste 0,5 secs/day to aim the correct window.

Mozilla opens maximized every time for me.

As far as the time wasted, it's not very often I accidentally close a window but it's almost always Explorer (work computer) and it's more than 0.5 seconds when it happens because I need time to say "#@*^%*@^&~&%#(&_!!!!"