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by nashyboyslim

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hi guys, can anyone assist, I'm trying to get all windows to open maximized without success?
( WinXP Home OS )

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by balge

hi
try shift-drag to open the window to max then ctrl-close, this should start them maxed next time
cheers

by thumbsup2

Why drag the window edge and fiddle with it? Just use the maximize button in the upper right corner, THEN ctrl-close.

by balge

hi
its just thats the way I do it...you're dead right that your way works, I guess I just do it that way to change the window size whether its to maximise the window or any other size change...D'Oh!
cheers!

by nashyboyslim

Hi Guys, thanx for your replies but neither of your solutions solved the problem.

Any other suggestions?
Chris.

by balge

hi
you will have to do it for each application you want to open maximised, hopefully not for each file though?
cheers

by nashyboyslim

Hi,

Thanx for the reply - but no joy - I tried all the variations of closeing and re-opening but still without success.

Chris.

by nashyboyslim

Hi Jacky,

I've already tried your solution and all the variants of that proceedure - but no joy.

I might just add this problem is specific to a desk-top short cut (which I have replaced/renewed several times) the shortcut address is www.national-lottery.co.uk

Many thanx in advance,
Chris.

by rob miners

navigate to the site and add it to your Favourites. Then open your Favorites in the Browser and right click on the link, select Copy. Navigate to your to your Desktop and right click and select Paste Shortcut.
Let us know how you get on.

by balge

hi
oh ok so not what you said in the first post then after all
Is this Internet Explorer 8?
do you resize the browser window while its open?
My best advice to anyone with an IE problem is to stop using IE and get a proper browser instead
cheers

by thumbsup2

You said: [i]I might just add this problem is specific to a desk-top short cut (which I have replaced/renewed several times) the shortcut address is www.national-lottery.co.uk[/i]

That little bit of information is the key. You should have told us that in the first place, since it's vital information.

What you've done is to created a shortcut to a web site. That's totally different than having a shortcut to a program. The shortcut to the web site simply starts the program which is associated with all Web Site Addresses (URL) and your default browser is that program. Shortcuts to web sites will never open the default browser maximized. It fires up the browser with default settings.

Now, of course, there is a work around. If you start IE FIRST, maximize it if it's not already that way, then minimize it so you can see your desktop and double click your URL shortcut, it will open in a maximized window. But, wouldn't it just be easier to put the URL you visit frequently into your Favorites/Bookmarks and simply get to it that way?

by rob miners

' Copy and paste this into notepad and save it to the desktop as NL.vbs

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WScript.Sleep 1000

' Run Internet Explorer
wshshell.run "iexplore.exe"
WScript.Sleep 4000

' Send Alt + Space
WshShell.SendKeys ("% ")
WScript.Sleep 500

' Send X to select Maximise
WshShell.SendKeys ("x")
WScript.Sleep 500

' Select the Address line with Alt + D
WshShell.SendKeys ("%d")
WScript.Sleep 3000

' Type the link to the site
WshShell.SendKeys ("http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home.ftl")

' and then press Enter
WScript.Sleep 2000
WshShell.SendKeys ("{Enter}")

You may have to adjust the Sleep timings.

Edit: Select Print/View all Posts before you copy.

by balge

hi
try this way
-"Right click on the desktop and create a short cut to "Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe"
Right click on the short cut and then select Properties.
Click on the tab "Shortcut" and then change the value in the Run command to "Maximized".
Click Apply.
Now Internet Explorer will open in the maximized state when you click on any short cut to iexplore.exe.
cheers

by nashyboyslim

HiYa,

I've tried to create the short cut you suggested, however - Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe" - could not be found?

So still isn't opening "maximized".

Chris.

by thumbsup2

If you are opening windows from a shortcut, like you've got a shortcut on your desktop which starts the browser and takes you to a specific web page, you will never get it to open maximized. You need to start the program first, which opens the window maximized, then navigate to the site you want using bookmarks or by typing in the URL.

So, if you'll tell us how it is that you're opening 'windows' for various programs that you want to be maximized, maybe we can help.

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