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Window sizing and location

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by latlow

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Is there a way for a user or administrator to control the size and/or location of a window opening on a Windows 9x (particularly Win98SE) desktop. I'm thinking specifically about Outlook Express, but in general for any application or folder window opening on the desktop. Perhaps a book, or article that could be referred to. I have not been able to find anything useful in the MS Knowledgebase so far.

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by jimbb

It is usually built in into the application. Some will center them (usually login screens or welcome screens or so), some will always maximize, and so on. It is left to the programmer.
Some will also remember their position (think of WinAmp for example), some will not. And in most cases you won't be able to do a lot about it.
Windows itself will try to handle things too. Try opening the Calculator a few times, and you'll notice that they will be put so many pixels to the "south" and the "east" from the previously opened window.

So with all these possibilities, and depending on the different developers and their standards, I doubt if there is anything possible that will work for all.

Jim

by latlow

While this was a general question, I did ask specifically about Win98SE and Outlook Express. Neither was mentioned in the reply. I know that there are some procedures that can be used to control the location of OE Windows opening in some versions of the application or the OS, but I don't know what they are.

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