Remember Windows size How ??

How do i tell win7 to keep my windows size i prefer ?
Have tryed to strech then out to max, but next time I open a explore
shortcut it starts as a little window.
I prefer maximun size on all windows but not full desktop.
Have also tryed to hold Ctrl down, but not my lucky day today :-)

Morten From Denmark

Hi, Morten.

There are 3 traditional ways to get a window to fill the screen. They look
almost the same, but Windows knows their differences:

1. Full Screen - press F11 to toggle this off/on.
2. Normal window stretched (usually with the mouse) to fill the desktop
area.
3. Maximized - this is what we usually mean when we say "full screen".

(Win7 added some new twists (Aero Snap, Aero Shake, etc.). I've used those
a little but not enough to get really familiar with them yet. And they
generally are used ad hoc; they don't persist to the next session.)

The traditional advice has been to either use #3 by setting Properties | Run
for that app or shortcut to "Maximized", rather than "Normal Window". Or to
use #2, then close ALL other windows before closing your resized window
LAST. Next time that app starts, it should open in the same size window.
But this hasn't always worked for me. And, even when it works, I often
forget, then find - after I've closed my right-sized window - that there is
a small window hidden behind it; when I close that small window, my app
remembers THAT size for next time. :( So then I have to set my preferred
size again.

Sadly, this window-size problem has persisted through many generations of
Windows versions. There are many solutions that work SOMETIMES, but none
that I know of that work always.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"Morten" wrote in message
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How do i tell win7 to keep my windows size i prefer ?
Have tryed to strech then out to max, but next time I open a explore
shortcut it starts as a little window.
I prefer maximun size on all windows but not full desktop.
Have also tryed to hold Ctrl down, but not my lucky day today :-)

Morten From Denmark

"Morten" wrote in message
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How do i tell win7 to keep my windows size i prefer ?
Have tryed to strech then out to max, but next time I open a explore
shortcut it starts as a little window.
I prefer maximun size on all windows but not full desktop.
Have also tryed to hold Ctrl down, but not my lucky day today :-)

Morten From Denmark

After dragging it to the size you want Use File close And then it will
remember

Go to the uppermost section, above the menu selections, of the open window
you want to resize and right click. There is, or should be, a selection
menu with; Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize, and Close. Select
"Size" and set the window as you desire then use the red "X" to close the
program. Upon reopening it should be as you set it.

--
Sir_George

"Morten" wrote in message
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How do i tell win7 to keep my windows size i prefer ?
Have tryed to strech then out to max, but next time I open a explore
shortcut it starts as a little window.
I prefer maximun size on all windows but not full desktop.
Have also tryed to hold Ctrl down, but not my lucky day today :-)

Morten From Denmark