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Old March 31st 08, 02:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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How do I force Windows Explorer to open maximized?


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Old March 31st 08, 03:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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There is no command line argument to force Windows Explorer to open
maximized. You could probably write a batch file that opens Windows
Explorer and then maximizes the window, but I am not familiar with the
exact command sequence.

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How do I force Windows Explorer to open maximized?


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Old April 2nd 08, 01:02 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Default Maximize Windows Explorer

You could try the IE New Windows Maximizer.
"http://www.jiisoft.com/iemaximizer/Default.aspx"

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How do I force Windows Explorer to open maximized?



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Old April 2nd 08, 11:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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This can be done in 2 ways - depending on how you are using it.

If you are lauching IE from a shortcut, then right click on shortcut icon,
select properties and define the Run dropdown as Maximised.

Otherwise, open IE and resize the IE window (not using the maximise button
at the top right) by streching the window edges to the extents of the
screen. Now close the window using the SHIFT key. The next time you open
IE, it should be maximised. Note that you may have to do this again in the
future if the window is reset by a web page. If you have to do it again,
always ensure that the last IE window you close is a maximised one if this
happens and you close it with the SHIFT key pressed.

Hope this helps.

Martin


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Old April 2nd 08, 02:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Leonard Grey
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Windows Explorer is not the same as Internet Explorer, Martin.

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Martin C wrote:
This can be done in 2 ways - depending on how you are using it.

If you are lauching IE from a shortcut, then right click on shortcut icon,
select properties and define the Run dropdown as Maximised.

Otherwise, open IE and resize the IE window (not using the maximise button
at the top right) by streching the window edges to the extents of the
screen. Now close the window using the SHIFT key. The next time you open
IE, it should be maximised. Note that you may have to do this again in the
future if the window is reset by a web page. If you have to do it again,
always ensure that the last IE window you close is a maximised one if this
happens and you close it with the SHIFT key pressed.

Hope this helps.

Martin


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How do I force Windows Explorer to open maximized?



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Old April 3rd 08, 11:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Default Maximize Windows Explorer

Sorry, my fault. Don't know where I got IE from, but the same advise
applies.

Martin


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Windows Explorer is not the same as Internet Explorer, Martin.

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Martin C wrote:
This can be done in 2 ways - depending on how you are using it.

If you are lauching IE from a shortcut, then right click on shortcut
icon, select properties and define the Run dropdown as Maximised.

Otherwise, open IE and resize the IE window (not using the maximise
button at the top right) by streching the window edges to the extents of
the screen. Now close the window using the SHIFT key. The next time you
open IE, it should be maximised. Note that you may have to do this again
in the future if the window is reset by a web page. If you have to do it
again, always ensure that the last IE window you close is a maximised one
if this happens and you close it with the SHIFT key pressed.

Hope this helps.

Martin


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How do I force Windows Explorer to open maximized?



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Old October 12th 08, 11:05 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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I had this problem under Windows XP for a long time, but finally
discovered a solution. Windows Explorer takes the size of its window
from how Internet (sic) Explorer appeared when it was last closed. To
make Windows Explorer default to opening maximized, open Internet
Explorer, maximize it, and then close it. (If you close IE with a
full-screen F11 view, Windows Explorer will open with icons instead of
menus.)

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Old October 13th 08, 10:23 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Default Maximize Windows Explorer

Please don't remove previous posts.

And what are you talking about? Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer?


"flexser" wrote in message ...

I had this problem under Windows XP for a long time, but finally
discovered a solution. Windows Explorer takes the size of its window
from how Internet (sic) Explorer appeared when it was last closed. To
make Windows Explorer default to opening maximized, open Internet
Explorer, maximize it, and then close it. (If you close IE with a
full-screen F11 view, Windows Explorer will open with icons instead of
menus.)

Art


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Old October 13th 08, 09:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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I'm talking about Windows Explorer, whose behavior is inexplicably tied
in with Internet Explorer. I understand your confusion, because this
seems utterly illogical to me, but that's how it seems to work. The
suggestion regarding the shift key didn't work for me, but this does.
However Internet Explorer looked, with regard to window size, when it
was closed, that's how Windows Explorer will look when it is next
opened.

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Old October 13th 08, 10:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Default Maximize Windows Explorer

How interesting. The window size for Windows Explorer on my copy of
Windows XP has no relationship to the size of the last Internet Explorer
window. And I can't recall any such relationship between Windows
Explorer and Internet Explorer in all the years I've been using them.
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flexser wrote:
I'm talking about Windows Explorer, whose behavior is inexplicably tied
in with Internet Explorer. I understand your confusion, because this
seems utterly illogical to me, but that's how it seems to work. The
suggestion regarding the shift key didn't work for me, but this does.
However Internet Explorer looked, with regard to window size, when it
was closed, that's how Windows Explorer will look when it is next
opened.

Art


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Old October 14th 08, 06:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Intrigued by your reply, I tried it on my laptop and got results
identical to what I had previously found with my desktop machine. Both
are running Windows XP, Version 2002, Service Pack 3; the desktop is XP
Home Edition and the laptop is XP Professional, according to My
Computer/Properties.

Art

Leonard Grey;4023787 Wrote:
How interesting. The window size for Windows Explorer on my copy of
Windows XP has no relationship to the size of the last Internet
Explorer
window. And I can't recall any such relationship between Windows
Explorer and Internet Explorer in all the years I've been using them.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

"A Day in the Life of a Web 2.0 Hacker" - PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330952,00.asp

flexser wrote:
I'm talking about Windows Explorer, whose behavior is inexplicably

tied
in with Internet Explorer. I understand your confusion, because

this
seems utterly illogical to me, but that's how it seems to work. The
suggestion regarding the shift key didn't work for me, but this

does.
However Internet Explorer looked, with regard to window size, when

it
was closed, that's how Windows Explorer will look when it is next
opened.

Art




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Old October 14th 08, 08:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Having played around with this a bit further, I see that the results
that I found only occur when using the /e switch with Windows Explorer.
On both machines, I was booting it up from a shortcut that used
C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e in the Target line.

Art

flexser;4024330 Wrote:
Intrigued by your reply, I tried it on my laptop and got results
identical to what I had previously found with my desktop machine. Both
are running Windows XP, Version 2002, Service Pack 3; the desktop is XP
Home Edition and the laptop is XP Professional, according to My
Computer/Properties.

Art



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Old October 16th 08, 05:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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I am Leonard Grey.
Take NO notice of this imposter from windowsxp.general.
He is filthy slime, this fake Leonard Grey.
His name is NASS from

http://nastec.co.uk

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"flexser" wrote:


I had this problem under Windows XP for a long time, but finally
discovered a solution. Windows Explorer takes the size of its window
from how Internet (sic) Explorer appeared when it was last closed. To
make Windows Explorer default to opening maximized, open Internet
Explorer, maximize it, and then close it. (If you close IE with a
full-screen F11 view, Windows Explorer will open with icons instead of
menus.)

Art


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Old October 16th 08, 05:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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"Leonard Grey" wrote:

How interesting. The window size for Windows Explorer on my copy of
Windows XP has no relationship to the size of the last Internet Explorer
window. And I can't recall any such relationship between Windows
Explorer and Internet Explorer in all the years I've been using them.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

"A Day in the Life of a Web 2.0 Hacker" - PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330952,00.asp

flexser wrote:
I'm talking about Windows Explorer, whose behavior is inexplicably tied
in with Internet Explorer. I understand your confusion, because this
seems utterly illogical to me, but that's how it seems to work. The
suggestion regarding the shift key didn't work for me, but this does.
However Internet Explorer looked, with regard to window size, when it
was closed, that's how Windows Explorer will look when it is next
opened.

Art



 




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