Internet Explorer Full Screen?

I have Internet Explorer V8 and a shortcut to www.ancestry.com on my
desktop. When I click on the former I get a full (maximum) screen
nicely. When I click on the latter, I get a small (minimum) screen.
If I maximize the latter, exit, and return to it, I get the small
screen again. Can I get it to remember that I want it full screen?

I am using XP SP3.

Thank you

yessir

wrote:

I have Internet Explorer V8 and a shortcut to www.ancestry.com on my
desktop. When I click on the former I get a full (maximum) screen
nicely. When I click on the latter, I get a small (minimum) screen.
If I maximize the latter, exit, and return to it, I get the small
screen again. Can I get it to remember that I want it full screen?

I am using XP SP3.

And what did you set for the window size in the shortcut?

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:14:28 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

wrote:

I have Internet Explorer V8 and a shortcut to www.ancestry.com on my
desktop. When I click on the former I get a full (maximum) screen
nicely. When I click on the latter, I get a small (minimum) screen.
If I maximize the latter, exit, and return to it, I get the small
screen again. Can I get it to remember that I want it full screen?

I am using XP SP3.

And what did you set for the window size in the shortcut?
maximum

me wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

me wrote:

I have Internet Explorer V8 and a shortcut to www.ancestry.com on my
desktop. When I click on the former I get a full (maximum) screen
nicely. When I click on the latter, I get a small (minimum)
screen. If I maximize the latter, exit, and return to it, I get
the small screen again. Can I get it to remember that I want it
full screen?

I am using XP SP3.

And what did you set for the window size in the shortcut?

maximum

What is the command line (target field) for what program (and its
parameters) get ran when you use that shortcut?

Are you directly calling the iexplore.exe file, as in: "c:\program
files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" www.ancestry.com

By the way, maximized (for a window with borders) and fullscreen (for a
borderless window) are NOT the same thing. In IE, hit the F11 key to
toggle between normal and fullscreen view modes.

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:09:57 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

What is the command line (target field) for what program (and its
parameters) get ran when you use that shortcut?

Are you directly calling the iexplore.exe file, as in:"c:\program
files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" www.ancestry.com

my shortcut to

"c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" www.ancestry.com
will not work (fails to connect).

and my shortcut to

http:\www.ancestry.com

connects, but acts the same way - ie minimized window, and maximizing
it is not remembered.


By the way, maximized (for a window with borders) and fullscreen (for a
borderless window) are NOT the same thing. In IE, hit the F11 key to
toggle between normal and fullscreen view modes.

I never knew this. Thanx

wrote:

my shortcut to

"c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" www.ancestry.com

will not work (fails to connect).

"Fails to connect" means what? That IE doesn't load? That you see an
error message of "program not found"? That IE load and issues an error
message? What?

That command works on every computer I use at home and work. The format
is "path\iexplore.exe url".

What I showed uses the default path for IE on Windows XP. I don't know
where iexplore.exe is located on your host. You will need to specify
whatever path of where is iexplore.exe on your host.

and my shortcut to

http:\www.ancestry.com

Which means you are using whatever is configured as the default web
browser and which may not be IE.

connects, but acts the same way - ie minimized window, and maximizing
it is not remembered.

You first need to be sure you can run iexplore.exe from wherever it is
located on your host. Only you know what security software you might've
installed or what tweaks you applied that might affect registry entries
for loading IE from the registry entries. Load IE from the command line
and see what happens from there.

Have you tried loading IE in its no add-ons mode?
Have you tried rebooting into Windows' safe mode (with networking)?