Whenever I click on a link on my web browser, IE 6, and it opens a new
web browser the second page always opens as a small square on my
desktop. I have to click the maximize icon to get it to open as a full
screen. It didn't always to this. One night a few weeks ago it began
doing this, I don't think I did anything to cause this but I may have.
Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,
Jeff

Hi Jeff, 

Yeah, that's a bit frustrating. Here's what you do. Open your web
browser, and maximize it if its not already. Then press CTRL-N to open
a new window. It should open up full size. If not, the maximize the
new window, close it, and then press CTRL-N again. This time should
open full size.

To check, right click on a hyperlink now and select from the floating
menu, "Open in New Window". The new window should now be full size.

A note here, when links are set to open selections in new windows, as
many referance sites will do, there are javascript codes that can tell
the browser how large to open the window, and whether to put a menu
on, or leave it off. These codes will sometimes reset your normal
setting of full size.

I hope this solves your problem. 

webadept-ga

Problem solved! Thanks!

You can change the default size of non-maximized IE windows:
1. Make sure you only have one IE window open (because IE only
remembers the size of the last window you *close*).
2. If the window is maximized, unmaximize it.
3. Resize the window by dragging any corner.  To make the window as
large as possible, you may want to move the window to a corner of the
screen by dragging the title bar, which then allows you to make it
fill the screen by dragging a single corner.

I don't think it's possible to make IE windows always open maximized. 
If I try to make the window larger than the screen (necessary for
"fake maximization"), then the next time I run IE, it shrinks a little
to fit in the screen.  However, it's not difficult to make IE windows
large.

Have you tried the Mozilla browser?  Unlike IE, it remembers that you
like to keep your browser windows maximized.

Resize the second window to the size you want (any size except
maximum), then close it.  That will set the standard for the next
second window you open.  If anyone else knows how to get it to open
maximised I'll be interested to hear.

Hi,

I have understood your problem clearly, and experienced it earlier
too. You might have told windows os to tile the windows  horizontally
or vertically, and once you do that, you get the same sized windows
from then on.

Solution-

Open your browser, see that it is the only window thats open, if any
other applications are open on the main screen close them, point your
mouse on the task bar, right click it and say "tile windows
horizontally". since you have only one window open it appears in full
screen. close the browser and restart it. This should solve the
problem. See that you have atleast one proper restart of the operating
system. If not the settings will not be saved and you might have to
repeat the task again.

Bye,
Ray