how do i get internet explorer to start with full screen window?

[philzee]

i can't figure out how to get IE6 to start with a fullscreen window, it keeps starting with a window of 800x600 eventhough i have a screen res of 1024x768.....how do i fix this niggly little problem....any suggestions?:confused:

[YODA74]

hmm One method that works reasonably well is to run IE, then hold down Ctrl + Shift + Alt while you use the mouse to size the window as you want it.

Now, still holding down Ctrl + Shift + Alt, click the Close box (the X in the upper right corner of the window) to close it. IE will now open maximized -- usually. If you open IE from something that calls for a Normal (rather than Maximized) window, IE will take on the new size. This usually happens when you click Start|Windows Update.

or try right-click a URL and choose Open In New Window. Now go to the first window you opened and close it (don't forget this step, or the tip won't work). Go back to the newly opened window and drag it to the size you want, but DON'T use the Maximize button. Close the browser window. From now on, when you open a new window, it should open to this size?

or another good suggestion would be to If you want an IE window to always open Maximized when you launch it from a shortcut, do the following.

Right-click on your Desktop, choose New > Shortcut. In the 'Command line' field type the following (or Copy and Paste).

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" (including quotes)

Click Next, name it whatever you want and click Finish.

Right-click on this new shortcut and choose Properties. On the Shortcut tab, for the 'Run' field select Maximized from the drop-down menu and click OK. You can drag this shortcut onto your Quick Launch bar if you want

or you can Open only one browser window, set it to a certain size, and close that window. The next time you open a browser window it should return to that size, This means that if you set a browser window size to Maximized or even Full Screen, and close that window, the next time you open a browser window, it will be the same size as when you last closed it.

Other than these suggestions I don't know someone else might? or are you talking your screen resolution (DPI)?

[Whyzman]

Very helpful hints Yoda! ;)

Re-read philzee's question and was also thrown by the reference to screen resolution??

[philzee]

cheers yoda.. got it sorted:D it amazes me how huch simple stuff one forgets while trying to sort out the harder stuff lol;)