IE 9 Window size issues

[billg226]

If I click a Link in the Task Bar, the IE Window always opens Maximized,
However if I click a site on the Desktop, it opens Minimized.
I've tried all suggestions provided in Thread "IE only Opens in Small Window", all to no avail.
Any suggestions appreciated..........Bill

 

[UsernameIssues]

Wow - Really, it ignores setting the shortcut to open a maximized window?

http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers-mail/176112-ie-only-opens-small-window-2.html#post1498446

 

[UsernameIssues]

Maybe the video in this post is easier to see:

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-...ng-desktop-icons-full-screen.html#post2104221

 

[billg226]

--Yes it ignores setting the shortcut to maximize on Web Pages I've put a shortcut on the Desktop, example...http://www.caremark.com/wps/portal
--Now I can take an App. as in the video you provided link to & it works, maybe cause I can tell it to run Maximized but link like I have above, I can't see a way to Maximize on clicking the Shortcut>Open. I Right-Click the Shortcut, Click Properties but no "Run Maximized there"
----Clicking a link from an Email opens Maximized.
--I even Clicked the Start Orb>All Programs>Interenet Explorer (both 32 & 64 bit, and seleted Maximized in properties.
--I can move one of my shortcutes such as the 1 above to the Taskbar, Click it, it opens in Maximized.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Thx for the additional info - now I understand.

Close all IE windows
(wait a few seconds or check task manager to be sure IE has ended)

Click on one of those internet shortcuts that won't maximize the IE window
DO NOT maximize the resulting IE window

Drag the corners of the IE window to where it is as big as a maximized window
Close that IE window
(wait a few seconds or check task manager to be sure IE has ended)

Use that same shortcut to ope IE again.

Did the window open to the same size that it was when you closed it?

 

[billg226]

I did as you outlined and made sure with Task Manager that IE was closed. I closed IE once Maximized from one of those Desktop Shortcuts, using File>Exit, Used CTRL>Red X, used CTRL-Shift>Red X, used CTRL-ALT>Red X, all to no avail.
Now if a Maximized IE Window was already Open (like this one I'm currently looking at) & I Clicked one of the Desktop Shortvuts, it would then open Maximized.

 

[UsernameIssues]

I did as you outlined and made sure with Task Manager that IE was closed. I closed IE once Maximized from one of those Desktop Shortcuts, using File>Exit, Used CTRL>Red X, used CTRL-Shift>Red X, used CTRL-ALT>Red X, all to no avail.
Now if a Maximized IE Window was already Open (like this one I'm currently looking at) & I Clicked one of the Desktop Shortvuts, it would then open Maximized.

I do not understand the part in bold.

The goal is to close an IE window that has never been maximized.

Only have one IE window open.

Edit: or maybe I do not understand the problem.
I can be dense at times
Drag it to the size that you like.

Close that one IE window.

Reopen IE and see if it holds its size.

 

[billg226]

Sorry I may have used wrong terminology, by Maximized I meant I dragged the Window to size I wanted then Closed it.

I only had more than 1 window, this one, open once after all the retries failed just to see what transpired.

I did Reopen (with no other Open0, and it did not hold size.

 

[UsernameIssues]

I see - I was beginning to think that I was not understanding the problem.

It sounds like you use IE as your main browser - are you willing to reset it?
(If so, be sure that you have a record of any passwords that IE might have been keeping for you.)

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/98056-sf-ie-restorator-troubleshooting-general-issues-ie.html

 

[billg226]

I see - I was beginning to think that I was not understanding the problem.

It sounds like you use IE as your main browser - are you willing to reset it?
(If so, be sure that you have a record of any passwords that IE might have been keeping for you.)

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/98056-sf-ie-restorator-troubleshooting-general-issues-ie.html

Yes I use IE as my main Browser.

If you think Restting it may help, then yes I'll consider it. Already have a Word Doc with all my IDs/Passwords I use.

How do you reset IE?

 

[UsernameIssues]

There are several ways to reset IE - but you might want to download the tool in this link:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/98056-sf-ie-restorator-troubleshooting-general-issues-ie.html

The download link is near the bottom of the page. Once downloaded, follow the steps on the page. Make sure to run the app as admin so that it can do its thing. If you don't want to install the app (and I understand that) then I can tell you how to reset IE manually. But if resetting IE does not help, then the next step is to re-register the DLLs. It is best to use that tool to do that.

Edit: in case I was not clear:
download the app
run it as admin
press the button to reset IE

 

[billg226]

Sounds easy enough I think. May sleep on it. Will I lose all my IE Shrtcuts & Favorites?

I looked at link & read through it & only saw IE7 & IE8 mentioned so I assume it'll work with IE9?

Are you saying in your Edit just click Reset IE after I start it as Admin.?

Thanks...............Bill

 

[UsernameIssues]

It should work for IE9

I do not think that you will lose favorites - it does reset the home page(s).

But wait a bit - something might be happening with the latest patch - there are two other people having this same issue and they said that it just started - so resetting won't fix that. Hang tight while I look into it.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Please see this post:
http://www.sevenforums.com/software/251953-pc-doctor-4.html#post2106380

 

[billg226]

--My laptop has same OS & such & has not had theseproblems with IE9,
--I clicked on the Link you provided, PC-Doctor, performed steps in Thing 1 to no avail, then did Thing 2 and results were, 1--the shortcut links on my Desktop may have doubled in size, 2--This Window is now opening to size in my #1,
--think I'll do a System Restore to get back where I was. The Links in Task Bar also open in size I described in my #1.
Thanks for all your efforts to help..........Bill

 

[billg226]

--My laptop has same OS & such & has not had theseproblems with IE9,
--I clicked on the Link you provided, PC-Doctor, performed steps in Thing 1 to no avail, then did Thing 2 and results were, 1--the shortcut links on my Desktop may have doubled in size, 2--This Window is now opening to size in my #1,
--think I'll do a System Restore to get back where I was. The Links in Task Bar also open in size I described in my #1.
Thanks for all your efforts to help..........Bill

System Restore did take me back to where it was prior to performing Thing 1 & Thing 2.

 

[UsernameIssues]

So - are we back to square one?

Do you still get IE windows that do not open as you would like them?

 

[billg226]

So - are we back to square one?

Do you still get IE windows that do not open as you would like them?

Yes I do, now even when I clicked Link to gt here, it opened small whereas before it Opend Full-Screen.

However Links in Task Bar still will open Full-Screen.

 

[UsernameIssues]

From what I saw in my hours of playing with IE, it loses it's mind at times.

Using the default taskbar shortcut...
(one set to open a normal windowed window)
...it can sometimes follow the norm of honoring the last shape
...other times, it get stuck in one shape.

Dragging the address from IE to the desktop makes a pinned shortcut...
(those shortcuts have no place to set the window state)
...it can sometimes follow the norm of honoring the last shape
...other times, it get stuck in one shape.

Manually creating a shortcut via right-click > New > Shortcut...
(those shortcuts also have no place to set the window state)
...it can sometimes follow the norm of honoring the last shape
...other times, it get stuck in one shape.

Resetting IE always worked for me - it fixed the window shape when it got stuck.

I'm not sure what else to tell you to try.

 

[UsernameIssues]

....However Links in Task Bar still will open Full-Screen.

Do you have that shortcut set to open it maximized or normal window?