How to make IE automatically open all new windows maximixed?

[ArmchairAthlete]

Title says it all pretty much. This problem has been nagging me for quite some time... Browsing would be much easier if it wasn't necessary to manually maximize each new window that some links create.

Maybe I'm stupid and I'm missing an obvious option somewhere.

Thanks in advance.

 

[stevewm]

Unfortunately no, IE cannot open New link windows maximized. You can set them to open with a size close to being maximized, but they are not actually maximized.

 

[dexmanone]

As stevewm said, it won't open maximized. However you can get the same thing by doing this. With only one ie window open, manually maximize it, by moving each of the four sides to it's full size. Now close it. From now on your windows will open to that new size.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Ok dexmanone that kinda sorta works... It doesn't open new windows exactly how I had it though. There are still the borders around the window if you know what I mean, not quite maximized.

Hmmm... should I get Phoenix or Opera or Mozilla? How are they about this?

 

[TheCoop]

OK, open one window and them maximize it, then open a second window and maximize it, close first window fiurst, then second window second and then open a new window, should be maximized

 

[morkinva]

Here's how I do it - Open an IE window. Then click on some link and pick 'open in a new window'. Resize the newly opened window, but push the shift key while you are resizing it. When you've got it the way you want it, close the original window, then close the newly resized window. That should do it.

 

[ugh]

You can try right clicking on IE's shortcut and change its Properties. There should be one saying "Run" where there's a dropdown for you to choose. Choose Maximized.

Not sure if this works coz I just remember I use that to minimize my dnetc client

Edit: BTW, it has to be a shortcut. The icon on the desktop is not a shortcut. The one on the taskbar/quicklaunch is.

 

[MrYogi]

Opne only one window
maximize it or make it the size you want
close it

start IE again

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

None of these methods make IE open new windows MAXIMIZED. I've made it so the new windows are big, but they aren't maximized... just as close as it can get it seems. Still has the border around it, maybe it'd help if I posted a screenshot comparison...

This is IE6 SP1 on Win2k Pro SP3 if that matters.

 

[SemperFi]

I have been trying to do this for a couple of months. I have read about this in the os forum from what I can see you can resize it to fit pretty much the whole screen but not maximized.

And now for the really weird news. My computer has been flaky for the past couple of weeks and have the restarts. The windows error reporting says it is my video drivers. I haven't had time to change them yet. Anyhow all of a sudden about a week ago all the new window that open are maximized I haven't done anything to make do this and I wish I could make my others do the same thing. Maybe I will compare the IE sections of the registry to see if I can spot the setting.

 

[lenjack]

Google up a free program called AutoSizer.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Thank you lenjack! The only concern I had would be that it might try to maximize ALL new windows, even ones that are supposed to be a certain specified size (example: Flash Movie windows on Newgrounds.com). But it doesn't appear to do that at all. Works great. Even works on a lot more than IE, you can make it automaximize on just about any program you specify it would seem. Like wordpad.

Only downside is that it takes up a bit of ram, but I guess 2,880 or so Kb is nothing to worry about when you have 512MB.

Guess everyone else should download Autosizer!