Opening desktop shortcut MAXIMIZED in Vista 32 bit

[wpshooter]

How do I set a desktop shortcut so that it will be automatically open MAXIMIZED in MS Windows Vista 32 bit OS ?

Have tried several suggestions on various post but none of them have worked, so far.

Thanks.

 

[Bubbaleone]

Right-click on the shortcut and select Properties. In the Properties dialog go to "Run:", then select Maximized and click Apply.


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[wpshooter]

Right-click on the shortcut and select Properties. In the Properties dialog go to "Run:", then select Maximized and click Apply.


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I no longer have the computer in available to me but are you sure that there is a "MAXIMIZED" parameter on this screen in Vista 32 bit ?

I looked there several times when I was working on this problem and I sure don't remember seeing any such parameter. I know that the older versions of Windows OS had this parameter but I am wondering if it is still there in Vista and newer ?

Thanks.

 

[Bubbaleone]

I no longer have the computer in available to me but are you sure that there is a "MAXIMIZED" parameter on this screen in Vista 32 bit ?

I looked there several times when I was working on this problem and I sure don't remember seeing any such parameter. I know that the older versions of Windows OS had this parameter but I am wondering if it is still there in Vista and newer ?

Thanks.

This setting is available in all versions of Windows.

Right-click and select Properties:

Go to 'Run:' and select Maximized, then click Apply:

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[wpshooter]

This setting is available in all versions of Windows.

Right-click and select Properties:

Go to 'Run:' and select Maximized, then click Apply:

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Again, I no longer have the computer available to me but to the best of my recall I don't remember seeing a shortcut tab.

Thanks.

 

[Bubbaleone]

Again, I no longer have the computer available to me but to the best of my recall I don't remember seeing a shortcut tab.

Thanks.

That could be true only if what you're referring to as shortcut isn't a shortcut. There is no shortcut tab when you right-click an actual file and view its Properties dialog.

 

[wpshooter]

That could be true only if what you're referring to as shortcut isn't a shortcut. There is no shortcut tab when you right-click an actual file and view its Properties dialog.

No, this was an actual shortcut to gmail account web-link that I created on the desktop.

Thanks.

 

[Bubbaleone]

No, this was an actual shortcut to gmail account web-link that I created on the desktop.

Thanks.

OK, that's a completely different scenario then. For reasons known only to Microsoft, shortcuts to a web page do not have the option to run window maximized. In fact, a shortcut to a web document does not even have the shortcut or compatibility tabs that a shortcut to a file on the local machine has. Instead, they have a web document tab. The web document tab does not include the Run or Shortcut key options available on the shortcut tab.

There is a workaround where you'll be creating a shortcut to the web browser and then have it open to the intended URL: Right-click on the desktop and select New > Shortcut, and the Create Shortcut dialog will open. Where it says "Type the location of the item" enter the path to the browser and the URL, with each one enclosed in parentheses. As an example, if you enter:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://forums.anandtech.com/index.php"

...click Next then Finish and you'll now have a desktop shortcut that opens IE to the Anandtech Forums web page. This type of web shortcut does have the normal Shortcut Tab with all available options.

 

[wpshooter]

OK, that's a completely different scenario then. For reasons known only to Microsoft, shortcuts to a web page do not have the option to run window maximized. In fact, a shortcut to a web document does not even have the shortcut or compatibility tabs that a shortcut to a file on the local machine has. Instead, they have a web document tab. The web document tab does not include the Run or Shortcut key options available on the shortcut tab.

There is a workaround where you'll be creating a shortcut to the web browser and then have it open to the intended URL: Right-click on the desktop and select New > Shortcut, and the Create Shortcut dialog will open. Where it says "Type the location of the item" enter the path to the browser and the URL, with each one enclosed in parentheses. As an example, if you enter:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://forums.anandtech.com/index.php"

...click Next then Finish and you'll now have a desktop shortcut that opens IE to the Anandtech Forums web page. This type of web shortcut does have the normal Shortcut Tab with all available options.

Hmmmmmm, I just copy and pasted the web-address, I will try the executable for IE when I get a chance.

Thanks.