Actually, there is a freeware product I use, IE Maximizer. It's far smaller
than using Maxthon or any other browser "skin."
http://www.jiisoft.com/iemaximizer/download.asp
I had tried the solution listed below but it never would work.

Sue Clark
Bristol, ME

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Penlington [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:24 AM
> Subject: Re: Size of windows when they first open
>
> Laurie wrote:
> >When I click on the blue 'e' for the internet on my desktop, it seems
that
> >the screen opens up the way I like it.  But when I click on something in
my
> >favorites file, it usually doesn't.>>
>
>
> It's not very clear from your letter, but I assume it is your browser
> (Internet Explorer) which is giving you this trouble. It's an old problem
> with IE which Microsoft has never got around to fixing.
>
> The best solution is to use a tabbed IE skin such as Maxthon or Avast.
> These have many additional benefits as well.
>
> Failing that, here's the fix for this annoying IE problem:
>
> "First, close all open IE windows, then launch IE again. Right-click on
any
> link and choose Open in New Window. Resize the resulting secondary window
> by dragging the edges to the size you want for all secondary windows.
>
> Now close the new window by holding the Shift key and clicking the X icon
> in its top-right-hand corner. Set the remaining window to the size you
want
> IE to have when initially launched, and close it in the same way. IE
should
> now remember your preferred window sizes. If it forgets after a while,
> apply this simple fix again."
>
> Don Penlington
>
>
>
>
>
>  From the Beach at Surfers Paradise in sunny Queensland.
> Computer tutorials, local scenery,  and other things at my website:
> http://users.tpg.com.au/deepend/index1.html

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