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post #1 of 21
2/3/06 at 5:03am
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when i hit open in new window all the new windows are around an 8th of the screen size. its annoying me so i made a topic to see if anyone knew how to reset it so that my friggin windows will all be normal sized.

thanks.
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post #2 of 21
2/3/06 at 5:20am
can't help you , but I like XP. I remember the pre-windows days of PCs, and the Win3 era. I used to spend much more time getting them to work than using them as a tool to do other work. Now XP seems pretty stable, at least for what I use it for.

But I can relate, I hate it when "it does something" , like the auto format and autocorrect in MS Office can get frustrating at times
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post #3 of 21
2/3/06 at 5:25am
untic "remember folder's view settings" ?
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post #4 of 21
2/3/06 at 5:44am
IIRC:
1. Close all instances of Explorer.
2. Open one single Explorer window.
3. Adjust the size.
4. Press Shift while clicking the 'Close' X-Box Thingy in the top right corner.
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post #5 of 21
2/3/06 at 5:45am

I hate your sig

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Originally Posted by 40oz.SLURPEE
when i hit open in new window all the new windows are around an 8th of the screen size. its annoying me so i made a topic to see if anyone knew how to reset it so that my friggin windows will all be normal sized.

thanks.
I want to know how to resize your signature so it is not so wide.
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post #6 of 21
2/3/06 at 5:49am
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Originally Posted by ckaplan
I want to know how to resize your signature so it is not so wide.
owned
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post #7 of 21
2/3/06 at 6:37am
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post #8 of 21
2/3/06 at 11:08am
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Originally Posted by ckaplan
I want to know how to resize your signature so it is not so wide.
get a wider monitor
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post #9 of 21
2/3/06 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by ckaplan
I want to know how to resize your signature so it is not so wide.
agreed, it pushes my screen too far to the right
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post #10 of 21
2/3/06 at 11:44am
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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem
agreed, it pushes my screen too far to the right
fits fine for me, 1400x1050, ff window only about 2/3 of my screen...
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post #11 of 21
2/3/06 at 2:40pm
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umm thanks and sorry. forgot ppl didnt have widescreen monitors. ill take it off
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post #12 of 21
2/3/06 at 7:09pm
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Originally Posted by *sigh*
untic "remember folder's view settings" ?
in what menu?

the shift thingy didnt work
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post #13 of 21
2/3/06 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by 40oz.SLURPEE
umm thanks and sorry. forgot ppl didnt have widescreen monitors. ill take it off
im fine with it (1920x1200)
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post #14 of 21
2/3/06 at 7:19pm
Quick questions, how are you opening the Explorer windows?

Windows+E, Start menu, double-clicking My Computer, Start | Run, other methods?

Note that each of them generally starts in a slightly different place (and possibly opens the window in another location as well).

As for "Remember each folder's view settings", Tools | Folder Options... -> View, then scroll down in the list to the bottom, should be fifth from the last.
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post #15 of 21
2/3/06 at 7:25pm
If you're using a maximized window the new windows will always be whatever size you last used. Open a browser window and set the size you want to use (without maximizing the window) then close it. The next time you open a window it should open the same size.
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post #16 of 21
2/3/06 at 8:08pm
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its only happening in internet explorer, guess i should have specified. i think what happened is i had a ton of windows open and went to minimize them all and accidently hit tile (not sure whether it was horizontal on veritcal) but it set each window to 1/8th of the screen. i maximized them all and closed them out when i was done with them and the next time i did the "left click>open in new window" the size was maximized. i restarted my computer the other night and it somehow got reset. if i open internet explorer everything is the normal size, just when i open a new window its small. im not sure how to reset it. any other ideas?
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post #17 of 21
2/3/06 at 8:26pm
I thought they meant to dump the 24 one, not the LOST...
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post #18 of 21
2/3/06 at 9:33pm
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Originally Posted by 40oz.SLURPEE
its only happening in internet explorer, guess i should have specified. i think what happened is i had a ton of windows open and went to minimize them all and accidently hit tile (not sure whether it was horizontal on veritcal) but it set each window to 1/8th of the screen. i maximized them all and closed them out when i was done with them and the next time i did the "left click>open in new window" the size was maximized. i restarted my computer the other night and it somehow got reset. if i open internet explorer everything is the normal size, just when i open a new window its small. im not sure how to reset it. any other ideas?
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ietips.htm#Size
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post #19 of 21
2/3/06 at 9:34pm
you must hate XP....but i love my custon XUBUNTU. does everything i want, and nothing i don't.
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post #20 of 21
2/4/06 at 12:43am
I guess I was close, but no cigar. CTRL close it is.
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