XP with IE prob.

[XPerties]

I know there is a way to fix this.

My trouble, when clicking a link IE opens real small. I thought if you open it then close it it would reopen full size, but I have tried this a million times. I have streched the window and closed it and nothing. I formatted yesterday and reinstall ( needed to anyways) and it is still doing it.

How do I change the "clicking link" to open a full IE window. Driving me nuts.

Thanks

Oh and when a small spyware gets installed on your toolbar and it's not listed in your apps where would be the default directory for anything for IE that would be installed?

[nekkid]

You should be running Ad-Aware and or Spybot Search & Destory for spyware. You should never try to remove it by yourself as you may damage crucial parts of that particular software/or the OS.

As for the new windows opening small, I've had that happen several times. You just have to keep resizing them (Do not maximize them from this point) and close out completely. You may have to do this several times before it works. It was the only thing *I* found that worked.

[Aaron]

Maximize your IE window, or resize it to your choice. Hold down the CTRL key and click on X

[Cal2002]

or drag the window to the size u want it to be. maximize it from their then restore it. now exit out of IE. that will fix it.

[XPerties]

You should be running Ad-Aware and or Spybot Search & Destory for spyware.  You should never try to remove it by yourself as you may damage crucial parts of that particular software/or the OS. 

I have ran those, I believe it was installed when I install MSN plus...heading to the website to see what is up with that. Here is what it looks like...

Now as far as the trick you 3 told me to try, it aint working. I have done it a buch of times...when clicking a pop up link or "right click open in new window" it still really small.

Any other suggestions?

[XPerties]

ok, the tool bar for anyone else who installes MSN plus....you can find the uninstall crap for it here:

http://msgplus.mybboard.com/showthread.php?tid=11266

Piece of crap installs spyware.

But still no go with the IE trouble

[nekkid]

ok, the tool bar for anyone else who installes MSN plus....you can find the uninstall crap for it here:

http://msgplus.mybboard.com/showthread.php?tid=11266

Piece of crap installs spyware.

But still no go with the IE trouble

That's really weird. I've installed MSN Plus numerous times and never experienced any spyware on my machine from it. Hmm....

[XPerties]

it's only in the new version. Read there forums, it's p***ing people off.....

Anyways back to my IE troubles............

[MSNwar]

Close "Windows Explorer".

Then, maximize IE window and exit (file/exit instead of clicking fastX). Reboot.

The key is to have no instances of Windows Explorer open when you do the above.

Works for me everytime.

Also, web sites with pop-ups that write java cookies to the temp can cause this. I use ScrubXP, http://www.bartdart.com, when it gets real bad.

http://www.MSFN.org/board/index.php?act=ST&f=19&t=6168

[XPerties]

MSNwar.....No go.

This is what works and what doesn't. When clicking IE from taskbar it opens up full, when right clicking on a link "Open in new window or clicking a link that opens a new IE open it is small. I have done everything everyone has posted. No go...Who is next?

[XPerties]

nevermind, it worked.

[MSNwar]

What did you do to fix it?

[XPerties]

stretched the window and choose file/close.

Al-tho I did that a million times and it didn't work. But now it does, until about 5 min ago, it's back to the small size again. This is less than 24 hour install of XP....annoying!!!!!!!!

[MSNwar]

It does that to me to when I have two sessions of Windows Explorer open (tiled horizontaly) and a program like XPsmoker that uses a HTML interface with a small footprint. Like you, when I open a new Internet Explorer window the size of the window is small. In my case the size is exactly the size of one of the two programs I mentioned. Windows must be storing the information and reusing it. Where I do not know exactly. But ScrubXP fixes it for me everytime. One thing about ScrubXP is it does not delete everything until the PC is rebooted.