Small window in IE 5.5

[peace]

When I get to SD, I click on any link (MB, Search, a thread), and it opens in full-size window. When I click on a link in my Yahoo Mail Reminder, it opens in the upper one half of the screen. It’s not a lot of work to maximaze each window, but it’s annoying. So far typing in >Javascript:resise(1200,1048,);< , holding Ctrl while clicking X did not help. Who knows what might?

[tshirts]

We just had a thread where this was discussed.
A silly little problem that’s probably my fault anyway

[peace]

Just call M$. They said it’s not IE. Some sites (my Yahoo?)design some pages to open in maximazed windows and some to open in small windows. Nothing they can do.

[User_10K]

But it looks there is something YOU can do.

*Originally posted by richman2 *
**Re: Da Ace -

The advice above is partially right.
When you close the browser it saves two window sizes.
One is the Initial Window Size, and one is the New Window Size.

The 1/6th size is usually an ad secretely opened in the background.
Doubleclick ad service is a major culprit, and Straight Dope used to use them. Other sites also use them. For me it’s ZapTV.com, the TV listing service, which pops up a tiny pay channel ad.

To avoid the problem- When you first log on, before you do anything else type Ctrl-N. This clones your Initial Window into a New Window, setting the New Window size the same as your main one. From then on you’re ok until a tiny ad appears again. When they appear type Alt-F4 or click the X box to close them.
If they aren’t the last New Window of the session their size won’t be remembered when you shut down. **