# Small window in IE 5.5

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-window-in-ie-5-5/43742>\
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**Created:** [December 2, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-window-in-ie-5-5/43742 "2000-12-02T19:33:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-window-in-ie-5-5/43742/1 "2000-12-02T19:33:29Z")

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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?

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**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-window-in-ie-5-5/43742/2 "2000-12-03T04:50:49Z")

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We just had a thread where this was discussed.  
**[A silly little problem that’s probably my fault anyway](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=47677)**

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**Author:** ![peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-window-in-ie-5-5/43742/3 "2000-12-04T18:50:43Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![User\_10K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@User\_10K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/User_10K)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-window-in-ie-5-5/43742/4 "2000-12-05T02:00:21Z")

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But it looks there is something YOU can do.

> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by richman2 \*  
> \*\*Re: Da Ace -
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> 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.
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> 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](http://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. \*\*