Why does Internet Explorer do this?

Factual Questions
1

OK, so I’m perusing the boards, click on a link in the boards, and the new window that comes up is located in the upper left corner of my screen, and as small as it can possibly be. Every time. I always maximize it, and sometimes even manually maximize it (i.e., I make the window larger using the arrow cursors at the edge of the window.) Yet, the next time I click on a link that opens in a new window, it is just as small and in the same location. How do I get explorer to stop doing this?

This is just the most recent occurance…I’m sure in a day or so it will appear at a new size in a new location, and I don’t know why. It doesn’t seem to have to do with restarting my PC, because I restarted a few minutes ago and it still does this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

2

I had this issue before. Its a pain in the ass, and frankly I never understood what caused it. Something about IE trying to remember the previous resize you made, and then doing you a favor by duplicating it. I never felt it did anything but get in the way, and I couldn’t find any setting to adjust to specify or turn it off.

I can’t remember the exact fix, so I won’t try and explain it since it requires your editing the registry. Do a search and I’m sure you’ll find it if it wasn’t lost when the hamsters were euthanized way back when.

3

Er, I should clarify that I asked the same question here in GQ, do a search here, not on google.

4

Tool --> Internet options --> advanced --> maske sure the “reuse window” is UNCHECKED. ( about the 13th item under browsing)))

5

Thats not it.

Reuse window just opens links inside an already open window, this regards opening new windows upon clikcing.

6

Try this: Open something in a new window. Use your mouse to drag the corners of the new window to the size you want. Press the Control button and keep it pressed as you close the resized window by clicking on its “X”. Open something in a new window and see if that works.

That should be okay, but sometimes you have to force it upon IE a little harder: Resize your new window as described above BUT STOP at the point where you have your new window resized. Close your ORIGINAL main window by simply clicking its “X” (leaving your re-sized window the only one showing). Then close your resized window by pressing and holding Control as you press “X”. Open IE again and you now will see a resized main window. Don’t worry. Hit its Maximize button. Now close it by holding down the Control button as you press “X”. Reopen IE. Your main window should be big again. Now try to open something in a new window, it should open as the size you want.

7

Man, this sounds like some magic ritual. I was expecting the part where you stick needles into a doll representing Bill Gates and/or boil a conconction of different animal parts.

Seriously though, I wonder if the people at MS have any idea of how complicated this seems to an average person.

8

I think if you also use FILE -> CLOSE it does the same magic ritual but with less keystrokes.

9

bouv, what version IE?

Under FILE is usually a selection for Prefeences. You might look there. Also in control panel internet options. Or reinstall.

10

IE will remember the size of an unmaximized window, but you have to close all your windows for it to save your setting.

Size your window how you want it, then close all instances of IE. When you open it again, it should be good.

This is not at all intuitive, but that’s MS for you.

11

Well, thrugh all the finageling, one of the thingd has worked. Now I just have to go through that process again the next time I get a opo-up, or something.