I had this problem once and it was a bit of a pain to get it fixed. I'll try to remember all of the steps.

Open IE and maximize it.

Close all other IE windows and all other explorer windows.

Close IE.

The next time you open it, it should open full size. If not, let me know and I'll see if I can figure out what steps I missed.

nope, didn't work. I had no other windows open at all, opened IE and maximized it, then closed by clicking "red X", reopened, the same. Opened again & maximized, then closed by going to File> Exit. Reopened, the same. Tried again by resizing the page, that hasn't worked either. grrrr

Kim, go around the small box, and with the double arrows, expand it to the size you want. DO NOT close it with the X in the corner. Once you have the correct size, go up to file at the top, and look for exit, and close it that way. Next time you reopen, it should be the right size, at least, until something happens again, that shrinks it down. It is a pretty easy fix though, once you remember that you cannot shut it down with the upper right hand x to make it stay the size you want. Good Luck :-)Cat

By golly I think that's it! There's a difference as far as whether it's a website or a program. For a program, I right-clicked the program icon, then clicked properties, then located "run", clicked down arrow, then chose maximized.

For a website, resizing it then closing it from File> Exit, worked! THANKS!
::::one less annoying problem:::: :-)

Here is how I was taught...open your window and size it to where you want it, leave it open,and RIGHT click on another thread in that same winow,but click the open in new window option. Then close the first window,then the second...it works for me.