My neighbor's PC running WinXP with IE6 has suddenly developed a problem I
can't fix.

When she clicks on 'Create New Message' - it opens up 'minimized' and goes
directly to the task bar. You then must right click and left click on
'Maximize' to restore her new message screen to normality.

I went looking for a box to uncheck which would have opened up new messages
in minimized form. Couldn't find any way to restore opening up 'Create New
Messages' in full screen mode.

What do I do?

James

Right click on the minimized message on the Taskbar and select Move. Now use
the arrow keys to get it in the screen. Close all other windows except this
one and use the cursor to drag the message to full screen size. FileExit,
and Windows will remember the size when you open it again.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"James" wrote in message
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My neighbor's PC running WinXP with IE6 has suddenly developed a problem I
can't fix.

When she clicks on 'Create New Message' - it opens up 'minimized' and goes
directly to the task bar. You then must right click and left click on
'Maximize' to restore her new message screen to normality.

I went looking for a box to uncheck which would have opened up new
messages
in minimized form. Couldn't find any way to restore opening up 'Create
New
Messages' in full screen mode.

What do I do?

James

It is likely that the window is opening very small or off the screen
(perhaps behind the task bar). Do NOT use the Maximize option. A
Maximize does not get remembered. Instead move/resize the window and
then close it. That will get remembered.

To get a window back on the screen, try this:
- Use Alt/Tab to make it the active window
- Press Alt/Space to get the control window for that application
- Press M to select the Move option
- Now you can use the arrow keys to move the window around the screen
to get it properly in view
- Press the Enter key when the window is where you want it

If you need to resize a window, but can't use the mouse, try this:
- Use Alt/Tab to make it the active window
- Press Alt/Space to get the control window for that application
- Press S to select the Size option
- Now you can use the arrow keys to resize the window
- Press the Enter key when the window is the size you want it

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"James" wrote in message
...
My neighbor's PC running WinXP with IE6 has suddenly developed a
problem I
can't fix.

When she clicks on 'Create New Message' - it opens up 'minimized' and
goes
directly to the task bar. You then must right click and left click on
'Maximize' to restore her new message screen to normality.

I went looking for a box to uncheck which would have opened up new
messages
in minimized form. Couldn't find any way to restore opening up
'Create New
Messages' in full screen mode.

What do I do?

James

Thanks Bruce. It worked as you described - james

Thanks Mike. Your reply added to what Bruce stated - james

You're welcome. Thanks for posting back.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"James" wrote in message
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Thanks Bruce. It worked as you described - james