I can't keep my favorite programs in "Start-up", & my windows won't stay maximized!

Hi Everyone!

My PC has been misbehaving for the past month or so....the necessity of reinstalling RoboForm.....(not just re-setting the start-up option....I have to do a COMPLETE REINSTALLATION OF ROBOFORM every time I have to reboot) . I also have to "Open" about 5 or six other programs>> to
"General" tab >> to "Run at Start-up" because these programs won't stay in my "Start-up Menu" permanently either!!!

I'm also having a problem keeping my new browser windows maximized.....I've tried stretching each one of them with my cursor.....I've tried clicking the middle button of EVERY new window that opens up, and I even tried that little program "IE New Window Maximizer ", but I didn't like how it got rid of all of the toolbar add-ons that I use regularly. Will someone PLEASE tell me what setting I need to change so that EVERY window opens up to it's fully maximized position....all of this stretching with my cursor amd clicking extra buttons is a MAJOR pain in the neck!! How do I get EVERY window to be maximized without having to do something special ??????

In case anyone was wondering, I scanned with AdAware; Microsoft's Anti-Spyware; PC-Pitstop's Exterminate, as well as TrendMicro's Anti-Spyware Scan. Everything came back CLEAN...there are NO "bad guys" that could be causing any problems. I'd also like to add that I'm too much of a chicken to mess around with the registry, so I can honestly say that I haven't been messing around in unknown territory.

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For the Internet Explorer windows:

1. Open Internet Explorer to a page with links
2. Right click a link, left click "Open in new window "
3. Resize the new window by stretching it. Do not use the maximize button as that is a temporary setting that IE won't remember
4. Close the original window first. Important! This won't work unless you close the original window first.
5. Close the window you resized

All future secondary windows will open to the size and placement of the window you resized.