new window in IE6

HI all,
If I right click on a link in IE6 the new window opens as a tiny window which i need to resize to view. Formerly this operation opened a full sized new window, but now no matter how I close the window it always opens as a tiny window.

This does not happen when i open a window from scratch. The size of a scratch new window seems to depend on how I last closed the whole program. I use the right click - open in new window- often and need a bunch of adjustments, which is a pain, in order to view. How can I configure what the new window size and placement is?

many thanks up front,

Joste

 

For reasons known only to Microsoft programmers, IE remembers the size of the last window closed as long as it was a secondary window, then uses that for all future secondary windows...so long as you don't resize it using the Maximize button.

The steps for forcing all secondary windows to open maximized:
1. Open IE, go to a page with links
2. Open a link in a new window
3. With the left mouse button held down, grab the corners/edges of the secondary window and drag it to the size and placement you want. Do not use the maximize button.
4. Close the original window first - important step, don't overlook it!
5. Close the window you just resized

All future IE secondary windows will open using the size and placement of the window you closed in step 5.

 

This worked!
Thanks. I would have never thought to try that particular idea.
M$ and their arcane ways.

j