Windows Explorer Window Size

[bug_zs]

Dear Forum,

After a fresh installation of Windows 98SE, when I open a

WINDOWS Explorer window, it would be about 8 1/2 inches tall and

about 12 1/2 inches wide on my 17 inch monitor.

However, when I open any more windows, THEY come out to about

6 1/2 inches tall and about 8 1/2 inches wide.

I know there is an answer that works, as my old installation

of Windows 98SE had all of my Windows Explorer windows opening

the same 8 1/2 by 12 1/2 size. I just can't recall what I did

to make it behave correctly.

Help!!

Thanks in advance.

Ben

[SupDawg]

Originally Posted by bug_zs

Dear Forum,

After a fresh installation of Windows 98SE, when I open a

WINDOWS Explorer window, it would be about 8 1/2 inches tall and

about 12 1/2 inches wide on my 17 inch monitor.

However, when I open any more windows, THEY come out to about

6 1/2 inches tall and about 8 1/2 inches wide.

I know there is an answer that works, as my old installation

of Windows 98SE had all of my Windows Explorer windows opening

the same 8 1/2 by 12 1/2 size. I just can't recall what I did

to make it behave correctly.

Help!!

Thanks in advance.

Ben

Have you tried to manually drag the corners of the window out to the desired size and then close the window? Bring it back up, does it go back to original size?

[bug_zs]

The first window will open to the proper size after doing that

but window #2 and beyond revert to the smaller size.

[surfandcross]

did you try to remove "remember each folder's view setting" option ?? tools\folder option\view "tab"

[bug_zs]

Dear Forum,

Below are all of the suggestions that I have tried

and none worked.

Any new suggestions out there?


Ben


When the other windows open at 6.5 x 8.5 resize them to
the size that you’d like (8.5 x 12.5) and then hold down
the CTRL key while clicking the "X" in the upper right
hand corner of the window to close it. This is called a
‘hard close’ and Windows should remember the window state
when it’s opened again.
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Did you try to remove "remember each folder's view setting"
option ?? tools\folder option\view "tab"
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Try resizing the windows, holding down Control, and X out
the windows.
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Maximize Windows Explorer and then close it.
The app remembers its window size when it was last
closed, and it will open new windows the same size.
Ditto for Internet Explorer.
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Try holding Shift when closing from the File menu. or is it
ctrl? ... try both
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Make it the size you want and then click File > Close.
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Each window you open is for a new folder and that folders
display is remembered. so the first time you open it you
will have to adust it to the size you want. You could
change the view options to browse folders in a single
window instead ro right click and chose explore when
opening from my computer. I usually do this anyway.

Note.. After getting this, I opened 5 Windows, made them
all 8.5 x 12.5 and X'd them closed. #2 and on came out
6.5 x 8.5. Same result using File-Close. :-(
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(1) Open Windows Explorer (or open any folder)
(2) Click View & choose Folder Options
(3) Click the General tab
(4) Select "Custom, based on settings you choose"
(5) Click Settings
(6) In the Custom Settings box under "Browse folders as follows"
select "Open each folder in the same window" & then click OK
(7) Click Close on the Folder Options box