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Not Getting Full Screen When I Click on A Link

Started by Dennis H , Feb 22 2009 02:29 PM

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#1 Dennis H

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 02:29 PM

Howdy,

When I go to a web site such as Bleeping Computer ,my computer screen is normal. If I click on a link that someone has posted, the page will open but will only be about 6 inches wide. I think I accidently clicked on a setting that caused this. I cannot figure it out.

Here is a screen shot. It shows the screen I got after I clicked a link in the post.

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Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.

Dennis :thumbsup:

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#2 boopme

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 04:10 PM

Try this :
Open an IE window then open another
Close the first and drag the open window boundaries to fit the screen.
Close the window while holding down the shift key.

Now open 2 new windows and see.

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#3 Dennis H

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 04:24 PM

Sorry but I am not following you.

This is what I tried after reading your reply. I went to a post that had a link in it. I clicked on the link and got the partial screen. I then clicked on the red X (of the original window) and a window popped up asking me if I wanted to close all tabs.

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#4 boopme

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 04:31 PM

Ok open 2 winows wher one is th small one.
Close all window but the small one
Now drag the open window boundaries to fit the screen.
Close the window (X)while holding down the shift key.

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#5 Dennis H

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 04:47 PM

It worked ! All is good ! :thumbsup:

Thanks for your help.

What do you think I did that caused the problem in the first place ? I think I was playing around with page zoom etc; when it happened.

Thanks Again,

Dennis :flowers:

Edited by Dennis H, 22 February 2009 - 04:48 PM.

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 06:10 PM

Not really sure as I have and probably will do it again. Not sure how but what you said is possible too.
Glad it's fixed :thumbsup:

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#7 Dennis H

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 06:14 PM

I printed out the remedy and filed it in case I need it again.

Thanks again for the help.

Dennis :thumbsup:

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Posted 22 February 2009 - 08:19 PM

@boopme: this is really cool tip. it might be a good idea if you would paste it in the forum called TIP and TRICKS. Do you thing this method holds for any windows? e.g. ms outlook?

finally, what I did is the following:

open internet explorer,
drag the window to the size I like,
press shift and close

then the window will automatically adjust. I did not need to open two windows etc. like you suggested.

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