Vista - full screen view on IE

how can i get my internet short cuts to load full screen instead of the small size?
i click on the properties button and don't see any options for or run: normal window, minimized, maximized. all my short cut icon don't have this but my regular IE icon does. my internet short cuts used for going to favorite web sites.
prior to this i had reset IE to factory settings cuz of dsl issues, befor i reset all my shortcuts would load full screen.
thanks for the help

Hey fuzzy,

Try these instructions;

Link:

Open new windows full screen

First create a rstore point for safety becase you must edit the registry.
Open the Registry Editor (searchbox: type run, run window: type regedit).

Note: This is a two part modification. Complete both parts as listed below.

Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console
Modify/Create the Value Name [FullScreen] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: FullScreen
Value Data: [0 = Disabled / 1 = Enabled]

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main
Modify/Create the Value Name [FullScreen] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: FullScreen
Value Data: [Modify Value to (Yes)]
Exit Registry and Reboot

I hope it works..

Hi Fuzzy,

This tutorial will show you how to set each internet shortcut to have it's window open to the size you want.

Shortcut Default Open Window Size

Hope this helps,
Shawn

ty jax for the info however stretching didn't work.

ray, ty i edited the registry per you insructions however that didn't work either.

Brink, as you can see from my images idon't have that run option on my shortcuts only have that on the IE icon no others. what do you think?

ray when i modified this (red text)
to yes it does work but only once then it goes back to no
goes back to no after reboot also


[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main
Modify/Create the Value Name [FullScreen] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: FullScreen
Value Data: [Modify Value to (Yes)]
Exit Registry and Reboot

The current user setting seems to get overridden - you'll need to adjust the setting in HKey_or else create the setting in Not sure which will work, so I would try in the first key first. Note that the first key the xxxxxxxxxx will be a random number specific to your installation only, so I cannot tell you *what* the numbers are.

Someone else here can probably verify that, but in First key in my machine the Fullscreen RAG_SZ entry already exists, it is just set to no.

johngalt tried both worked once after reboot then reverted to small screen
ty tho

Hi fuzzy,
I do not really understand your problem as IE when launched remembers last settings.
It is normal that your shortcut does not have any options as it is not "really" a shortcut but opens your default browser at a certain address or depending how your browser is configured, opens a new tab.

Try this. close all your instances of IE.
Open IE through your internet address shortcut, the window should be small size as you stated.
Maximize the current IE window and close it.
Try again now to open again using the same shortcut, the window, now should be full screen.
Do remember that if you do it with already an instance of IE opened, it won't work

sidney1st dosen't remember last settings. didn't work sorry ty tho