Vista - Open Windows Mail maximized

Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary

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When life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt then call me over !!!!!

did you right click on shortcut and use properties to change the default size to maximize.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary

--
~~~~~
When life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt then call me over !!!!!

Yes, that was the first thing I did, didn't work.

Gary

"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@comcast.net> wrote in message
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did you right click on shortcut and use properties to change the default
size to maximize.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
the
things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
the screen saver.
Thanks,
Gary

--
~~~~~
When life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt then call me over
!!!!!

Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open to
almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to that
size.

steve

"Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
> the
> things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
> back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
> the screen saver.
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
> --
> ~~~~~
> When life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt then call me over
> !!!!!
>
>
>
>

Thanks Steve, I've tried that with no joy, guess I'll just put up with it,
that and the folders thing is my only gripes about it so its not all that
bad.
Gary

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
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Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open to
almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to that
size.

steve

"Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
> the
> things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
> back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
> the screen saver.
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
> --
> ~~~~~
> When life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt then call me over
> !!!!!
>
>
>
>

Keep resizing (not maximizing) it every time you open it. Eventually it
will probably remember. I don't know why it often takes several times on
Vista.

"Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:O$MF56ycHHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Steve, I've tried that with no joy, guess I'll just put up with it,
> that and the folders thing is my only gripes about it so its not all that
> bad.
> Gary
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> newsD88549F-80E8-4749-A7AE-FBA7D543CB76@microsoft.com...
> Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open to
> almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to that
> size.
>
> steve
>
> "Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
>> the
>> things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
>> back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I
>> interrupt
>> the screen saver.

I suspect Defender is blocking the registry settings and finally allows
them.

steve

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:9FDC67AE-990F-4D7E-9F97-BF77A3281163@microsoft.com...
> Keep resizing (not maximizing) it every time you open it. Eventually it
> will probably remember. I don't know why it often takes several times on
> Vista.
>
> "Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:O$MF56ycHHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Steve, I've tried that with no joy, guess I'll just put up with
>> it,
>> that and the folders thing is my only gripes about it so its not all that
>> bad.
>> Gary
>>
>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
>> newsD88549F-80E8-4749-A7AE-FBA7D543CB76@microsoft.com...
>> Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open
>> to
>> almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to
>> that
>> size.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
>>> the
>>> things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even
>>> reverts
>>> back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I
>>> interrupt
>>> the screen saver.
>

Haven't got Defender turned on.
Gary


"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:B0BEB363-E746-47F4-8D29-01368E19D75A@microsoft.com...
I suspect Defender is blocking the registry settings and finally allows
them.

steve

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:9FDC67AE-990F-4D7E-9F97-BF77A3281163@microsoft.com...
> Keep resizing (not maximizing) it every time you open it. Eventually it
> will probably remember. I don't know why it often takes several times on
> Vista.
>
> "Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:O$MF56ycHHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Steve, I've tried that with no joy, guess I'll just put up with
>> it,
>> that and the folders thing is my only gripes about it so its not all that
>> bad.
>> Gary
>>
>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
>> newsD88549F-80E8-4749-A7AE-FBA7D543CB76@microsoft.com...
>> Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open
>> to
>> almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to
>> that
>> size.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
>>> the
>>> things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even
>>> reverts
>>> back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I
>>> interrupt
>>> the screen saver.
>

I'll continue to try it, but I've been doing all kinds of things since 31
Jan and no joy with any tried.
Gary

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:9FDC67AE-990F-4D7E-9F97-BF77A3281163@microsoft.com...
Keep resizing (not maximizing) it every time you open it. Eventually it
will probably remember. I don't know why it often takes several times on
Vista.

"Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:O$MF56ycHHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Steve, I've tried that with no joy, guess I'll just put up with it,
> that and the folders thing is my only gripes about it so its not all that
> bad.
> Gary
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> newsD88549F-80E8-4749-A7AE-FBA7D543CB76@microsoft.com...
> Instead of trying to open it maximized, resize the window when its open to
> almost maximum and then close it. When it restarts it should open to that
> size.
>
> steve
>
> "Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
>> the
>> things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
>> back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I
>> interrupt
>> the screen saver.

Weird...for me WinMail will remember maximized or windowed size and
position.

The first thing I'd do is disable that screensaver! ;-)

The relevant registry entry is:

"BrowserPos"

under the key:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail"

here are two sample values:
Win:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00
Max:
"BrowserPos"=hex:2c,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,83,ff,ff,00,83,ff,ff,\
ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1a,03,00,00,ce,01,00,00

Though several of the bytes vary, the crucial one is at offset 0x0008, it is
'01' for windowed and '03' for maximized.

You could try editing it manually while WinMail is closed -- I closed it
windowed, changed the byte from 01 to 03, and it opened maximized.

If you want to dig deeper, use RegMon to moniter the key & see if WinMail is
reading & writing to it sucessfully.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Gary Knight" <g.l.knight@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uSX16hxcHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Is there any way I can have Windows Mail open maximized? I've tried all
> the
> things I have done in the past but nothing seems to work. It even reverts
> back to normal size (small) when the screen saver comes on and I interrupt
> the screen saver.
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
> --
> ~~~~~
> When life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt then call me over
> !!!!!
>
>
>
>