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

[andsome]

Hve you tried dragging out the corners? WELCOME to WF

[homecomputeraid]

You can also manually set all folders to take on the properties of the one you like. Go to View, then Folder Options on the menu of the window with the size you like, and select the View tab. Click on Like Current Folder under Folder Views.

[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

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You can also manually set all folders to take on the properties

of the one you like. Go to View, then Folder Options on the menu

of the window with the size you like, and select the View tab.

Click on Like Current Folder under Folder Views.

[Agent Smith]

Hi Bug_zs, I don't know if this is of any help to you, but I have had similar issues in the past. I have found that it is dependant on the way you resize your window. You need to click on the icon in the very top right corner, and select size, then use the arrow keys to resize the window, then close as you have listed.

I hope that works for you.