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Microsoft Internet Explorer - window size


Expert: Frances Rhea - 5/7/2009

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QUESTION: I have Mozilla Firefox because IE kept crashing and now when I try to make my page half size it basically stays the same size no matter how many times I hit the square button by the x. Help...Ihave IE 8 and Vista

ANSWER: First run a free online virus scan at one of the following:

housecall.trendmicro.com
www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
security.symantec.com
www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
http://safety.live.com

Let them remove any problems found.

You may also need to repair Vista or IE. Here are links at Microsoft:

To troubleshoot IE
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/8038f9ac-9bf9-4809-8d75-fc42...

Using Vista Startup Repair
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5c59f8c1-b0d1-4f1a-af55-74f3...

Troubleshooting & Repair IE & Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936215

Hope this helps.

Francie

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QUESTION: this didn't work.  Do I have something checked that should be unchecked.  It's annoying because I sometimes like to put up 2 screens and I can't do that unless the screens are both smaller.  Why won't it work in Mozilla? Thanks

Answer
Sorry the first suggestions didn't repair IE. The following should work to fix the Firefox window.

Try manually resizing the window when it is supposed to be half-size by placing your cursor over the edge of the window until the cursor changes. Then click and drag the window edge smaller. Now when you click on the Miximize button, it should alternate between the two sizes.

Fran

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