When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar at
the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the taskbar.
It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made no
difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel

Right click on the minimized OE on the Taskbar and select Move. Now use the
arrow keys to get it in the screen. Close all other windows except this one
and use the cursor to drag the message to full screen size. File | Exit, and
Windows will remember the size when you open it again.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar at
the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made no
difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel

Thanks Bruce,

The problem is that when I right-click on the minimised OE on the taskbar
the 'Move' option is greyed out!

Noel


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Right click on the minimized OE on the Taskbar and select Move. Now use
the arrow keys to get it in the screen. Close all other windows except
this one and use the cursor to drag the message to full screen size. File
| Exit, and Windows will remember the size when you open it again.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar
at the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made
no difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar at
the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made no
difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel


Right click on the icon you use to start OE and select Properties. In the
Run box change it to Normal or Maximized.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

Thanks Frank but that was the first thing I tried!

It's got me beat!

Noel


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in message
...
"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar
at the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made
no difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel


Right click on the icon you use to start OE and select Properties. In the
Run box change it to Normal or Maximized.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

Give this a whirl:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...m#window_small
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Noel S Pamfree wrote:
Thanks Frank but that was the first thing I tried!

It's got me beat!

Noel


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in message
...
"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar
at the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made
no difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel


Right click on the icon you use to start OE and select Properties. In
the
Run box change it to Normal or Maximized.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
Thanks Bruce,

The problem is that when I right-click on the minimised OE on the taskbar
the 'Move' option is greyed out!


It would help if you told us what in that menu was *not* "greyed out"...


---

Robear,

Thank you so much - the link you gave had the solution!

Noel


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Give this a whirl:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...m#window_small
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Noel S Pamfree wrote:
Thanks Frank but that was the first thing I tried!

It's got me beat!

Noel


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in
message
...
"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar
at the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made
no difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel


Right click on the icon you use to start OE and select Properties. In
the
Run box change it to Normal or Maximized.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

You're very welcome, Noel, and thanks for your feedback. Sometimes oldies
can still be goodies. w

Noel S Pamfree wrote:
Robear,

Thank you so much - the link you gave had the solution!

Noel


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
Give this a whirl:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...m#window_small
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Noel S Pamfree wrote:
Thanks Frank but that was the first thing I tried!

It's got me beat!

Noel


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in
message
...
"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task
bar
at the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that
made
no difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel


Right click on the icon you use to start OE and select Properties. In
the
Run box change it to Normal or Maximized.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Right click on the minimized OE on the Taskbar and select Move. Now use
the arrow keys to get it in the screen. Close all other windows except
this one and use the cursor to drag the message to full screen size. File
| Exit, and Windows will remember the size when you open it again.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
...
When I start Outlook Express 6 the usual blue rectangle appears in the
middle of the screen but immediately minimizes itself onto the task bar
at the bottom. It opens OK when I click on its minimized button on the
taskbar. It is just a nuisance and annoying that I can't solve the
problem!

I tried making sure it was fully open and then exiting OE but that made
no difference.

I also tried going to properties and changing the 'Normal window' to
'Maximized' but it makes no difference.

I even did a sfc /scannow to see if any of OE had been corrupted.

It continues to open and immediately move to the bottom of the screen.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Noel