Opening Services Manager Maximised

platypus · 13 Jul 2007 at 15:42

Is this at all possible? Running XP Professional, and setting the shortcut to 'Run: Maximised' or adding the -maximised switch to the path does nothing.

MarcLister · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:58

Good question. Its annoying this, isn't it?

I've had a quick Google and I can't find anything useful.

platypus · 16 Jul 2007 at 11:43

It's irritating beyond belief actually

No luck, no matter how hard I've looked.

marc2003 · 16 Jul 2007 at 12:11

of course the most irritating thing of all is that the option is there. but what's the point if it doesn't work.

it's like ati with catalyst control center in vista. there is the option to force vertical sync but it's a well documented fact it doesn't work. so remove the option you muppets.... :mad:

.walls · 16 Jul 2007 at 12:18

Start --> run --> mmc

Open %windir%\system32\services.msc

maximise, then save changes.

MarcLister · 16 Jul 2007 at 12:21

It WORKS!! :eek:

Thanks man.

.walls · 16 Jul 2007 at 13:09

No probs... it's also useful for getting rid of the annoying "extended view"

MarcLister · 16 Jul 2007 at 13:09

The what now?

.walls · 16 Jul 2007 at 13:13

the services snap-in has 2 views - standard (like in 2k) and extended (xp + 2k3) which has the extra side bar with little usefulness and clutters up the screen...

I get rid of it, as it annoys me

MarcLister · 16 Jul 2007 at 13:14

Ah right yes that! I knew what you mean of course.

platypus · 12 Nov 2008 at 21:18

Oh man, I just found this whilst looking for something else. Going to try this at work tomorrow...ecookie to you if true!

platypus · 12 Nov 2008 at 21:48

Doesn't work in Vista btw, unless I'm doing something wrong.

MarcLister · 12 Nov 2008 at 22:56

I'll try it now myself and see what I get.

Edit: Doesn't seem to work for me.

platypus · 12 Nov 2008 at 23:49

MarcLister said:
It WORKS!!

Thanks man.

Edit: Doesn't seem to work for me.

MarcLister · 13 Nov 2008 at 00:13

You do realise you bumped a July 2007 thread? It worked for me then with XP but doesn't now with Vista HP x64.

platypus · 13 Nov 2008 at 09:07

Aah

. Yes I couldn't get it to work in Vista HP x64 either.

Wohoo, works in XP

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