> i was wondering if anyone has any idea what to do about this.....
in
> netscape email, whenever i click to open a window for a new message
or
> to reply to a message, the window opens minimized.  the only way i
can
> see this window is to right-click (in the tool bar) and
> maximize it.  it
> didn't use to do this (of course).  it used to open about quarter of
> full-screen.  i've poked thru my netscape directory looking anything
> edittable (ha!) especially for something with a fairly recent
modified
> date.  the netscape version is 4.79 -- but i don't think its
relevant
> since it began doing this on an earlier version (i updated my s/w in
a
> vain hope that it might fix itself).  so, does anyone know

Many applications "remember" the placement of various windows,
sub-windows, toolboxes, etc. Until recently (and still for most apps)
that information was/is stored in the Registry. Or it might be in a
file. If the data has become corrupted, it could well cause the
symptoms mentioned. I don't use Netscape, but I'll list a couple of
places that other Windows applications store this kind of information;
maybe you can find a similar-looking block or file of information for
Netscape mail.

Internet Explorer stores some of its remembered window configuration
in the Registry at
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main, in a
binary value named Window_Placement
Other info is at
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Document
Windows, in various values

Comparable info for your system might be at something like
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Netscape\Navigator\Mail

Never shy about changing the rules, MS now tells us to store
user-specific application configuration data in the appropriate "User
Profile" directory tree (typically stored at %SystemDrive%\Documents
and Settings\%USERNAME%--directly available as
%USERPROFILE%--\Application Data; the whole thing is directly
available as %APPDATA%), and Outlook 2000 stores its info in a binary
data file named
  %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\MSOutlo.pip
Word2000 info is in a file named Word.pip in the same directory.

A similar setup for Netscape would likely be a directory or directory
tree at
  %APPDATA%\Netscape\Navigator

Notepad, consistent with its simpler heritage, stores a flat list of
various values in the Registry at
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Notepad

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