OL2000: Outlook Appears Partially Off-Screen When Maximized (195865)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Outlook may exhibit any of the following viewing issues when the initially launched:

The Outlook application window appears to have slid part way off of the viewing area of your screen.
Outlook launches to a minimized state on the taskbar.
You cannot access Outlook minimize or maximize controls.

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To correct the behavior described in the "Symptoms" section of this article, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run.
Type Regedit to start the Registry Editor.
On the registry tree in the left panel, navigate to the following Registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Office Explorer\
In the right panel, right-click Frame, and then click Delete.
Quit the Registry Editor.
Start Outlook, and click the Maximize button in the upper-right corner of the title bar. You can also maximize the window by right-clicking the title bar and then clicking Maximize.

The Frame key (in the registry) is now re-created and Outlook will open fully maximized.