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   foxidrive to Fairfax   
   Re: Can MS Paint be made to open maximiz   
   01 May 13 17:44:19   
   
   From: not@this.address.invalid   
      
   On 1/05/2013 18:31, Fairfax wrote:   
   > The following bat file, when pointed to from the SendTo folder via a   
   > shortcut, opens up all selected images in MS Paint in WinXP all at   
   > once (a feature missing in MS Paint at least up until WinXP which is   
   > only app I have available and am allowed to use at work).   
   >   
   > Here is the bat:   
   >   
   >   
   > @echo off   
   > :chk   
   > if "%~1" == "" goto :eof   
   > start /b mspaint %1   
   > shift   
   > goto chk   
   >   
   >   
   > Does anyone know how to modify the above bat so that it opens up each   
   > image in windows maximized mode?   
   >   
   > Thank you!   
   >   
      
   Try this:   
      
   start "" /max /b mspaint "%~1"   
      
      
      
   This gives more info:   
      
   start /?   
      
      
      
   --   
   foxi   
      
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