Maximize Windows in XP

[MMarsh6115]

Am running Win XP on a 1.8 GHz, Pent 4. When I click on the maximize button in a minimized window, the window doesn't open, instead, the whole minimized button bar pops to the top of the screen. The restore button works, and I can maximize from the windows pull-down menu. Please note that I am speaking of minimized documents WITHIN a program, i.e., WORD files/docs, NOT programs in Window's main taskbar.

[palyniam]

when you click on the small boxes this then turns to a big box,you then have to go to the edges and drag them into the size you want.WinXP is a bit strange.If you have two pages open and want to drop and drag go to the taskbar,right click and choose tile