[Hodar]

Occassionally happens ... did you recently reload your video drivers? Or did you change your screen resolution? That will do it.... Just maximize, then exit the program. It should re-maximize when you re-open the program.

[RoughDobermann]

No, I haven't reloaded drivers or changed screen res. Let me clarify: this is an intermittent thing, sometimes the programs open maximized and sometimes they don't. I found some really goofy instructions on annoyances.org (grab bottom left corner of screen, stretch to desired size, close window while holding ALT-SHIFT, etc.) but none of them have worked for me.