Resize / enlarge program open file dialog boxes

Question

XP Pro, SP3. Is it possible to resize PERMANENTLY program "File > Open" dialog boxes? (I know it's possible to hold down the Ctrl button whilst resizing but the new size is not "remembered")

Answer 1

File-Ex can enlarge the size of the default open/save dialog boxes and adds also several other features.

• Automatically enhances almost all Windows applications, saving you valuable time.
• Larger file window reduces scrolling clicks by up to 90%.
• Re-opens the last folder used so you don't have to hunt for it each time you open a file.
• Default to the sorting you like, and have it remember the column widths in details view.
• Remembers 100 recent and favorite folders / files, reducing clicks to the file you need.
• Create and open a new folders with fewer steps -- opens to the new folder automatically.
• Built-in Find tool searches all of your hard drives for files.
• ...and more!
• (Works in all versions of Windows from 95 to XP)

FileOpenPatcher can enlarge the Open dialog, by patching the relevant DLL. This one is free.

Answer 2

FileBox eXtender, an open-source product, will resize the file dialog, in addition to extending its functionality with a "Favorites" menu and a "Recent Folders" menu.