"Fit on Screen" CS5

We have just got two new identical spec computers. We all need to see our images full screen or larger when we're working on them. At the top of almost all my custom PS actions is the menu item "Fit Screen". Or there is the alternative KB command Ctrl + Alt + 0 or the old slow way through the menus to View/ Fit on Screen. Or you can prepare a script that will open every image to "Fit Screen".
In my experience since Photoshop V4.0 this command has neatly filled the screen. In CS5 with my two new computers," Fit on Screen" gives the expected full screen in one, but significantly reduced in the other. On the % scale, "Fit on Screen" delivers a size around 8% too small regardless of which method I choose. That's enough to irritate.
Monitor settings are correct and identical as far as I can see, and nothing in PS help or a broader Google search mentions any adjustability with this.
I'm obviously missing a tiny checkbox or setting somewhere. Help!
Thanks & regards,
Paul Wright

Zeno you are clearly a genius. I tried the default workspace and bingo! Fit
to Screen behaves as expected. I had imported a custom workspace from the
old system which was causing the error. I'll just re-write the custom
workspace for the new system.
Thanks & regards,
Paul

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