Help! Everything on my computer is HUGE!

GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Jun-07-06 03:56 PM
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Help! Everything on my computer is HUGE!

I had to create a new desktop, after I lost my taskbar installing a game for my son :(

But now everything is enormous! I've tried using the smalles font, changing the screen res, and neither worked. I can't figure out what's going on!

Gotta teach now, but I'll check back in an hour or so.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Jun-07-06 04:54 PM
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1. Anybody?

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Jun-07-06 04:58 PM
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2. right click on the desktop

and mess around with the setting in the box that comes up.

I am guessing it switched your resolution to 800x600 or 600x480. Up the resolution as high as you can.

I am assuming you are using Windows. (I am to, so you will not get a "switch to linux/get a mac" snark from me!

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:04 PM
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3. I tried changing the res...

Edited on Wed Jun-07-06 05:16 PM by GoddessOfGuinness

with no luck.

I'm afraid I may have to call user support for the monitor. :scared:

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:07 PM
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5. Are you running Windows XP?

If so, try to do a system restore, to a point before you installed the software.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:11 PM
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7. I tried that, too...

:-(

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:16 PM
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10. yikes

I got nothin'

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Schema Thing

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:06 PM
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4. "Huge"? Sorry, I'm not familiar with that word.

Did you mean "hugh", as in large or monumental?

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:12 PM
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8. positutely

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johnnie

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:08 PM
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6. Did it allow you to change the res?

Or is it grayed out? If it won't let you change it, it could be that it is using the wrong video driver.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Jun-07-06 05:14 PM
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9. I think the problem may be with the driver.

I tried doing an update, and I ended up with a totally blank screen; so I went back to system restore.

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