opas Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Oh help someone please!!!!! I have switched the computer on this morning and everything is shouting at me. The screen is huge, so big in fact that I can only type/read 10 words at a time , the heading and back/forward arrows are about the size of a 2 cent piece, I have tried messing with font size but all that has done is made the bit i am reading minute but the page stays Massive............As it goes at the moment I could probably read the screen from the other end of the room! It feels like when I have had new glasses and everything becomes clearer[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalyn Computers Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I presume your are running Windows XP, if so try the following:Method 1: Put your mouse arrow in a clear part of the screen and RIGHT click. A menu box will appear, slect PROPERTIES, another menu box will appear, select SETTINGS. This will show the screen settings your computer is using. Change the settings to e.g. 1024 x 768 and then click APPLY. However, you may not be able to see the APPLY button so try method 2:Restart the computer and as soon as it starts to restart (BEFORE you see the Windows screen) press F8 (function key 8) several times. This will eventually show a screen with several options, select the option VGA settings mode - or similar, this will start the computer in a 'known good' display mode and then you can go to method 1 above.If this doesn't work, then you have a deeper problem and you might want to talk to a good computer engineerHTH Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 Thank you so much for the detailed reply, I got to the part where the pixel size is shown and it was at the lower end, when I tried to drag the slide along to get it to the middle or higher end it will not drag. Any other suggestions/solutions to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 In that same control box, there is a drop down menu - is it showing the correct monitor type?Another thought, on your monitor there may be a button to reset to factory settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Are you sure your PC has not entered 'Safe mode' due to a fault? You might want to look in the control panel under System for any device driver failures (or hardware faults) Then of course there's a whole raft of malware out there that could do this. I presume firewall/virus/spyware are up to date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Or you could use the 'system restore' feature to go back to when it was working properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Do you have the magnifer turned on? Click on, programs, accessories,magnifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Have you resolved this yet, Opas?If you are unable to move the screen size slider, it sounds as though the issue is with the driver - unless, as someone has suggested, you are in Safe Mode.If it is a driver issue (corruption etc) you should be able to download the driver from the manufacturer and then install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 No, I havn't worked out what is wrong yet, I cannot spend enough time on here to do it. My eyes are driving me mad and my arms arn't long enough to control the mouse from a comfortable distance[Www]Iam working through the suggestions, the Driver is next on the list.Thanks to all who are trying to help and will tell you what the problem is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 No, I havn't worked out what is wrong yet, I cannot spend enough time on here to do it. My eyes are driving me mad and my arms arn't long enough to control the mouse from a comfortable distance[Www]Iam working through the suggestions, the Driver is next on the list.Thanks to all who are trying to help and will tell you what the problem is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Probably a silly question, but you haven't adjusted any of the monitor controls have you? I fiddled about with the functions on my screen (not via the keyboard, but on the thing itself) and find that I can produce this effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini_man Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 opas, two questions:1) does your desktop look normal?2) if it does then it's a browser setting problem - which browser are you using? internet explorer, firefox or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Yipeeee! My beloved did system restore today, and now I definatly need new glasses! Heaven only knows what the problem was. Thanks for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalyn Computers Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Glad you got it sorted.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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