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« on: June 30, 2006, 10:03:26 PM »

I may be posting in the wrong area. I don't know if this is an internet problem or a computer problem.  :-/

All of a sudden the resolution has gone haywire. It only happens on certain web sites (like my blog  :o). The fonts are oversized, the sidebar is pushed down to the bottom. Yet, when I check it at my office everything is normal. In fact, when I log on our computer as my wife (we have windows XP) it is normal, but when I'm on my side it is off.

Anyone know what is going on?
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2006, 07:27:06 AM »

Do you know how to check your screen resolution in Windows?
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2006, 10:00:14 AM »

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Do you know how to check your screen resolution in Windows?

Yes. Everything seems to be in order.

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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2006, 10:02:39 AM »

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Do you know how to check your screen resolution in Windows?

Yes. Everything seems to be in order.

So, problem solved?
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« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2006, 10:07:29 AM »

No. The problem is still there, but the resolution seems to be set correctly. It doesn't make since.
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2006, 10:11:12 AM »

In your original post, you seem to be describing the problem with reference to web browsing.  What about other applications, such as word processing or other non-Internet programs?  Are they also displaying abnormal?
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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2006, 03:47:08 PM »

No they are fine. It also is not effecting every site, just some. Yet on the same computer (just a different login in Windows XP) those site are normal.
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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2006, 03:55:39 PM »

In Internet Explorer, go to View, Text Size.  What setting do you see there?
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« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2006, 07:45:48 PM »

Larger.
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« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2006, 07:48:29 PM »

 ;DHey Hey! I changed that to medium and all is well!!! ;D

If only all problems were that easy. Eh?  ::)

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« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2006, 09:37:56 PM »

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;DHey Hey! I changed that to medium and all is well!!! ;D

If only all problems were that easy. Eh?  ::)

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there are far too many menus, and sub menus, and sub sub menus in windows... it can be annoyng if you dont know what your looking for, its lookin for a need in a hay stack of infinite size
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