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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: kristinel on June 13, 2007, 11:10:49 AM

Title: Monitor View
Post by: kristinel on June 13, 2007, 11:10:49 AM

My mom (who is computer illiterate) was playing with my laptop and now the view on the monitor went from full screen (what I like) to centered with black on the right and left.  How do I fix this?  Help?

Title: Re: Monitor View
Post by: ale52 on June 13, 2007, 11:16:25 AM

Check the resolution.  Try setting it to 1024x768.

Alan <><  :D

Title: Re: Monitor View
Post by: kristinel on June 13, 2007, 11:19:32 AM

That doesn't work, it just makes the font smaller.

Title: Re: Monitor View
Post by: ale52 on June 13, 2007, 11:29:31 AM

Try booting into Safe Mode (F8) when the computer starts, then go into Device Manager and remove all the Monitors / reboot.  If that doesn't do it repeat the SM process and remove the video card drivers.

Alan <><   :D

Title: Re: Monitor View
Post by: 2k_dummy on June 13, 2007, 11:38:21 AM

That might be a good idea on a laptop.