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Title: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: rejoicing1 on June 10, 2005, 07:29:10 AM
Well this morning I get up and all the icons on my desktop are small !!.........email print is tiny! How can I fix this? what causes this to happen.....
rejoicing1
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: Raptor on June 10, 2005, 07:53:36 AM


1. What resolution is your monitor set at?
2. Do other people make use of your PC?
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: rejoicing1 on June 10, 2005, 08:14:19 AM
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  • Scan for Viruses
  • Scan for Spyware
  • Scan for Trojan Horses

1. What resolution is your monitor set at?
2. Do other people make use of your PC?

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no one else uses the computer. I have AVG that scans for viruses each morning....would that pick it up? also how do I scan for spyware?
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: rejoicing1 on June 10, 2005, 08:17:42 AM
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no one else uses the computer. I have AVG that scans for viruses each morning....would that pick it up? also how do I scan for spyware?

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forgot to add, that I just went in and changed the resolution to 1152x864. The resolution had apparently changed....but the question is HOW did that change without ME doing it? I did call earthlink to have a tech walk me through some issues two days ago,and had to give the tech my password, but I immediately changed my password after that session, because I really don't trust even the techs!!!!
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: Raptor on June 10, 2005, 12:24:13 PM
It may have been reset due to a full screen application that did not reinstate the resolution that Windows was set to after closing.

The following applications are used to identify and remove spyware:

Spybot Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html)

Adaware SE Personal (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/)

Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: merlin_2 on June 10, 2005, 04:22:23 PM
do you turn off this pc.. when you have finshed with it......or just hibinate it...
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: rejoicing1 on June 10, 2005, 04:59:48 PM
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do you turn off this pc.. when you have finshed with it......or just hibinate it...

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I leave it on 24/7.......is that not good?
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: merlin_2 on June 10, 2005, 05:03:36 PM
maybe your graphics card is overheating.......run a check......type dxdiag in the run box.......i would suggest unless you are using it as a server......hibinate it....
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: Fed on June 10, 2005, 05:16:44 PM
So your question now is...
"How did my resolution increase by itself while I was asleep and the computer was left on?"

Does anyone else have access to your computer?
Title: Re: Font size has changed!!!!
Post by: merlin_2 on June 10, 2005, 05:29:46 PM
well spotted fed.... ;) the other post. ;D