Hi,
Looks to me that everything in IE suddenly seems smaller than it used to be.
I am not sure if this has to do with fthe recent Windows update or the fact
that i reset my browser to default settings.

I have a Dell Precision with the resolution of 1920 x 1200. DPI is set to 120.

How it used to be:
A webpage used to be displayed with an ok size when using IE. When i viewed
the same webpage in Firefox it used to be very small.
After the Windows upgrade as stated above, the webpage is now very small, it
is now the same size as Firefox always has been.

I really want IE back to how it used to be.
So my question is, does this has to do with the Windows update, or is it
some kind of addon i am missing in IE after i reset the browser ?
And what can i try to get it back to this look ?



D

Windows version? IE version? What updates did you install? Did you
install a driver update offered by Windows Update?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Jeanette wrote:
> Hi,
> Looks to me that everything in IE suddenly seems smaller than it used to
> be.
> I am not sure if this has to do with fthe recent Windows update or the
> fact
> that i reset my browser to default settings.
>
> I have a Dell Precision with the resolution of 1920 x 1200. DPI is set to
> 120.
>
> How it used to be:
> A webpage used to be displayed with an ok size when using IE. When i
> viewed
> the same webpage in Firefox it used to be very small.
> After the Windows upgrade as stated above, the webpage is now very small,
> it
> is now the same size as Firefox always has been.
>
> I really want IE back to how it used to be.
> So my question is, does this has to do with the Windows update, or is it
> some kind of addon i am missing in IE after i reset the browser ?
> And what can i try to get it back to this look ?
>
>
>
> D

Hi,
Windows XP or Vista? IE7?

A quick scan of the Dell website suggests that a Precision could be either a
laptop or desktop computer. If it's a laptop, try a DPI setting of 96.

To me, everything would be *very* small with a resolution of 1920 x 1200.
Are you actually running that resolution, or is that the max? Have you tried
another resolution setting?

Are Internet Explorer windows opening small so that horizontal scrolling is
often necessary when viewing webpages?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Jeanette" <Jeanette@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01EFD3AA-6611-477D-9896-3E2004A1F79C@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> Looks to me that everything in IE suddenly seems smaller than it used to
be.
> I am not sure if this has to do with the recent Windows update or the fact
> that i reset my browser to default settings.
>
> I have a Dell Precision with the resolution of 1920 x 1200. DPI is set to
120.
>
> How it used to be:
> A webpage used to be displayed with an ok size when using IE. When i
viewed
> the same webpage in Firefox it used to be very small.
> After the Windows upgrade as stated above, the webpage is now very small,
it
> is now the same size as Firefox always has been.
>
> I really want IE back to how it used to be.
> So my question is, does this has to do with the Windows update, or is it
> some kind of addon i am missing in IE after i reset the browser ?
> And what can i try to get it back to this look ?
>
> D

Widows xp, sp2. IE version 7.0.5730.13

Does not seem that i have installed a driver. I have installed the following
updates (numbers):

KB948881
KB947864
KB944533
KB942615
KB941693
KB948590
KB945553

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Windows version? IE version? What updates did you install? Did you
> install a driver update offered by Windows Update?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> Jeanette wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Looks to me that everything in IE suddenly seems smaller than it used to
> > be.
> > I am not sure if this has to do with fthe recent Windows update or the
> > fact
> > that i reset my browser to default settings.
> >
> > I have a Dell Precision with the resolution of 1920 x 1200. DPI is set to
> > 120.
> >
> > How it used to be:
> > A webpage used to be displayed with an ok size when using IE. When i
> > viewed
> > the same webpage in Firefox it used to be very small.
> > After the Windows upgrade as stated above, the webpage is now very small,
> > it
> > is now the same size as Firefox always has been.
> >
> > I really want IE back to how it used to be.
> > So my question is, does this has to do with the Windows update, or is it
> > some kind of addon i am missing in IE after i reset the browser ?
> > And what can i try to get it back to this look ?
> >
> >
> >
> > D
>
>

I have a laptop. If i set the DPI to 96 it gets sooooo incredible small that
i almost cannot read it. I am actually running this resloution, so you are
right that everything is quite small, but not to small. I have not tried
another resolution cause i like it like this when having multiple windows
open. It gives me a good working space.

But, as stated, websites in IE used to be bigger than it is now. I find it
small and kind of messed up now. Some websites are also shown with the text
overlapping, like the frames of the site is to small for the text.... ??

IE opens ok, horisontal scrolling is not necessary.

I could have included a picture of how it used to be and how it is now, but
i cannot find a way to upload images here. Is it possible?


"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Windows XP or Vista? IE7?
>
> A quick scan of the Dell website suggests that a Precision could be either a
> laptop or desktop computer. If it's a laptop, try a DPI setting of 96.
>
> To me, everything would be *very* small with a resolution of 1920 x 1200.
> Are you actually running that resolution, or is that the max? Have you tried
> another resolution setting?
>
> Are Internet Explorer windows opening small so that horizontal scrolling is
> often necessary when viewing webpages?
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Jeanette" <Jeanette@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:01EFD3AA-6611-477D-9896-3E2004A1F79C@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > Looks to me that everything in IE suddenly seems smaller than it used to
> be.
> > I am not sure if this has to do with the recent Windows update or the fact
> > that i reset my browser to default settings.
> >
> > I have a Dell Precision with the resolution of 1920 x 1200. DPI is set to
> 120.
> >
> > How it used to be:
> > A webpage used to be displayed with an ok size when using IE. When i
> viewed
> > the same webpage in Firefox it used to be very small.
> > After the Windows upgrade as stated above, the webpage is now very small,
> it
> > is now the same size as Firefox always has been.
> >
> > I really want IE back to how it used to be.
> > So my question is, does this has to do with the Windows update, or is it
> > some kind of addon i am missing in IE after i reset the browser ?
> > And what can i try to get it back to this look ?
> >
> > D
>
>

1. When did you install IE7?

2. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall
(if any)?

3. Is Automatic Updates enabled?

4. Please to go http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | Select 'Review your
update history' in left-hand menu | What updates were installed on or after
08 April 2008 (other than Windows Defender updates, if installed)?

5. If you close all IE windows, uninstall "Security Update for Windows
Internet Explorer 7 (KB947864)" via Add/Remove Programs and reboot, does the
behavior persist?
--
~PA Bear


Jeanette wrote:
> Widows xp, sp2. IE version 7.0.5730.13
>
> Does not seem that i have installed a driver. I have installed the
> following
> updates (numbers):
>
> KB948881 [MS08-023]
> KB947864 [MS08-024]
> KB944533 [MS08-010]
> KB942615 [MS07-069]
> KB941693 [MS08-025]
> KB948590 [MS08-021]
> KB945553 [MS08-020]
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Windows version? IE version? What updates did you install? Did you
>> install a driver update offered by Windows Update?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> Jeanette wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Looks to me that everything in IE suddenly seems smaller than it used to
>>> be.
>>> I am not sure if this has to do with fthe recent Windows update or the
>>> fact
>>> that i reset my browser to default settings.
>>>
>>> I have a Dell Precision with the resolution of 1920 x 1200. DPI is set
>>> to
>>> 120.
>>>
>>> How it used to be:
>>> A webpage used to be displayed with an ok size when using IE. When i
>>> viewed
>>> the same webpage in Firefox it used to be very small.
>>> After the Windows upgrade as stated above, the webpage is now very
>>> small,
>>> it
>>> is now the same size as Firefox always has been.
>>>
>>> I really want IE back to how it used to be.
>>> So my question is, does this has to do with the Windows update, or is it
>>> some kind of addon i am missing in IE after i reset the browser ?
>>> And what can i try to get it back to this look ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> D

Hi,
Do things get better, worse or just different if you go to IE> View> Text
size and try a different size?

Is Zoom (right end of the Status Bar) set to 100% ?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Jeanette" <Jeanette@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0213852E-A930-4691-8449-C6D509DC850F@microsoft.com...
> I have a laptop. If i set the DPI to 96 it gets sooooo incredible small
that
> i almost cannot read it. I am actually running this resloution, so you are
> right that everything is quite small, but not to small. I have not tried
> another resolution cause i like it like this when having multiple windows
> open. It gives me a good working space.
>
> But, as stated, websites in IE used to be bigger than it is now. I find it
> small and kind of messed up now. Some websites are also shown with the
text
> overlapping, like the frames of the site is to small for the text.... ??
>
> IE opens ok, horisontal scrolling is not necessary.
>
> I could have included a picture of how it used to be and how it is now,
but
> i cannot find a way to upload images here. Is it possible?

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Windows XP or Vista? IE7?
> >
> > A quick scan of the Dell website suggests that a Precision could be
either a
> > laptop or desktop computer. If it's a laptop, try a DPI setting of 96.
> >
> > To me, everything would be *very* small with a resolution of 1920 x
1200.
> > Are you actually running that resolution, or is that the max? Have you
tried
> > another resolution setting?
> >
> > Are Internet Explorer windows opening small so that horizontal scrolling
is
> > often necessary when viewing webpages?

> > "Jeanette" <Jeanette@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:01EFD3AA-6611-477D-9896-3E2004A1F79C@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > Looks to me that everything in IE suddenly seems smaller than it used
to
> > be.
> > > I am not sure if this has to do with the recent Windows update or the
fact
> > > that i reset my browser to default settings.
> > >
> > > I have a Dell Precision with the resolution of 1920 x 1200. DPI is set
to
> > 120.
> > >
> > > How it used to be:
> > > A webpage used to be displayed with an ok size when using IE. When i
> > viewed
> > > the same webpage in Firefox it used to be very small.
> > > After the Windows upgrade as stated above, the webpage is now very
small,
> > it
> > > is now the same size as Firefox always has been.
> > >
> > > I really want IE back to how it used to be.
> > > So my question is, does this has to do with the Windows update, or is
it
> > > some kind of addon i am missing in IE after i reset the browser ?
> > > And what can i try to get it back to this look ?