I installed vista and now everything on my computer appears stretched, e.g.
images that were square are now wider than they are tall. Even these words
appear too wide as I type them. Is there any way to fix this? I know it's not
detrimental to computer performance but it's the sort of thing that annoys
you slowly.

Hello,

it could be your screen resolution. Check it in Right-click Desktop ->
Personalize -> Display Settings. Maybe you set it to a wide-screen one.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

"Sausageman" <Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1CFDD98-D98D-47A4-AF71-89CEFF217104@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I installed vista and now everything on my computer appears stretched, e.g.
> images that were square are now wider than they are tall. Even these words
> appear too wide as I type them. Is there any way to fix this? I know it's
> not
> detrimental to computer performance but it's the sort of thing that annoys
> you slowly.[/color]

Change the resolution to match what your monitor should be set to. This
usually occurs when your using a standard resolution on a wide screen
monitor.

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"Sausageman" <Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1CFDD98-D98D-47A4-AF71-89CEFF217104@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I installed vista and now everything on my computer appears stretched, e.g.
> images that were square are now wider than they are tall. Even these words
> appear too wide as I type them. Is there any way to fix this? I know it's
> not
> detrimental to computer performance but it's the sort of thing that annoys
> you slowly.[/color]

The problem is that this is already the highest resolution. There are only
two options and both have the same problem.

"Dave B." wrote:
[color=blue]
> Change the resolution to match what your monitor should be set to. This
> usually occurs when your using a standard resolution on a wide screen
> monitor.
>
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> Crosspost, do not multipost [url]http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm[/url]
> How to ask a question [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]
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> "Sausageman" <Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E1CFDD98-D98D-47A4-AF71-89CEFF217104@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I installed vista and now everything on my computer appears stretched, e.g.
> > images that were square are now wider than they are tall. Even these words
> > appear too wide as I type them. Is there any way to fix this? I know it's
> > not
> > detrimental to computer performance but it's the sort of thing that annoys
> > you slowly.[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:52:00 -0700, Sausageman
<Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>The problem is that this is already the highest resolution. There are only
>two options and both have the same problem.[/color]

Do you have the latest drivers for you video card and is it Vista
compatible?[color=blue]
>
>"Dave B." wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Change the resolution to match what your monitor should be set to. This
>> usually occurs when your using a standard resolution on a wide screen
>> monitor.
>>
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>> Crosspost, do not multipost [url]http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm[/url]
>> How to ask a question [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]
>> How to Post [url]http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm[/url]
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>> "Sausageman" <Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E1CFDD98-D98D-47A4-AF71-89CEFF217104@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I installed vista and now everything on my computer appears stretched, e.g.
>> > images that were square are now wider than they are tall. Even these words
>> > appear too wide as I type them. Is there any way to fix this? I know it's
>> > not
>> > detrimental to computer performance but it's the sort of thing that annoys
>> > you slowly.[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

Sounds like you do not have the correct drivers for your monitor.

"Sausageman" <Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E63D9E5B-16E5-4023-959D-760962C84856@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> The problem is that this is already the highest resolution. There are only
> two options and both have the same problem.
>
> "Dave B." wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Change the resolution to match what your monitor should be set to. This
>> usually occurs when your using a standard resolution on a wide screen
>> monitor.
>>
>> --
>> ----
>> Crosspost, do not multipost [url]http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm[/url]
>> How to ask a question [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]
>> How to Post [url]http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm[/url]
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> "Sausageman" <Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E1CFDD98-D98D-47A4-AF71-89CEFF217104@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I installed vista and now everything on my computer appears stretched, e.g.
>> > images that were square are now wider than they are tall. Even these words
>> > appear too wide as I type them. Is there any way to fix this? I know it's
>> > not
>> > detrimental to computer performance but it's the sort of thing that annoys
>> > you slowly.[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:52:00 -0700, Sausageman
<Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> The problem is that this is already the highest resolution. There are only
> two options and both have the same problem.[/color]


Then you aren't using the correct drivers for your monitor or video
card. You need a wide aspect ratio resolution, but those choices are
not showing up because the correct drivers are not installed.



[color=blue]
> "Dave B." wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Change the resolution to match what your monitor should be set to. This
> > usually occurs when your using a standard resolution on a wide screen
> > monitor.
> >
> > --
> > ----
> > Crosspost, do not multipost [url]http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm[/url]
> > How to ask a question [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375[/url]
> > How to Post [url]http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm[/url]
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > "Sausageman" <Sausageman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E1CFDD98-D98D-47A4-AF71-89CEFF217104@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> > >I installed vista and now everything on my computer appears stretched, e.g.
> > > images that were square are now wider than they are tall. Even these words
> > > appear too wide as I type them. Is there any way to fix this? I know it's
> > > not
> > > detrimental to computer performance but it's the sort of thing that annoys
> > > you slowly.[/color]
> >
> >
> >[/color][/color]

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