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Old 05-23-2009, 12:20 PM
Charles W Davis
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Large icons, etc.

I have had three House Calls and two e-mail messages regarding oversized
display settings in the past two days. Windows Vista Home Premium all. The
Display settings dialog box is too large to make adjustments. The HP Total
Care Advisor opens and there is no way to drag it to the side.

Any thoughts?

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Old 05-23-2009, 12:30 PM
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Re: Large icons, etc.

Right click on the desktop,
select Personalize,
select display settings.
reset to a higher resolution.
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Old 05-23-2009, 12:40 PM
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Re: Large icons, etc.

Charles W Davis wrote:[color=blue]
> I have had three House Calls and two e-mail messages regarding oversized
> display settings in the past two days. Windows Vista Home Premium all.
> The Display settings dialog box is too large to make adjustments. The HP
> Total Care Advisor opens and there is no way to drag it to the side.
>
> Any thoughts?[/color]


To move the active windows when you cannot reach the title bar with
the mouse cursor, press and release <ALT>+<SPACE> and then press <M>.
You can now use the cursor arrow keys to move the display settings
dialog window back to the desired location. When the box is located
where you want it, press <Enter>.

Then right-click the Desktop, Select Personalize > Display Settings,
and choose a resolution appropriate for the monitor. (It is also
necessary that the proper display adapter drivers be installed, of course.)


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Old 05-23-2009, 02:00 PM
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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:OeJGZ092JHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Charles W Davis wrote:[color=green]
>> I have had three House Calls and two e-mail messages regarding oversized
>> display settings in the past two days. Windows Vista Home Premium all.
>> The Display settings dialog box is too large to make adjustments. The HP
>> Total Care Advisor opens and there is no way to drag it to the side.
>>
>> Any thoughts?[/color]
>
>
> To move the active windows when you cannot reach the title bar with
> the mouse cursor, press and release <ALT>+<SPACE> and then press <M>. You
> can now use the cursor arrow keys to move the display settings dialog
> window back to the desired location. When the box is located where you
> want it, press <Enter>.
>
> Then right-click the Desktop, Select Personalize > Display Settings, and
> choose a resolution appropriate for the monitor. (It is also necessary
> that the proper display adapter drivers be installed, of course.)
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> [url]http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html[/url]
>
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375[/url]
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
> Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Didero[/color]

Thanks Bruce. I'll start making my rounds shortly and will let you know.

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