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Name: wishiniwereageek
Date: August 17, 2005 at 19:39:29 Pacific
Subject: display device and driver problems
OS: milenium edition
CPU/Ram: ?
Comment:

Hi - please help.
Everything is extra large. I can't change the display to 600x800 - it won't lock in and I keep getting an error message about display drivers. I can't figure out how to unistall my drivers. I do have the disk to reinstall them.
Thanks for any help.


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Name: Ed in Texas.
Date: August 18, 2005 at 00:35:36 Pacific
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wishiniwereageek, first, rule out a wheeled mouse makig things bigger. Then take a look at your display settings to be sure you have them set the way you want. Start>settings>control panel>display.
If you close things using the command found under 'file' rather than the handier 'X', that supposedly forces Windows to 'remember'(you only have to do that once). There's also a size setting to be found under view (think that's just for text, but?).
In case changing settings doesn't do what you want, a last ditch try would be to hover your cursor over a corner until it turns into a double ended arrow and drag the corner to the size screen you want. Then close using file.
HTH.
Ed in Texas.


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Response Number 2
Name: Eldon W
Date: August 18, 2005 at 20:01:02 Pacific
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There is several things you can try. First go to System Properties (right click My Computer and select properties). When the window appears select Device Manager tab.Click on the "+" at Display adapters,highlight device and select properties. Select the "drivers" tab and push "Update Drivers" button and follow the directions (have your disk handy). It may even find the correct driver already on your hard drive. Another option is to select your display device and select remove. Restart your PC and it may find the correct driver and install it. Good Luck.


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