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Control Panel / Display properties

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Name: Tom C.
Date: December 17, 2006 at 12:28:50 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: P4 1500,512 ram
Comment:

My daughter's computer on the Control panel / Display properties, one cannot change the display, even though choices are available.

I can change theme, screen saver etc., but not the display. Any ideas.

I recently gave it a good cleaning from all the junk that she has downloaded. I am sure the two are connected.

thanks

Tom C.



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Response Number 1
Name: Waxinator
Date: December 17, 2006 at 12:42:54 Pacific
Reply:

The Display settings should be done by left-clicking on the DeskTop, chosing "Properties" and from there do your changes.


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Response Number 2
Name: Waxinator
Date: December 17, 2006 at 12:51:14 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry, I might have been a bit quick here.
You should also be able to do these settings via ControlPanel...

Can you go to <Advanced> settings and se your graphic card under 'Graphic Module' or are you using a default VGA driver for your screen ?



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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: December 17, 2006 at 13:18:46 Pacific
Reply:

Could be you need to reinstall your video drivers.


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Response Number 4
Name: Tom C.
Date: December 17, 2006 at 13:31:13 Pacific
Reply:

I can see the graphic card. Like I said I also can change everything except the background.

Tom


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Response Number 5
Name: soupnasty
Date: December 17, 2006 at 13:37:27 Pacific
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Quote; = Waxinator, The Display settings should be done by left-clicking on the DeskTop, chosing "Properties" and from there do your changes.

Surely you mean right click on the desktop / choosing properties. Its so confusing at time with all the misimformation here.

To the OP in dispay settings changing the wallpaper is under Desktop.


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Response Number 6
Name: Tufenuf
Date: December 17, 2006 at 13:49:42 Pacific
Reply:

Tom, See Response Number 2 in the thread at the link below.

http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/...

Tufenuf


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Response Number 7
Name: Tom C.
Date: December 17, 2006 at 14:42:40 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Tufenuf. The computer was set the same as both suggestions---still no go.

thanks again

Tom C.


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Response Number 8
Name: hhughes4
Date: December 26, 2006 at 12:29:59 Pacific
Reply:

I have same problem on Dell Latitude laptop (D610)-seem to have downloaded virus or trojan and now the background can only be set to a single color-can not select a default image or my own; the browse button is greyed out (under display properties). can't find info on the virus/trojan: troj_renos.iv

Trend Micro found it but can't clean.



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Response Number 9
Name: jhae
Date: December 30, 2006 at 21:24:36 Pacific
Reply:

hey! I have that exact same problem... what did you do? i really dont wanna reformat my laptop, so much work. help


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