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Desktop Icon ( size) problem
Name: johnna j Date: January 7, 2006 at 05:08:32 Pacific OS: Window xp CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
Hi Everyone, Every time I switch on my PC the Icons appear as the Normal size, then the Desktop screen goe's completely Black, then returns to normal with the Icons at a BIGGER size. Each time this happens (but not in standby mode)I have to go into screen properties and adjust the screen resolution back to 800x600 which doe's the trick until I switch off my PC, I believe that I've done nothing wrong to cause this problem, but at a loss how to maintain the Standard size Icons any other way.
Name: Tufenuf Date: January 7, 2006 at 05:39:08 Pacific
Reply:
johnna j, Right click your desktop, choose Properties, under the Appearance tab click the Advanced button, in the Item: narrow window use the drop down arrow button and choose(click it to hilite it) Icon and change the Size: to a smaller number, click OK/APPLY/OK. I use 800 X 600 Resolution and my Icon size is set at 27.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 2
Name: jubalsams Date: January 7, 2006 at 23:52:12 Pacific
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Your screen resolution changes each time you boot? Try reinstall the video card drivers.
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Response Number 3
Name: johnna j Date: January 8, 2006 at 00:43:57 Pacific
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Thanks for your reply TUFENUF, I carried out your instructions and reset the Icon size indicator as you suggested but it has not corrected the problem. Thanks Again, johnna j
Response No 2 From Jubalsams. Your dealing with a complete Novice at this game, and I have not got a clue how to reinstall the Video card drivers, more importantly, I don't know what they are my friend, Thanks anyway, johnna j
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