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Guest xp via WindowsKB.com
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It seems that on my XP pro system, I can't make my screen smaller. I have

tried going to settings and tried to set the resolution, but It won't let me.

What do I do?

 

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Guest Jon Scott
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Re: screen problem

 

xp wrote...

> It seems that on my XP pro system, I can't make my screen smaller. I have

> tried going to settings and tried to set the resolution, but It won't let

> me.

> What do I do?

 

 

This is dependent on your graphics card and drivers. What graphics card do

you have and what driver version are you using?

 

Jon.

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xp via WindowsKB.com wrote:

> It seems that on my XP pro system, I can't make my screen smaller. I have

> tried going to settings and tried to set the resolution, but it won't let me.

> What do I do?

 

How does it "won't let me"? Does it state that "you can't do that"?

Does it change till you reboot?

 

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Guest xp via WindowsKB.com
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Re: screen problem

 

The whole thing is gray/shadded. I am not able to slide the bar over.

 

Elmo wrote:

>> It seems that on my XP pro system, I can't make my screen smaller. I have

>> tried going to settings and tried to set the resolution, but it won't let me.

>> What do I do?

>

>How does it "won't let me"? Does it state that "you can't do that"?

>Does it change till you reboot?

>

 

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Re: screen problem

 

xp via WindowsKB.com wrote:

> The whole thing is gray/shadded. I am not able to slide the bar over.

>

> Elmo wrote:

>>> It seems that on my XP pro system, I can't make my screen smaller. I have

>>> tried going to settings and tried to set the resolution, but it won't let me.

>>> What do I do?

>> How does it "won't let me"? Does it state that "you can't do that"?

>> Does it change till you reboot?

 

Ah, then maybe one of these will help:

 

1. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 285. (r-h column) Restore All Display Tabs

 

2. "Restart in Safe mode. When your computer restarts, it will be

running in VGA (640x480, 16-color) mode. You can now reset your display

settings by right-clicking the desktop, clicking Properties, and then

clicking Settings. If the resolution you want to select is not

available, choose another resolution (anything but 640x480, 16-color),

and let Windows restart. The full set of resolutions and color depths

will be available after you restart your computer."

 

3. Go to http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm and scroll down to the

section on Display Settings for many helpful suggestions and links.

 

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Joe =o)


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