second monitor displays image sideways

[Guest Mindy]

I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always

worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random

combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the monitor.

have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the

display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the display

is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and the

icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.

Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.

Help and thanks!

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: second monitor displays image sideways

 

"Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...

>I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always

> worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random

> combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the

> monitor.

> have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the

> display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the

> display

> is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and

> the

> icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.

> Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.

> Help and thanks!

 

It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key

combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help file

under something like "rotate display".

 

The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to do

with either Windows or the display unit itself.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Mindy]

Re: second monitor displays image sideways

 

Thanks, Patrick. It worked. You made my day!

Mindy

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...

> >I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always

> > worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random

> > combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the

> > monitor.

> > have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the

> > display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the

> > display

> > is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and

> > the

> > icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.

> > Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.

> > Help and thanks!

>

> It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key

> combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help file

> under something like "rotate display".

>

> The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to do

> with either Windows or the display unit itself.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: second monitor displays image sideways

 

"Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B861745D-1937-4CF4-B582-0FF95EE98502@microsoft.com...

> Thanks, Patrick. It worked. You made my day!

> Mindy

 

You're welcome and glad to be of help.

 

-pk

 

> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

>> "Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...

>> >I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has

>> >always

>> > worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random

>> > combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the

>> > monitor.

>> > have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off

>> > the

>> > display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the

>> > display

>> > is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings

>> > and

>> > the

>> > icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long

>> > one.

>> > Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.

>> > Help and thanks!

>>

>> It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key

>> combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help

>> file

>> under something like "rotate display".

>>

>> The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to

>> do

>> with either Windows or the display unit itself.

>>

>> HTH

>> -pk

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Jeff S.]

Re: second monitor displays image sideways

 

you're a lifesaver! Thank you!

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Mindy" <Mindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9F428E1D-F93E-4061-A2C6-3D895BCB7182@microsoft.com...

> >I have a second monitor (Dell) that my display is extended to. Has always

> > worked fine. I leaned over the keyboard and must have hit some random

> > combination of keys and now the image is rotated 90 degrees on the

> > monitor.

> > have tried shutting down, restarting, unplugging, turning on and off the

> > display....nothing works. I'm certain it's a windows problem as the

> > display

> > is still fine with another computer. Have gone into display settings and

> > the

> > icon for the 2nd monitor is now a tall rectangle instead of a long one.

> > Can't figure out how to get it back to the original configuration.

> > Help and thanks!

>

> It's a setting within the display driver applet, often controlled by key

> combinations like control+alt+arrowkey. This should be in the help file

> under something like "rotate display".

>

> The key combination is specific to the display driver, and has nothing to do

> with either Windows or the display unit itself.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

>