[Island Girl]

This is crazy! I just turned on my laptop and everything is extremely big. I checked everything I can think of but it all reads normal. I don't understand what's happened. Any suggestions appreciated!
Thanks

[DarklykraD]

??? what big ??


start - help and support - screen resolution (search button)

To change your screen resolution
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Settings tab, under Screen resolution, drag the slider, and then click Apply.
When prompted to apply the settings, click OK. Your screen will turn black for a moment.
Once your screen resolution changes, you have 15 seconds to confirm the change. Click Yes to confirm the change; click No or do nothing to revert to your previous setting.
Notes

To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display.
A higher screen resolution reduces the size of items on your screen and increases the relative space on your desktop.
You can switch your screen resolution temporarily to 640 X 480 if you have games or other programs that are set to run at that resolution. To switch, right-click the game or program (on the desktop or on the Start menu), and then click Properties. Click the Compatibility tab, and then select the Run in 640x480 screen resolution check box. Your display reverts to its default resolution when you close the program.
Your monitor and video adapter determine how much you can change your screen resolution. You may not be able to increase the resolution above a certain level.
Changes to screen resolution affect all users that log on to the computer.
Only the recommended screen resolutions are listed. For additional settings, click the Advanced button on the Settings tab, click the Adapter tab, and then click List all Modes. Select the resolution, color level, and refresh rate you want.

[Bob Cerelli]

Might also try:

Right click on an open area of the desktop
View
Classic Icons

It may have gotten switched to Large Icons by mistake.

[Island Girl]

Sorry I don't think I was clear with "super sized" Everything looks stretched (right to left). Also I am using Vista so the display settings are different. I am attaching two pics in attempt to show the size and settings.
Very wierd!
Thanks again for any imput

[Island Girl]

Sorry pic #2

[Bob Cerelli]

You probably want to have something higher than 800x600. Try 1024x768. You may need to adjust it a little so the proportions are correct

[Island Girl]

Thanks Bob, that did help quite a bit but it still looks streatched. Any other settings I can change?

[Island Girl]

I recently did a windows update. Does the highlighted one have anything to do with this? My problem started shortly after...

[Island Girl]

Thanks DarklykraD and Bob. I am finally back to normal. I went from lowest to highest resolution and it's fine. I guess it depends on your screen size, mines 17".
I'm puzzled how it changed itself though :confused
Any ideas?
Thanks again