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20-Jun-2008, 10:14 AM #1
Thumbs down Vista DPI Scaling
Hi,
I am new here so I will try hard not to be a n00b, although I believe I may have made an all n00b mistake. Anywho, in the personalization options for Vista Home 64 bit, I was adjusting the font size to make the fonts bigger on my 56 inch TV/ Monitor. On the DPI Scaling tab I choose a custom setting of around 285 DPI(not exactly sure what size I used). After restarting the computer (needed for changes), and navigating to a couple different options , I realized that I could no longer use the dialog boxes because they were now to big to see the options at the bottom of the various dialog boxes(including the DPI Scaling Dialog box). The dialog boxes appear when you need to make changes and at the bottom they have options including OK, Cancel ,and Apply. Since I can't see the bottom of the boxes to click the apply button I can't resize the DPI Scaling to an usable size. GRRRRR...!!!!!!
I tried to drag the DPI Scaling box to the very top of my desktop, but it topped out long before I could ever see the Custom tab, much less the Apply tab.
I am new to Vista, this computer, and using the TV as a computer monitor, so I was just trying to get the user settings adjusted when I made this bonehead mistake. Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated.

Last edited by UvalviSlim : 20-Jun-2008 04:17 PM. Reason: wrong words
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20-Jun-2008, 04:27 PM #2
Talking Whew !!!!
Hi ,
Thank you to anyone that used any of thier time or effort on this one.Fortunately, I have fixed this one myself. I booted up in safe mode(F8) and the fonts were at a size that made using all the tabs ( Smaller,Larger, and Custom) possible, as well as the buttons at the bottom of the Dialog Box(OK, cancel, and Apply). From there it was easy to set a font size that both worked for my monitor size and was not too big or too small (around 185 DPI).
P.S. Note to self...use caution and proceed slowly when making setting adjustments that your not familiar with.
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20-Jun-2008, 09:05 PM #3
If you(or anyone else) ever get stuck in that predicament you can just change the setting you you want and then hit the enter key on the keyboard.It is the same as hitting the OK button.
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