settings. . .It all started so innocently

[patientpup]

I tried to change my screen size.
Now the bottom of the properties window is not displayed, so I cannot change it back. I have no scroll bars and my internet access is zip due to my enormous screen display. I am on another computer, please help me not break this one too!

 

[Davey7549]

patientpup
Welcome to TSG!
Restart the machine and while it is restarting keep tapping the F8 key until a selection screen appears. Select safemode. Once in safemode reset your screen resolution to its proper setting.

Let us know if it works.

Dave

 

[john1]

i'm not quite sure whats happened here ...
i think you mean the bit you want is off the bottom of the screen ?
you should be able to adjust the monitor
to bring the bits you want within reach ... i think

 

[john1]

Hi Davey !

of course theres always safe mode ...

 

[Davey7549]

Hello John!

I know this trick because it happened to me a couple of years ago and it took awhile before I figured out what to do!

Dave

 

[patientpup]

I adjusted the monitor, to no avail
I will try safe mode ty
GULP!

 

[patientpup]

I adjusted the monitor, to no avail
I will try safe mode ty
GULP!

 

[patientpup]

ok boys,
I tried twice to boot while hitting F8 but it booted ignoring me.
Any other ideas

 

[john1]

Please describe carefully what you can see on the screen ...

 

[john1]

Think i got it,

do the adjustment,
tab 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
then enter

 

[john1]

Works for me,
Davey, does it do it on your one ... ?

 

[patientpup]

ok you guys,
now I am truly messed up.
seems like the safemode thing made matters worse
my desktop is in shambles but the screen size is still livin so f'n large that nothin works!

 

[john1]

Hi pup,
can you get back to the screen settings ?

yes

ok, adjust it back to where it was,

press the tab key four times,
press enter.

come back and answer this.

John

 

[pyritechips]

I know what he means. When the screen is large resolution the "OK" button on the display settings window is off the bottom of the screen and you can't click it. That's not a problem. All you have to do is make your settings change then just hit enter. Hitting enter activates whatever button is defaulted and in this instance OK is the default button.

 

[Mowergun]

Hi,

Saw this problem on my brother-in-law's computer once. (WinME) Tried to fix it by doing a system restore, but unfortunately he did not have the update to fix the bug in WinME system restore, so the last restore point was nearly a year old.

Later it occured to me that I might have fixed it by doing a scanreg /restore from DOS. John, pyritechips, would that work to restore his previous resolution settings if he does it before it is too late?

patientpup, what operating system do you have, and how long ago was it that your resolution was set as you want it? If it has been less than five days, maybe we can help you yet.

I know what he means. When the screen is large resolution the "OK" button on the display settings window is off the bottom of the screen and you can't click it. That's not a problem. All you have to do is make your settings change then just hit enter. Hitting enter activates whatever button is defaulted and in this instance OK is the default button.

Wish I had known that when I was trying to help my brother-in-law.