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Old 07-22-2008   #5 (permalink)
Charles W Davis


 
 

Re: everything got bigger!


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:52:01 -0700, iketle
> <iketle@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>> Recently, my computer's display spontaneously changed, and now all the
>> icons
>> on the desktop have gotten dramatically bigger. It seems to have
>> effected
>> everything, and even web pages I open are suddenly bigger than they used
>> to
>> be. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks!
>
>
> The resolution at which the monitor is running has changed (perhaps by
> some program you ran).
>
> Right-click on the desktop and choose Personalize. Click Display
> Settings, and look for the Resolution slider, about two-thirds of the
> way down. You will want to move that slider to the right, closer to
> High.
>
> Do you have a CRT monitor, or an LCD? If it's a CRT, try different
> settings, and choose whichever you like best. But if it's an LCD, it
> has a native resolution, and the image will be best at that
> resolution. Check your documentation to see what the native resolution
> is, and set it to that.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Adobe Reader has settings to change the desktop resolution. Drill down into
the Programs folder and find ArcoRD32.exe Right-click on the exe and click
on Properties, click on the Compatibility tab. Uncheck the "Run in 640 X 480
screen resolution"

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