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DPI Settings & Resolutions
  1. #1


    MaryAnn Guest

    DPI Settings & Resolutions

    I can't see all the text in certain Vista screens and cannot access the
    bottom of the screen (i.e. sounds, DPI settings). I couldn't install the
    Vista SP1 because I cannot access the area to check off "I Accept".



    These screens cannot be made larger and have no sidebar sliders.

    In DPI Scaling box (which also does not show all text), the "Default scale
    96DPI" choice has a strikeout line through it and it is grayed out. The only
    choice is "Larger scale 120DPI".

    My monitor is about 4 years old, 17" LCD Flat, eTronic brand #1710. Monitor
    settings in Hardware is PNP Generic.

    Help!
    --
    MaryAnn

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  2. #2


    Hobbes Guest

    Re: DPI Settings & Resolutions


    "MaryAnn" <mpale831@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:FC61A44C-EB0E-4EC6-A1AD-4FE158E9BE92@xxxxxx

    >I can't see all the text in certain Vista screens and cannot access the
    > bottom of the screen (i.e. sounds, DPI settings). I couldn't install the
    > Vista SP1 because I cannot access the area to check off "I Accept".
    >
    > These screens cannot be made larger and have no sidebar sliders.
    >
    > In DPI Scaling box (which also does not show all text), the "Default scale
    > 96DPI" choice has a strikeout line through it and it is grayed out. The
    > only
    > choice is "Larger scale 120DPI".
    >
    > My monitor is about 4 years old, 17" LCD Flat, eTronic brand #1710.
    > Monitor
    > settings in Hardware is PNP Generic.
    >
    > Help!
    > --
    > MaryAnn
    Right click Desktop, click personalize, then at the bottom click Display
    Settings.
    Move the slider bar to the right


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  3. #3


    MaryAnn Guest

    Re: DPI Settings & Resolutions

    Didn't help. Everything gets smaller but the amount of text showing remains
    the same. Still can't access bottom of dialog boxes.
    --
    MaryAnn


    "Hobbes" wrote:

    >
    > "MaryAnn" <mpale831@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:FC61A44C-EB0E-4EC6-A1AD-4FE158E9BE92@xxxxxx

    > >I can't see all the text in certain Vista screens and cannot access the
    > > bottom of the screen (i.e. sounds, DPI settings). I couldn't install the
    > > Vista SP1 because I cannot access the area to check off "I Accept".
    > >
    > > These screens cannot be made larger and have no sidebar sliders.
    > >
    > > In DPI Scaling box (which also does not show all text), the "Default scale
    > > 96DPI" choice has a strikeout line through it and it is grayed out. The
    > > only
    > > choice is "Larger scale 120DPI".
    > >
    > > My monitor is about 4 years old, 17" LCD Flat, eTronic brand #1710.
    > > Monitor
    > > settings in Hardware is PNP Generic.
    > >
    > > Help!
    > > --
    > > MaryAnn
    >
    > Right click Desktop, click personalize, then at the bottom click Display
    > Settings.
    > Move the slider bar to the right
    >
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    mikeyhsd Guest

    Re: DPI Settings & Resolutions

    use TAB to step to the boxes you need.



    mikeyhsd@xxxxxx



    "MaryAnn" <mpale831@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C131A082-6ED8-4E8F-99EC-7DD5326ABC78@xxxxxx
    Didn't help. Everything gets smaller but the amount of text showing remains
    the same. Still can't access bottom of dialog boxes.
    --
    MaryAnn


    "Hobbes" wrote:

    >
    > "MaryAnn" <mpale831@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:FC61A44C-EB0E-4EC6-A1AD-4FE158E9BE92@xxxxxx

    > >I can't see all the text in certain Vista screens and cannot access the
    > > bottom of the screen (i.e. sounds, DPI settings). I couldn't install the
    > > Vista SP1 because I cannot access the area to check off "I Accept".
    > >
    > > These screens cannot be made larger and have no sidebar sliders.
    > >
    > > In DPI Scaling box (which also does not show all text), the "Default scale
    > > 96DPI" choice has a strikeout line through it and it is grayed out. The
    > > only
    > > choice is "Larger scale 120DPI".
    > >
    > > My monitor is about 4 years old, 17" LCD Flat, eTronic brand #1710.
    > > Monitor
    > > settings in Hardware is PNP Generic.
    > >
    > > Help!
    > > --
    > > MaryAnn
    >
    > Right click Desktop, click personalize, then at the bottom click Display
    > Settings.
    > Move the slider bar to the right
    >
    >

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    Re: DPI Settings & Resolutions

    Quote Originally Posted by MaryAnn View Post
    I can't see all the text in certain Vista screens and cannot access the
    bottom of the screen (i.e. sounds, DPI settings). I couldn't install the
    Vista SP1 because I cannot access the area to check off "I Accept".

    These screens cannot be made larger and have no sidebar sliders.

    In DPI Scaling box (which also does not show all text), the "Default scale
    96DPI" choice has a strikeout line through it and it is grayed out. The only
    choice is "Larger scale 120DPI".

    My monitor is about 4 years old, 17" LCD Flat, eTronic brand #1710. Monitor
    settings in Hardware is PNP Generic.

    Help!
    --
    MaryAnn
    Hello MaryAnn,
    Just a tempprary fix. Look to the bottom right of the window. See the "100% " and the downward pointer ? Click the pointer, "zoom" to whatever size you want.

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