Vista - Missing buttons from print picture dialog box

When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up is
too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor can I
drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of the
box. How do I reach those buttons?

If your right-click the taskbar and choose Properties, and temporarily set
the Taskbar to Autohide, or uncheck "Keep the taskbar on top of other
windows", does that give you a little more space?

Can you set the resolution for your display to a higher setting? That would
be in Control Panel > Personalization > Display Settings.

"Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
> When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up
> is
> too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor can
> I
> drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of the
> box. How do I reach those buttons?

"dean-dean" wrote:

> If your right-click the taskbar and choose Properties, and temporarily set
> the Taskbar to Autohide, or uncheck "Keep the taskbar on top of other
> windows", does that give you a little more space?
>
> Can you set the resolution for your display to a higher setting? That would
> be in Control Panel > Personalization > Display Settings.
>
> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
> > When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up
> > is
> > too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor can
> > I
> > drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of the
> > box. How do I reach those buttons?
>
> Screen res is set to highest I have at 1280 x 800 on 14" laptop and losing the taskbar doesn't help. The buttons are still off the bottom edge of the screen.

Can you use your mouse to right click the dialog box title bar, select Move and
then use the up arrow key to move the dialog box up?

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"Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
> When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up is
> too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor can I
> drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of the
> box. How do I reach those buttons?

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Can you use your mouse to right click the dialog box title bar, select Move and
> then use the up arrow key to move the dialog box up?
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
> > When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up is
> > too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor can I
> > drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of the
> > box. How do I reach those buttons?
>


This did work, Thank you. But it seems a tedious patch to a problem like
this. I hope Microsoft will come out with a more permanent solution and
actually shrink the size of this dialog box.

You're welcome.

What program are you trying to print from?

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I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>
>> Can you use your mouse to right click the dialog box title bar, select Move
>> and
>> then use the up arrow key to move the dialog box up?
>>
>> --
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
>> > When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up is
>> > too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor can I
>> > drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of the
>> > box. How do I reach those buttons?
>>
>
>
> This did work, Thank you. But it seems a tedious patch to a problem like
> this. I hope Microsoft will come out with a more permanent solution and
> actually shrink the size of this dialog box.

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> You're welcome.
>
> What program are you trying to print from?
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1AEF5DF6-B23C-46D5-A8F8-EDEF665179BA@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
> >
> >> Can you use your mouse to right click the dialog box title bar, select Move
> >> and
> >> then use the up arrow key to move the dialog box up?
> >>
> >> --
> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> >> GO BEARS!
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
> >> > When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up is
> >> > too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor can I
> >> > drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of the
> >> > box. How do I reach those buttons?
> >>
> >
> >
> > This did work, Thank you. But it seems a tedious patch to a problem like
> > this. I hope Microsoft will come out with a more permanent solution and
> > actually shrink the size of this dialog box.
>
>
>

Straight from Windows Photo Gallery using the print picture button.

Strange...

You mean the dialog box that opens when you press the Print button in the main
Window Photo Gallery window? On my 1680 x 1050 screen it appears to only be
about 600 pixels high. Your resolution was 1440 x 900, right? Seems like it
should fit.

--
I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsA2617FF-7ACC-4847-9F39-7D03B8377739@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>
>> You're welcome.
>>
>> What program are you trying to print from?
>>
>> --
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1AEF5DF6-B23C-46D5-A8F8-EDEF665179BA@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Can you use your mouse to right click the dialog box title bar, select
>> >> Move
>> >> and
>> >> then use the up arrow key to move the dialog box up?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> >> GO BEARS!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that pops up
>> >> > is
>> >> > too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges nor
>> >> > can I
>> >> > drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom of
>> >> > the
>> >> > box. How do I reach those buttons?
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > This did work, Thank you. But it seems a tedious patch to a problem like
>> > this. I hope Microsoft will come out with a more permanent solution and
>> > actually shrink the size of this dialog box.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Straight from Windows Photo Gallery using the print picture button.

I've not seen this issue come up before regarding Windows Photo Gallery's
Print Picture dialog window. Even searching other forums I can't find any
one else reporting this problem.

Experimenting to reproduce what you are seeing, I changed my resolution to
1280 x 768, and did not get a dialog window that was off the screen, but one
that was fairly normal and reasonable in size. You may want to do this:

Run the System File Checker. To do this, right click on Command
Prompt (Start Menu\Programs\Accessories), and choose
Run as Administrator. Copy the following, and Paste it after the prompt:

sfc /scannow

Press Enter. It will scan all your system files. It may take a few
minutes. If things are okay, you are given the text message "Windows
Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations".



"Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsA2617FF-7ACC-4847-9F39-7D03B8377739@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>
>> You're welcome.
>>
>> What program are you trying to print from?
>>
>> --
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1AEF5DF6-B23C-46D5-A8F8-EDEF665179BA@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Can you use your mouse to right click the dialog box title bar, select
>> >> Move
>> >> and
>> >> then use the up arrow key to move the dialog box up?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> >> GO BEARS!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that
>> >> > pops up is
>> >> > too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges
>> >> > nor can I
>> >> > drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom
>> >> > of the
>> >> > box. How do I reach those buttons?
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > This did work, Thank you. But it seems a tedious patch to a problem
>> > like
>> > this. I hope Microsoft will come out with a more permanent solution and
>> > actually shrink the size of this dialog box.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Straight from Windows Photo Gallery using the print picture button.

"dean-dean" wrote:

> I've not seen this issue come up before regarding Windows Photo Gallery's
> Print Picture dialog window. Even searching other forums I can't find any
> one else reporting this problem.
>
> Experimenting to reproduce what you are seeing, I changed my resolution to
> 1280 x 768, and did not get a dialog window that was off the screen, but one
> that was fairly normal and reasonable in size. You may want to do this:
>
> Run the System File Checker. To do this, right click on Command
> Prompt (Start Menu\Programs\Accessories), and choose
> Run as Administrator. Copy the following, and Paste it after the prompt:
>
> sfc /scannow
>
> Press Enter. It will scan all your system files. It may take a few
> minutes. If things are okay, you are given the text message "Windows
> Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations".
>
>
>
> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsA2617FF-7ACC-4847-9F39-7D03B8377739@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
> >
> >> You're welcome.
> >>
> >> What program are you trying to print from?
> >>
> >> --
> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> >> GO BEARS!
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1AEF5DF6-B23C-46D5-A8F8-EDEF665179BA@microsoft.com...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Can you use your mouse to right click the dialog box title bar, select
> >> >> Move
> >> >> and
> >> >> then use the up arrow key to move the dialog box up?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> >> >> GO BEARS!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Cambridge411" <Cambridge411@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:2AEC252D-FAB2-4371-AD81-C1868D203B3D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > When I try to print a picture, the print picture dialog box that
> >> >> > pops up is
> >> >> > too big for my screen. It cannot be resized by dragging the edges
> >> >> > nor can I
> >> >> > drag the title bar up far enough to reach the buttons at the bottom
> >> >> > of the
> >> >> > box. How do I reach those buttons?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > This did work, Thank you. But it seems a tedious patch to a problem
> >> > like
> >> > this. I hope Microsoft will come out with a more permanent solution and
> >> > actually shrink the size of this dialog box.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Straight from Windows Photo Gallery using the print picture button.
>
>

Well I ran this scan 3 times and the window got to 99% complete and then
just closed. No messages good or bad.