Cannot Change back to Normal size 96 DPI even with Admin Privileges

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Hi. I want to change my DPI Setting back to Normal Size 96 DPI from 120.
When I click APPLY I get a dialogue box telling me the required files are
already installed on my hard disk, setup can use these files or can recopy
them from my Windows CD. I have tried both options but I still get the
following error no matter which I use:

Windows Setup has not changed the requested settings. You may not have the
required Admin privilege to install or uninstall new files or drivers.
Please contact your Administrator.

However, I am the only user of my laptop (it's a home computer) so I am the
Administrator. Any help would be greatly appreciated,

TIA ~purplegrrl~
 
Hi

Try a System Restore back to a point before the problem started.

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Will Denny
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Hi Will - thanks for that....but it was months ago that I changed to the
larger DPI so not quite sure when the prob started!! I did do a system
restore last week in any case to help with another prob - but I was already
having this current prob before and after that system restore.

I read an answer to another post regarding someone not having admin rights -
it involved restarting in Safe Mode then logging into the Admin account
(rather than my usual one). So I just tried that but the Admin account asks
me for a password - I have no idea what it is!!As I am the only user of this
laptop I never set any login passwords. I also tried just clicking enter
with no password but I couldn't get past it.

Will keep scouring - thanks again for your quick reply.
 
Will keep scouring - thanks again for your quick reply.
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Sorry - when I read that back it sounded ambiguous!! I meant "I" will keep
scouring (Google etc for a fix!!)
 
Hi. I want to change my DPI Setting back to Normal Size 96 DPI from 120.
When I click APPLY I get a dialogue box telling me the required files are
already installed on my hard disk, setup can use these files or can recopy
them from my Windows CD. I have tried both options but I still get the
following error no matter which I use:

Windows Setup has not changed the requested settings. You may not have the
required Admin privilege to install or uninstall new files or drivers.
Please contact your Administrator.

However, I am the only user of my laptop (it's a home computer) so I am the
Administrator. Any help would be greatly appreciated,

TIA ~purplegrrl~
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Check for a virus/spyware/worm/trojan/etc. - these types of infections
will sometimes prevent you from making any changes to Windows because
they think you're trying to get rid of them - self preservation, I would
assume. Try this: http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html

Good Luck,
Homer J.
 
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