Display Settings

[Bgwlgrls]

My display settings are off. Everything is way to large. I cannot fix it by
going to properties or the display/settings menu. I can change the settings,
but cannot apply them. How do I fix this?

 

[David B.]

Reinstall the graphics driver.

 

[Bgwlgrls]

My husband tried that, and it did nothing! We just reinstalled XP and it
changed like 5 minutes later for no reason.

 

[DL]

You reinstalled winxp, but how, a clean installation or a repair
installation?

If clean did you then install the drivers for your system, either from disks
supplied or from your OEM site if Dell/HP etc or a Laptop, or did you rely
on winupdate, which is a bad move.
Install the proper drivers for your sys

 

[Ron Badour]

When you go to display settings, will the screen resolution switch slide to
the right? If not, you do not have the correct display driver installed.

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

 

[smlunatick]

My husband tried that, and it did nothing! We just reinstalled XP and it
changed like 5 minutes later for no reason.

Reinstalled XP will require these to be correctly installed:

1) Motherboard chipset drivers
2) Video card drivers
3) Monitor drivers

so that the resolution can be correctly set.

Also, you will need to install all "other" updated drivers and a good
anti-virus software.