internet screen and micorsoft apps a little too big

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Matt S

HI!

One of the worst things that could happen to my computer did - it
experienced my 7 year old playing with it.

Now when I open the internet the screen is slightly too large for my
monitor. I have to shrink it by the min/max button to see all of the
upper toolbars; If I don't I can only see the back button barely , and
only see the refresh, home, search, buttons. I cannot see the blue
header normally at the very top nor can I see the file, edit view
commands etc. I thought the pixel size was changed but it was not. Also
I noticed the same goes for microsoft applicattions that I open.

Overall, it seems it is 1/2 inch too big all around

If you could tell me how to resize internet & microsoft application
pages, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!
Matt
PS, one child going up on Ebay with no reserve.............
 
Really not a FrontPage issue but, go here:
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

And download and install the free program named RegSeeker.
Close everything but Windows.
Start it, make sure it's set to save a backup and then and click the Histories link.
In the dialog that opens select: Clean StreamMRU/Streams Keys

Open your browser and programs and they will be back to normal.

Cancel the Ebay auction.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer
 
HI!

One of the worst things that could happen to my computer did - it
experienced my 7 year old playing with it.

Now when I open the internet the screen is slightly too large for my
monitor. .. [snip]
Click to expand...

Just wondering if small fingers have been attracted to the knobs or
controls on the monitor itself...

fido
 
One of the worst things that could happen to my computer did - it
experienced my 7 year old playing with it.
Click to expand...

The only thing worse than a 7-year-old child playing with a computer is an
adult who owns one and doesn't know how to use it.

When you start your computer, press F1 and start reading. Or click your
Start Button on your task bar (that button on the grey strip thingy at the
bottom of your screen, the one that says "Start"), and select "Help and
Support" from the menu), and start reading.

Managing your display configuration is one of the simplest tasks one can
perform on a computer, and doesn't require a college education either. In
fact, while I still recommend the above course of action, you will solve
your problem quickly by right-clicking an empty space on your desktop, and
selecting "Properties" from that little menu thingy that pops up. Click on
the tab at the top that says "Appearance" (assuming you're using a
less-thn-5-year-old Windows Operating System), and you will see everything
you need to change to get it back the way it was. You can press F1 when you
have a question and you'll get a brief explanation of what you're looking
at. The more complete information is in the Windows Help I mentioned above.

If you read enough of the Help, you will find some really cool information
about setting up your computer to require a user to log in (with a user name
and password) in order to use it. This will prevent your 7-year-old from
playing with it when you're not around. In fact, read enough, and you will
find out that you can set up multiple user accounts, and that each user can
only change their own display (and other) configuration.

If the help files are too technical for you (as a programmer, I have a hard
time telling what is too technical for people), buy a copy of "Windows for
Dummies." It sounds like an insult, but these books are quite excellent at
explaining technical things in a non-technical manner.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
 
Kevin wrote:


"When you start your computer, press F1 and start reading. Or click
your
Start Button on your task bar (that button on the grey strip thingy at
the
bottom of your screen, the one that says "Start"), and select "Help and

Support" from the menu), and start reading."

found nothing to help




.......you will solve
your problem quickly by right-clicking an empty space on your desktop,
and
selecting "Properties" from that little menu thingy that pops up. Click
on
the tab at the top that says "Appearance" (assuming you're using a
less-thn-5-year-old Windows Operating System), and you will see
everything
you need to change to get it back the way it was..............

Kevin, I did try the above ( Appearance") before submitting my
question, altering the values did not do the trick. and it is not a
monitor setting problem.
I have dealt wih similar problems and resolved them quickly - for some
reason this one has me stumped. I will do more reading, and try the
other suggestions.

Thanks to everyone - for their help and time!
Matt
 
I would add one other thing to Kevin's excellent suggestions.
Use a screensaver and (1) add password protection to the
screensaver and (2) lower the time limit before the screensaver
launches after a period of inactivity...say 10-15 minutes.

This way, if you leave the room for awhile, and your son tries
to play with your computer, he won't be able to overcome the
screensaver password prompt.
 
Hi Matt,

I did see someone mention the possibility yesterday that your son may have
messed with the monitor (hardware) itself. He may have messed with the
vertical and/or horizontal resolution or screen size on the monitor. See if
you can identify the buttons or controls on the monitor hardware, and see if
you can straighten it out that way.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Big things are made up of
lots of little things.
 
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