On one machine winForm opens a different size

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dbuchanan

Hello,

Why does this happen? The menu form opens, but with the righthand side
of the form missing (about 1/4th) and the bottom of the form missing
(about 1/4th). This prevents access to some of the functionality. The
application has been installed to many other application with no
problem.

The machine is a new laptop Windows XP Pro SP2

The machine is up to date with respect to the dot net framework.
Other details:
Dot Net Framework ver. 1.0.3705 is installed
Dot Net Framework ver. 1.1.4322 is installed
Dot Net Framework HotFix KB886903 is installed

I have installed the application twice from the deployment folder with
the same results.

Why does this happen and how can it be fixed?

Thank you,
dbuchanan
 
dbuchanan said:
Why does this happen? The menu form opens, but with the righthand side
of the form missing (about 1/4th) and the bottom of the form missing
(about 1/4th). This prevents access to some of the functionality. The
application has been installed to many other application with no
problem.
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Maybe the machines are running with different DPI settings. Check out the
form's 'AutoScale' property.
 
Hello Herfried,

I changed the AutoScale property of the forms to "False". But that does
not remedy the problem in a satisfactory way. Yes the complete form is
now shown but it is a jumbled mess (further discription later). The
Widows settings on the client computer being discussed is set to the
same Windows default settings as the development machine yet the there
is not enough room on many of the buttons and labels to handle the
text. What happens is the text wraps in the labels and is cut off at
the ends of the buttons. What an ugly mess! Why does this happen when
the settings on both machines are default? I have had no problem on any
other computer.

One difference with this computer is the wider aspect ratio. The
available resolutions are;
800x600
1024x768
1280x720
1280x768
1280x800
1440x900

I have tried many of the conventional resolutions as well as most of
the other wide aspect ratio resolutions. It does not matter! None of
that will fix the problem!

I have also tried changing the fonts to a smaller size by going into
the [Advanced] settiings in the [Appearance] Tab of the Dispaly
properties. I can find no settings that will remedy the problem!

What the heck can I do? I don't want to remake all the forms in my
application just to satisfy the strange requirements of this one
machine. Why is this happening?

Thank you,
dbuchanan
 
Resolved,

The DPI settings were off on the machine. Once restored I depoloyed the
version with AutoScale set to "True" and everything is just as it
should be.

dbuchanan
 
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