You need to tell us what brand of video card or adapter you have.
If you happen to have a NVIDIA card or adapter, right-click on
your desktop and select:

Properties Settings Advanced GeForce (tab) NVRotate
and change the setting to "Landscape (0 degree rotation)".


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Ellen35" wrote in message:
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| Just got a new HP computer with windows xp. A problem --
| the desktop with task bar, incons, etc. is inverted!
| Only way I can work with it is to have my monitor upside
| down! Has anyone had this problem and knows how to fix
| it?
| I tried system restore once, but did not correct
| problem. Thanks. Ellen35