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November 3rd 07, 02:35 PM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and bottom
I've been using WinWP Home for a couple of years, but for the last 6 months
or so, the non-expanding windows boxes have shrunk to the point of cutting off text and buttons to the right and to the bottom. I have tried changing resolution, dpi, font size; but nothing helps. I don't know when exactly this started, and I don't know if it is the result of a Windows, or other software/hardware update. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -- Ray 
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November 3rd 07, 07:40 PM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and bottom
Beagleboy wrote:
I've been using WinWP Home for a couple of years, but for the last 6 months or so, the non-expanding windows boxes have shrunk to the point of cutting off text and buttons to the right and to the bottom. I have tried changing resolution, dpi, font size; but nothing helps. I don't know when exactly this started, and I don't know if it is the result of a Windows, or other software/hardware update. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, It's usually the 125% DPI setting that causes this. Open Display Properties, Settings tab, Advanced button, and change the DPI setting to "Normal size (96 dpi)". You mentioned you tried this, but I believe it's the only one Windows doesn't adjust for in those fixed-sized windows. Changing to a different Font in those windows could help. The size is usually a calculation based on the default Windows font used there. Here's a discussion on the subject: http://groups.google.com/group/borla...b f70e013c532 -- Joe =o)
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November 3rd 07, 09:58 PM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and botto
Thanks for trying to help. My dpi is at 96, and as far as I can tell, all
other settings are normal. That's why it has been so irritating trying to fix this problem. The screen resolution is at 1024x768, and the drop down fonts are Tahoma 8. Nothing I've changed seems to solve the problem. -- Ray "Elmo" wrote: Beagleboy wrote: I've been using WinWP Home for a couple of years, but for the last 6 months or so, the non-expanding windows boxes have shrunk to the point of cutting off text and buttons to the right and to the bottom. I have tried changing resolution, dpi, font size; but nothing helps. I don't know when exactly this started, and I don't know if it is the result of a Windows, or other software/hardware update. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, It's usually the 125% DPI setting that causes this. Open Display Properties, Settings tab, Advanced button, and change the DPI setting to "Normal size (96 dpi)". You mentioned you tried this, but I believe it's the only one Windows doesn't adjust for in those fixed-sized windows. Changing to a different Font in those windows could help. The size is usually a calculation based on the default Windows font used there. Here's a discussion on the subject: http://groups.google.com/group/borla...b f70e013c532 -- Joe =o)
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November 4th 07, 02:12 PM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and botto
Beagleboy wrote:
Thanks for trying to help. My dpi is at 96, and as far as I can tell, all other settings are normal. That's why it has been so irritating trying to fix this problem. The screen resolution is at 1024x768, and the drop down fonts are Tahoma 8. Nothing I've changed seems to solve the problem. Sorry, no more ideas.. But you might try a Google Groups search for other suggestions. That's where I find solutions to many problems. http://groups.google.com -- Joe =o)
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November 4th 07, 05:08 PM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and botto
Thanks for your info. I searched the group sites, and someone with a similar
problem reset his settings to default. Would you be chance know what the default settings are? ...or where I can find them? Thanks -- Ray "Elmo" wrote: Beagleboy wrote: Thanks for trying to help. My dpi is at 96, and as far as I can tell, all other settings are normal. That's why it has been so irritating trying to fix this problem. The screen resolution is at 1024x768, and the drop down fonts are Tahoma 8. Nothing I've changed seems to solve the problem. Sorry, no more ideas.. But you might try a Google Groups search for other suggestions. That's where I find solutions to many problems. http://groups.google.com -- Joe =o)
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November 4th 07, 07:09 PM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and botto
Beagleboy wrote:
Thanks for your info. I searched the group sites, and someone with a similar problem reset his settings to default. Would you by chance know what the default settings are? ...or where I can find them? Thanks Perhaps they were referring to Display Properties, Themes, "Windows Classic" or "Windows XP" theme. That's the only default settings I could find, and it didn't mention the word "default". -- Joe =o)
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December 8th 07, 02:42 AM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and bottom
If anyone is interested, I fixed this problem on my pc but running sfc.exe.
It didn't appear to do anything, but afterwards, my message boxes were back to normal size. -- Ray "Beagleboy" wrote: I've been using WinWP Home for a couple of years, but for the last 6 months or so, the non-expanding windows boxes have shrunk to the point of cutting off text and buttons to the right and to the bottom. I have tried changing resolution, dpi, font size; but nothing helps. I don't know when exactly this started, and I don't know if it is the result of a Windows, or other software/hardware update. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -- Ray
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December 22nd 07, 06:46 PM
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Non-expanding window boxes cut off text to the right and botto
Well, sorry to say that fix wasn't permanent. It lasted for about a month,
and now the boxes are back to small, and sfc.exe doesn't seem to fix it anymore. Any ideas?????????? -- Ray "Beagleboy" wrote: If anyone is interested, I fixed this problem on my pc but running sfc.exe. It didn't appear to do anything, but afterwards, my message boxes were back to normal size. -- Ray "Beagleboy" wrote: I've been using WinWP Home for a couple of years, but for the last 6 months or so, the non-expanding windows boxes have shrunk to the point of cutting off text and buttons to the right and to the bottom. I have tried changing resolution, dpi, font size; but nothing helps. I don't know when exactly this started, and I don't know if it is the result of a Windows, or other software/hardware update. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -- Ray
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