Icons on desktop are humongus and program windows!!

After I installed windows update service pack 3. Its like I have the
assessibility on but I dont! And the resolutin is 640X480 and 32 bit and 96
DPI so I tried that basic thing still too big!!! can someone HELPPPPPP ME
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! Lost in WindowsXP la la land........

Did you right click on the desktop, select properties, select the settings
tab and then increase the screen resolution size?

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Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"shroomlady" wrote in message
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After I installed windows update service pack 3. Its like I have the
assessibility on but I dont! And the resolutin is 640X480 and 32 bit and
96
DPI so I tried that basic thing still too big!!! can someone HELPPPPPP ME
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! Lost in WindowsXP la la land........

shroomlady wrote:
After I installed windows update service pack 3. Its like I have the
assessibility on but I dont! And the resolutin is 640X480 and 32
bit and 96 DPI so I tried that basic thing still too big!!! can
someone HELPPPPPP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! Lost in WindowsXP la la
land........

Install the actual video device driver from your video device hardware
manufacturer's web page - they are the one that supports your video device.
Then change the resolution to something you want - the larger the numbers -
the smaller the stuff on the screen.

640x480
800x1600
1024x768

The larger the numbers - the more dots, the smaller the stuff.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Ok, I did everything that I was suppose to, but things still aren't right.
Kind of distorted. I don't know if I have a virus or what else is going on.
All I did this morning was move my mouse to wake up the screen and the icons
were huge, but not the wallpaper. Please help!!
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Thanks,
Babs


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

shroomlady wrote:
After I installed windows update service pack 3. Its like I have the
assessibility on but I dont! And the resolutin is 640X480 and 32
bit and 96 DPI so I tried that basic thing still too big!!! can
someone HELPPPPPP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! Lost in WindowsXP la la
land........

Install the actual video device driver from your video device hardware
manufacturer's web page - they are the one that supports your video device.
Then change the resolution to something you want - the larger the numbers -
the smaller the stuff on the screen.

640x480
800x1600
1024x768

The larger the numbers - the more dots, the smaller the stuff.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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Babs wrote:
Ok, I did everything that I was suppose to, but things still aren't
right. Kind of distorted. I don't know if I have a virus or what
else is going on. All I did this morning was move my mouse to wake
up the screen and the icons were huge, but not the wallpaper.
Please help!!

Who are you and what is 'everything' that you were 'supposed to' do?

You have seemingly hijacked a conversation that didn't originally seem to
involve you.

If you have a similar issue - okay - but you would probably benefit by
posting details of your own - preferrably in a new posting.

Otherwise - look into changing your screen resolution and DPI and such.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Shenan Stanley wrote:
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Babs wrote:
Ok, I did everything that I was suppose to, but things still aren't
right. Kind of distorted. I don't know if I have a virus or what
else is going on. All I did this morning was move my mouse to wake
up the screen and the icons were huge, but not the wallpaper.
Please help!!

Who are you and what is 'everything' that you were 'supposed to' do?

You have seemingly hijacked a conversation that didn't originally seem to
involve you.

If you have a similar issue - okay - but you would probably benefit by
posting details of your own - preferrably in a new posting.

Otherwise - look into changing your screen resolution and DPI and such.



Well it could be that since the OP and Babs have both posted their
message using the Web interface, it's possible that it could be the same
person. They probably couldn't remember their username and/or password
so they just created a new one...


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Roy Smith
Windows XP Pro SP3

Roy Smith wrote:
Well it could be that since the OP and Babs have both posted their
message using the Web interface, it's possible that it could be the
same person. They probably couldn't remember their username and/or
password so they just created a new one...

Possible - but the headers are pretty far off.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html