when i click a desktop icon, specifically, yahoo messenger, the screen goes black, then the sign in for friends list pops up and it is enourmously huge---doesn't even fit the monitor. then if i open internet explorer, it too is so huge does not fit on monitor. i have run virus scans using mcafee, spbot and ad aware, and everything checks out. i have been to control panel and checked all of that---settings, size of icons, etc, everything is normal. set to smaller icons. i have rebooted. i even did a system restore to no avail. i have tried everything i know, and nothing is working!!!!!! when i open mail, everything is so huge u only can see top 1/4 or less of page!!!! i have looked under everything on control panel. i cant stand this. can anyone plz help??????
2007-03-10 04:14:29 · 4 answers · asked by darlinnurse 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
i did what u both suggested and neither thing corrected the problem. any other ideas? i think my puter needs dumped and redone! which cannot be done until my son gets in on the 23rd or 24th. hope i can stand this horrible huge everything till then!! HELP!!!
2007-03-10 09:55:37 · update #1
on the page menu in ie just look at the zoom figure if its greater then 100 % reduce it. it might solve the problem
2007-03-10 04:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anurag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like a video driver issue, try to reinstall your video drivers. Right click on my computer on the Desktop, go to properties, click on hardware tab, and select Device Manager, look at your display adapter properties, reinstall the drivers. That should fix your problem.
2007-03-10 04:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mortis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi - right click on desktop - go to properties - settings - and make sure "screen resolution" is set to a low level.
If that doesn't work then as ppl have said it's probably your video card or its drivers or something
2007-03-17 06:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by Basil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortis is correct it is a video driver issue and it usually better to go directly to the company website and download updated drivers because the CD is not up to date.
2007-03-10 05:07:24 · answer #4 · answered by laraven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋