Have tried EVERYTHING and can not get the screen resolution any smaller. What to do when you have done it all?

Question

I did everything here that I could. Still nothing.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070922205137AAhYQql
Then I thought maybe there was some sort of virius in Internet Explore so I downloaded Foxfire and it does the same thing. I mean really, really bad. When I say big... I mean BIG, like GIANT. Some of the suggestions like the scroll thing did nothing. What is it supose to do?

I think my boss is going to throw this computer out and get a better one. It has Windows 98, which I guess there are no more updates for. Piece of crap if you ask me!! But still I am curious what could cause this.

What should the monitor be set at? And how. I don't seem to have anyway to change anything there. I don't know where the graphics card is. It is a very old machine. I hope they get rid of it. We are paying the boss a lot each month to use this stuff and none of it works. The computer that works has the crappy mouse and a printer connection that works half the time. At least if I could ever get this computer to work I have the best mouse and printer. I was hoping to get it working and not tell anyone so I can have it all to myself. ;-) Oh, well.

Answer 1

I think you meant 'FireFox'.

Well, first I would try googling for drivers for your monitor.

Install them, and then try changing the res.

Find out if your video card/graphics card is onboard or separate, if it IS, then find out what card it is, and find drivers for it and update.

If your boss DOES throw it out, you should take it and donate it to the goodwill or something. Or give it to your local geek so he/she can install linux on it and make use of it!

Answer 2

it sort of feels that the uncomplicated difficulty is with ur photographs card or the motherboard setup so locate out the kind no. and the corporate call of the two and then pass their respective web pages and acquire photographs motive force from there. then set up it on ur laptop then that is going to ask u to restart it after restarting, pass on laptop good clcik on it and then pass to propeties selection. then pass to settings tab and then to show screen decision. i think of that ur tab will start up shifting forward and backward permitting u to decrease ur show screen decision. confirm approximately ur mom board and the photographs card sort no. all the perfect

Answer 3

Check "Accessibility Options". There are options there for nearly blind people that makes everything very large and very high contrast. If Accessibility Options are turned on, try just turning them off, THEN try the adjustments again.

Bert

Answer 4

I read all your Qu and answers and found:

-eather you incorrectly install the video card (you might use windows xp installation).

-or you have download some program which designed to work with xp while you use it with your 98 sys which may conflict with other programs

Answer 5

your resolution is controlled by two things
1. the ability of the monitor
2. the ability of the graphics card
it may only go as high as 800/600, but it should go that high