My monitor's display went sideways, how do i get it back to normal?

Question

My monitor's display went sideways all of a sudden. It is a desktop using WINDOWS XP with a wireless keyboard and mouse. Any one have any ideas as to how I get it back to 'normal'? I may have hit a key on my keyboard, but don't really know. I've tried rebooting the computer, and I've tried the monitor settings on the monitor itself, and neither worked.

Answer 1

Try holding down the control or CRL and the ALT keys at the same time and push the up arrow.
This is an old trick. works on most machines.

Answer 2

Upside-Down Display In Windows XP
Source: http://8help.osu.edu/1722.html

Within Windows XP, certain video drivers or graphics card chipsets supporting 180 degree screen rotation can cause the Windows XP display to be presented upside down. This can be (but is not always) tied to lowering the screen resolution in some accessibility programs.

To revert to a right-side up display, hold down the CTRL, ALT and UP (arrow) keys.

Another option is to contact Microsoft for a fix. See the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more information.

Within Windows XP, certain video drivers or graphics card chipsets supporting 180 degree screen rotation can cause the Windows XP display to be presented upside down. This can be (but is not always) tied to lowering the screen resolution in some accessibility programs.

To revert to a right-side up display, hold down the CTRL, ALT and UP (arrow) keys.

Another option is to contact Microsoft for a fix. See the Microsoft Knowledge Base for more information.
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The Display Rotates 180 Degrees When You Lower Your Screen Resolution Using the Accessibility Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;826480

Answer 3

Try holding down ctrl and pressing the arrow keys. Or alt, I don't remember.

Answer 4

Press ctrl-alt-arrow again