Windows 98 Display Problem

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Aegnon - 01 Mar 2006 01:05 GMT

After running a program that included 3-D graphics, Direct X9, and hardware
acceleration, when I returned to the Windows desktop, I discovered that my
display settings had been changed drastically. The print and icons are now
so large that I can barely navigate to the Display icon in the Control Panel,
and when I click on Display, I cannot move down on the page to the slider to
reset the pixel settings. I'm trapped! How can I reset the display setting
back to normal by anothermeans? Is there a way to prevent this?

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glee - 01 Mar 2006 04:57 GMT

You can move the oversized Display properties box so that the buttons and sliders
you want are visible:

While the Display properties box has the focus, press this key combo one after the
other:
Alt, then Spacebar, then M
The mouse pointer will turn into a four-headed arrow. Use the arrow keys on the
keyboard to move the outline of the properties box up till the area of the sliders
are in view, then press Enter. Make the needed adjustments, then follow the
procedure again to move the box so you can click the Apply and OK buttons (although
you *may* just need to press Enter after making the changes).

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> After running a program that included 3-D graphics, Direct X9, and hardware
> acceleration, when I returned to the Windows desktop, I discovered that my
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> reset the pixel settings. I'm trapped! How can I reset the display setting
> back to normal by anothermeans? Is there a way to prevent this?

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Aegnon - 02 Mar 2006 17:01 GMT

glee: When I do this, I can move the screen from right to left and down a
little, but still can't get anywhere close to where I need to be.

> You can move the oversized Display properties box so that the buttons and sliders
> you want are visible:
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> > reset the pixel settings. I'm trapped! How can I reset the display setting
> > back to normal by anothermeans? Is there a way to prevent this?

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glee - 04 Mar 2006 12:23 GMT

That does not sound right. You should be able to move the window as much as
needed....right off the screen if you wanted to. I am doing it here right now, and
can use Alt, Spacebar, M, and then the up arrow key on the keyboard to move the box
right off the screen except for the very bottom of it that contains the OK and Apply
buttons.

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> glee: When I do this, I can move the screen from right to left and down a
> little, but still can't get anywhere close to where I need to be.
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> > > reset the pixel settings. I'm trapped! How can I reset the display setting
> > > back to normal by anothermeans? Is there a way to prevent this?

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glee - 04 Mar 2006 12:26 GMT

P.S.:
Try restarting in Safe Mode, and try making the changes from there, and if needed,
use Alt, Spacebar, M to get at the needed buttons and slider.

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gwtc - 01 Mar 2006 09:21 GMT

did you restart windows? What happens? Did everything return to normal?

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Aegnon - 02 Mar 2006 17:01 GMT

gwtc: When I reboot, things do not return to normal. The initial Windows 98
screen is fine, but when the desktop loads, the display is then oversized.

> did you restart windows? What happens? Did everything return to normal?
>
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> > reset the pixel settings. I'm trapped! How can I reset the display setting
> > back to normal by anothermeans? Is there a way to prevent this?

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