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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:16 PM
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Default HELP!! My Computer has fooked up again, any idea's?

Just switched the bloody thing on from being online breifly this morning, and everything (size wise) seems to be out of proportion!!

Literally as i'm typing this now I can only see about 2/3rd's of the viewable screen!

Any idea's on how I adjust this, it must have a setting somewhere that changes font size etc, even the picture I had on my desktop now spreads from one side of the screen to the other!

Please help cos this is fucking me right off and i'm out of patience with it!
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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Come on peeps, someone must know how to rectify this shit!

Just opened up a folder in the C: Drive and all the folders opened up seperatley instead of over one-another, if you know what I mean!

It's on Windows 98, but is acting like 95!
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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right click onthe desktop... properties

this brings up display settings

the far right tab (settings) has a slide bar, adjust this to adjust the screen size (resolution)
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:38 PM
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dan, sounds like some settings have been reset bck to defaults.

the option is in my computer tools... folder properties (i think, been ages since i used 98)
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Did mess around with this Jim, but it didn't seem to help matey! Will try again tho like...

Cheers
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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Couldn't find the Tools option Jim, didn't help i'm afraid matey!
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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has windows 98 got System restore! if so ues it to back to a date when every thing was ok //// look in start / help and sopport / System restore .
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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98 doesnt have a restore, upgrade to XP
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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Sorted mate, but will keep that in mind should it happen again! Thank you!

The poor old girl aint done too bad, must be the best part of 6 years old and has only had one re-build!

Better average than most cossie's in my book!
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