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Everything on screen tiny!

  • 23-11-2009 2:46pm
    #1
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭


    My hard drive crashed on my work computer last week and just got a new one installed today. However, everything is now really small on my screen. I've tried lowering the resolution and the size is then right but everything is slightly blurred. Have tried just increasing the font sizes but it's still not the way it was before. Windows XP btw.

    Also, my @ has changed to " and vice versa, like on a mac! Is there a way of changing this?


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  • #2
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    The @ and " mixup is because of the US-UK keyboard layout changes. You would probably be best contacting your Local It in work to get this sorted. As it is a work pc you may not have the privelidges to change any of this yourself.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    You probably went from 1024 to something like 1440 resolution. Don't worry you'll get used to it in no time. Reason for blurring is that the screen is optimised for a certain resolution and doesn't handle others as well.

    Try the Regional and Language options in the Control Panel to set them to Ireland.

    As Anti said, you can always ask the IT people to help.


  • #4
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    We don't have IT people in work! Very small company, we had an external guy but his business folded and we haven't had anyone in over a year. Have a new guy coming in on Friday so going to ask him can he do anything about the screen. Finding it very difficult to work with this resolution!

    Changed the language settings but hasn't changed. Cheers for replies anyway!


  • #5
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Its the keyboard settings you need to change from US to UK layout.


  • #6
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    http://www.conversationexchange.com/resources/keyboard-language.php


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  • #7
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    @ "....excellent, cheers :D


  • #8
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    I've seen similar to this before. See if the monitor is listed as a generic Plug and Play monitor or if it actually recognises the monitor model. Installing the right driver has helped before.


  • #9
    wolfric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭wolfric


    check in the appearance tab (right click desktop and properties). Try change the scheme in there. What difference DOES it make when you change res.

    What res have you got available.


    Just a theory...but if the guy who reinstalled your hard drive (and set up your pc again i assume) couldn't find the proper video drivers then everything would be stuck at a low res. So he changes it in themes to make everything look smaller. Now when the res goes back up to normal and is changed everything is still tiny. Just a wild speculation.


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