IceFire 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Hi, I just turned on my computer and all the desktop icons are all huge. Like Americas Army, and MS Money, and My Computer and all those. Then I go into the internet all all the pages are big too! Even the BIS ones here! I have to scroll across the screen to read the whole www.3dactionplanet/flashpoint page. Help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HotShot 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Lower Resolution maybe? (Right clcik on Desktop > Properties > Settings > Move slider so it goes up) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Ahh! I tried it, and it wouln't let me drag the little slider across to more. It would just do nothing. I kept trying to click it and drag it across, but the little nob wouln't move! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edc 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Are you in safe mode? Â In some versions of windows(not sure if it does this for all), it will safe Safe Mode in the four corners of the Desktop. If you've installed anything like drivers, or updates, or maybe any programs, you might try uninstalling them, and going back the the previous version that you had in the case of drivers. If you have XP you could use system restore to go back the an earlier time. If you hadn't installed anything in the last time you had your computer on, you could just try rebooting, you could just be in safe mode because you accidently pressed a key in the boot screen(Its usually CTRL I think). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted January 19, 2004 No no, I think I am in normal mode. It just won't go back to the way it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatseeker 0 Posted January 20, 2004 your icons look huge , thats weird, did you try removing and reinstaling the graphics card drivers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gadger 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Maybe the magnifying text thingy in accessebility? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acecombat 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Ever thougt about the FONT option in the settings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Ever thougt about the FONT option in the settings? Â OMG I just went into it looking for the FONT option you said and I did something, I don't know what, and now everything is back to normal. THANKS. Even though I don't know what happened! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 5, 2004 Damn, it's happened again! I can't figure out how to fix it again. Can anyone help me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted February 5, 2004 Have you tried doing the exact same thing you did last time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 5, 2004 I tried and I can't figure it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted February 5, 2004 there are three possibilities, so far as I see it: 1. you're in safe mode. 2. you somehow managed to uninstall your display drivers, and you're stuck with regular SVGA as-is. 3. you've got the same font problem as before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 5, 2004 I think it's number 3. I think it's the same problem. Somehow the settings got changed. This is how it started. I was in the middle of an Americas Army game playing on the collapse tunnel map. I alt tabbed out to look at websites while I was dead. Then when I heard the "your team has been eliminated" voice I clicked on the game in the task bar to get back in. Then the screen goes all white. I try to hit escape and it doesn't let me escape. So I hit the off button on my computer and turn it back on. When it turns on all the fonts are big. Also initially the screen was all black and white with a button on it that said "return to normal screeen" I hit the button and my screen returned normal except that all my icons are still big. This is kinda how it got messed up the first time too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 5, 2004 moving to OT Why did you move it here? This is regarding troubleshooting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llauma 0 Posted February 5, 2004 Not OFP troubleshooting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vognsen 0 Posted February 5, 2004 Technically this should be deleted according to the forum rules... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted February 5, 2004 Quote[/b] ]OFFTOPIC(about military, politics, science, other military games and similiar topics loosely related to the game) since this troubleshooting is related to thread starter's PC problem, it is ok. also, not OFP troubleshooting so moving here to OT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 29 Posted February 5, 2004 Technically this should be deleted according to the forum rules... If you have a problem with a moderating decision, speak to that moderator in PM, if you're still not happy you can contact me. You had a moderating decision go against you, such is life, please do not let that affect your future on the forums, making reponses in threads like this because you're unhappy with the decision that went against you in another thread is not the kind of mature attitude we strongly encourage on these forums. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAP 2 Posted February 5, 2004 Icefire, Going further on the discription you gave i can only imagine it s your VGA card driver that s giving you problems. Reinstall your driver and you should be able to select a higher resolution. The font option is only affected in internet explorer itself when you changed that it can be found in internet explorer => i think screen ( sry dunno how it s in an english version ) it s the 3rd menu from the left => fontsize => set to normal But if it s that, it can t affect your desktop. What Windows are you running and what VGA card ( graphic card ) are you using ? Is easier to direct you to a download for the correct file to reinstall your graphic card. Hope this helps ... Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crashdome 3 Posted February 5, 2004 You mentioned Alt-tabbing.... Sometimes, and I dont now why, but some games will not correctly return the desktop back to the proper resolution upon switching tasks. This is because they did not expect the program to be switched mid-game perhaps? In any case, they restore your desktop resolution when exiting the game properly. My suggestion is that if alt-tabbing causes the issue... simply dont do it anymore in that game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 5, 2004 You mentioned Alt-tabbing....Sometimes, and I dont now why, but some games will not correctly return the desktop back to the proper resolution upon switching tasks. This is because they did not expect the program to be switched mid-game perhaps? In any case, they restore your desktop resolution when exiting the game properly. My suggestion is that if alt-tabbing causes the issue... simply dont do it anymore in that game. I agree, this happens to me in AA alot. Try to raise your resolution again (make sure your color depth is not set too high) and if that doesn't work, start up AA, pick a higher resolution for the game, and then exit... see if you can get AA to trick your computer to return to the proper desktop size... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 5, 2004 Ok, I had my comp on all last night. Then I turned my comp off and on again this morning. Now everything is back to normal. This is strange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceFire 0 Posted February 5, 2004 Is there any way to lock all these settings so that this doesn't happen again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
